| Antitrust & Trade Law: Sherman Act |
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| Employment Law |
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| Protection for Solid Waste Disposal Act Whistleblowers
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| "Mini" Tender Offers |
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| Tender offers for less than five percent of the stock of a company have been labeled mini-tender offers. Such offers are subject to some regulation but are not subject to the full range of rules enacted to protect investors who own stock in a company for which a full tender offer is made. Thus, while a mini-tender offer may include a premium over market price for a selling shareholder, the lack of all of the protections provided for recipients of a full tender offer suggests a more cautious view of the merits of the mini-tender offer. More... |
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| Minority Shareholder Remedies |
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| Shareholders who control corporations either through majority ownership or ownership of sufficient shares in a particular corporate structure to exercise control have a duty of fairness to minority shareholders. In addition to such fairness required by courts, corporation statutes of most states provide for additional remedies for minority shareholders. Those remedies include appraisal rights, dissolution, and judicial intervention. More... |
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| Investment Advisor Codes of Ethics |
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| Rule 204A-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, adopted pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, requires implementation of codes of ethics by investment advisers. Each adviser's code of ethics must include a standard of conduct and must require compliance with federal securities laws. The codes also must require that investment adviser employees must report their personal stock transactions, and copies of the codes must be made available to clients of the investment advisor. More... |
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