John Niedzwiecki

Aug 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jonathan D. Brightbill |John Niedzwiecki |J. Eric Johnson

As expected, a flurry of briefs from state attorneys general, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and amici curiae have been filed with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals as the climate rulemaking case1  makes its way through the courts.

Jun 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | J. Eric Johnson |Kimberly Prior |Daniel Stabile |John Niedzwiecki

On May 23, 2024, in a surprise move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order that will allow exchanges to list Ethereum-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SEC's order follows its recent decision to allow trading of Bitcoin ETFs, in what has been interpreted by some as a softening approach towards the regulation of digital assets.

Mar 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | David A. Sakowitz |Michael Blankenship |J. Eric Johnson |John Niedzwiecki

During a talk at Yale Law School on February 13, 2024, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler addressed probable lawsuits challenging the SEC's proposed climate disclosure rules that were first announced on March 21, 2022.

Feb 24, 2024 | mondaq.com | Michael Blankenship |J. Eric Johnson |Ben Smolij |John Niedzwiecki

On January 31, 2024, the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE or the Exchange) issued its annual Listed Company Compliance Guidance Memo for 2024 (the Memo). The Memo describes new rules and important reminders for all NYSE-listed companies, with any rule or policy distinctions for domestic versus foreign private issuers (FPIs) identified within. To access a complete text of the Exchange rules, please see the NYSE Listed Company Manual (LCM).

Feb 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Michael Blankenship |J. Eric Johnson |Ben Smolij |John Niedzwiecki

For the past several years, many private companies looking to "go public" utilized special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) instead of traditional IPOs as an alternate route to the public markets. SPACs sometimes can be used to take private companies public without the costs and burdens associated with traditional IPOs (the process is often called a deSPAC).