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Guest Post: IPO Lock-Up Agreement Parties Not a “Group” Liable for Short-Swing Profits

11 Nov 2016, 4:07 am by Kevin LaCroix

In the following guest post, attorneys from the Paul Weiss law firm review and analyze a November 3, 2016 Second Circuit decision (here) in which the appellate court held that the standard pre-IPO lock-up agreements between a company’s pre-IPO shareholders and the company’s lead IPO underwriters do not make those parties a “group” within Section 13(d) of the ’34 Act, and therefore that the lock-up agreement alone is insufficient to trigger Section 16(b)… [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

Revised Paper Posted: "Theorizing Regulatory Governance Within its Ecology: The Structure of Management in an Age of Globalization"

9 Nov 2016, 9:01 am

Special thanks to my research assistant Angelo Mancini (Penn State Law expected 2017) for his usual excellent work. [2] Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents (Penguin Books 2002); Thomas L. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

"HECHTER" Primarily Merely a Surname (for Leather Goods and Clothing), Says TTAB

9 Nov 2016, 3:29 am

The Board affirmed another Section 2(e)(4) refusal, finding the mark HECHTER (Stylized) to be primarily merely a surname for leather goods and clothing. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

Challenge to Will based on lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence rejected IN RE ESTATE OF TORNABEN

8 Nov 2016, 6:37 pm by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.

Challenge to Will based on lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence rejectedIN RE ESTATE OF TORNABENDOCKET NO. [read post]

Wills and Estate Administration Articles - http://njwills.blogspot.com/

The CFPB’s Latest LEP Guidance: A Step in the Right Direction

8 Nov 2016, 11:43 am by Christopher J. Willis and John L. Culhane, Jr.

Willis and John L. [read post]

CFPB Monitor - http://www.cfpbmonitor.com

FDA finds Listeria in California fresh fruit processing facility

8 Nov 2016, 11:38 am by Cathy Siegner

FDA inspectors also observed a number of violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations at the Vernon processing plant, according to the warning letter. [read post]

Food Safety News - http://www.foodsafetynews.com/

TTAB Test: Is "TAP IT" Merely Descriptive of Beer? Confusable with "TAP IT" for Energy Drinks?

7 Nov 2016, 3:18 am

Text Copyright John L. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

2016 Ballot Recommendations — Judicial Elections

5 Nov 2016, 12:00 pm by Michael Froomkin

Canady and Justice Ricky L. [read post]

Discourse.net - http://www.discourse.net/

Harvard Blows The Teaching Moment

5 Nov 2016, 6:18 am by SHG

They let the boys know how they felt, good and hard. [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

CVE for White People: The Trumpist Movement and the Radicalization Process

4 Nov 2016, 8:26 am by Quinta Jurecic , Benjamin Wittes

The movement had big support among a wide swath of Egyptians because it had been a significant part of the country’s civil society, doing good works over a long period of time. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

TTAB Test: Is THE BEVERLY Confusable with BEVERLY JEANS & Design, Both For Jeans?

4 Nov 2016, 3:33 am

Text Copyright John L. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

PTAB reverses obviousness based on inherency and design choice – but then enters new design choice rejection

3 Nov 2016, 7:13 pm

Contrary to the Office's assertion, Miller et al. contains no mention of "good thermal characteristics. [read post]

All Things Pros - http://allthingspros.blogspot.com/

PTAB reverses obviousness based on inherency and design choice – but then enters new design choice rejection

3 Nov 2016, 7:13 pm

Contrary to the Office's assertion, Miller et al. contains no mention of "good thermal characteristics. [read post]