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Protection for Toxic Substances Control Act Whistleblowers

The Toxic Substances Control Act was enacted in order to test, screen, and regulate all chemicals produced in or brought into the United States. The Act requires that any chemical that will reach consumers must first be tested...

Disclosure of a Corporate Opportunity

Generally, a corporate director breaches the duty of loyalty if she seizes a business opportunity for herself that the corporation was financially capable of undertaking or in which the corporation had a reasonable...

Premerger Notification Under Section 7A of the Clayton Act

Federal antitrust laws generally prohibit agreements that unreasonably restrain trade. However, Section 6 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 17, provides that nonprofit labor, agricultural, and horticultural organizations may operate without...

The Rule 505 Exemption from Registration Requirements for Small Securities Offerings

Before selling shares of stock to the public, a company normally must file a detailed registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The usual registration statement must contain a prospectus with audited financial statements...

Securities Transfer Agents

Securities Transfer Agents

Transfer agents track the owners of securities. They also perform several other services for companies with registered and publicly traded securities in the course of tracking the owners of...