Welcome to our new International Law Center. We have compiled a variety of materials for foreign companies that trade in the United States, and for U.S. companies that do business abroad. If you are aware of any useful sources that we missed, please bring them to our attention so we can improve this page.
Document |
Description |
| SEC Proposed Rule |
Termination of a Foreign Private Issuer's Registration of A Class of Securities Under Section 12(g) and Duty to File Reports Under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
SEC Release No. 34-49616 |
Rules effective April 30, 2004, exempting certain foreign banks from the insider lending prohibitions of Section 402 of Sarbanes-Oxley |
SEC Release No. 33-8099 |
Rules effective November 4, 2002 requiring foreign issuers to use EDGAR |
Speaker |
Date |
Description |
| Cynthia A. Glassman |
February 24, 2006 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner:
Before the Tenth Annual Conference on SEC Regulation Outside the United States. |
| Cynthia A. Glassman |
October 21, 2005 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner:
Remarks before the Center for the Study of International Business Law Breakfast Roundtable Series |
|
Roel C. Campos |
June 21, 2005 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner:
Remarks at Nippon Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
| Roel C. Campos |
June 21, 2005 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner: Developing Markets in APEC - Key Lessons from the U.S. Experience |
| Roel C. Campos |
June 13, 2005 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner:
Remarks before the American Academy in Berlin |
| Roel C. Campos |
June 21 , 2005 |
Speech by SEC Commissioner:
Remarks at Nippon Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
Cynthia A. Glassman |
March 2, 2005 |
An SEC Commissioner's View on the Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Environment for Foreign Issuers |
Paul Atkins |
January 27, 2005 |
Cross-Border Securities Regulation Issues |
William Donaldson |
January 25, 2005 |
U.S. Capital Markets in the Post Sarbanes-Oxley World: Why Our Markets Should Matter to Foreign Issuers |
Alan L. Beller |
December 6, 2004 |
Remarks Before the PLI Fourth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe |
Document |
Date |
Title |
| Article from Knowledge@Wharton |
July 26, 2007 |
The Impact of Good Governance on International Investing: The "Home Bias" Effect and Other Issues |
| Corporate Finance Bulletin from Bryan Cave LLP. |
January 10, 2006 |
SEC Proposes New Rules Governing the Exit of Foreign Private Issuers from the SEC Registration and Reporting System |
| Corporate And Financial Institutions Bulletin from Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP. |
January 6, 2006 |
SEC Proposes To Relax Deregistration Requirements For Non -Us Issuers |
| Memo from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. |
January 6, 2006 |
SEC Proposes Liberalizing Ability of Foreign Private Issuers to Exit SEC Filing and Reporting Obligations |
| Securities Update from Paul, Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. |
December 15, 2005 |
SEC Proposes New Rules for Foreign Private Issuers to Exit the SEC Reporting System |
| Securities Law Advisory from Alston & Bird LLP. |
December 15, 2005 |
SEC Proposes New Rules Relating to the Termination of Registration and Reporting Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers |
Memo from Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP |
September 9, 2005 |
EU Prospectus Directive - Effect On U.S. ABS Offerings |
FAQs by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP |
Updated January 2004 |
Foreign issuers and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley |
FAQs |
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Offshore and crossborder offerings |
FAQs by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP |
Reviewed October 2004 |
Regulation S |
Memo from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson |
May 5, 2005 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC Registered Non-U.S. Companies |
Securities Law Update from Stikeman Elliott LLP |
May 2005 |
New Ontario Securities Commission Rule Restricts Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions |
Securities Law Update from Stikeman Elliott LLP |
May 2005 |
Final version of Canadian Corporate Governance Disclosure Rule |
Update from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP |
April 23, 2005 |
Update: SEC Chairman Addresses IFRS-US GAAP Convergence, Roadmap for Modification of US GAAP Reconciliation Rules and Deregistration Initiative |
Securities Law Update from Stikeman Elliott LLP. |
March 9, 2005 |
Canadian Securities Administrators Proposes New Rules for Internal Control Reporting |
Securities Law Update from Stikeman Elliott LLP. |
February 2, 2005 |
NI 45-106 Would Consolidate and Harmonize Private Placement Prospectus and Registration Exemptions Across Canada |
SEC Update from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. |
November 16, 2004 |
Satisfying the SEC (advice for Non-US Companies) |
Guide for Foreign Private Issuers from White & Case LLP. |
April 2, 2004 |
Preparing Your Upcoming Annual Report on Form 20-F |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
Urgent Notice for non-EU Issuers of Securities Regarding New Prospectus Directive |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
EU: Directive on Cross-Border Mergers |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
Companies Bill Published |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
EU: Takeover Directive: Approval by Parliament |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
Consultation on Director and Auditor Liability |
Memo from elexica (Simmons & Simmons). |
February 18, 2004 |
Market Abuse Directive: First Implementing Measures Adopted |
Memo from Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP. |
February 4, 2004 |
Publication of the New EU Merger Regulation |
Memo from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
January 6, 2004 |
Creation of a Stronger French Securities Market Regulator |
Wall Street Lawyer
Volume 7 / Number 5 |
December 2003 |
How Does the New U.K. Combined Code of Corporate Governance Compare with Sarbanes–Oxley? |
Memo from Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher |
December 12, 2003 |
What Does the EU Prospectus Directive Mean to Non-EU Issuers? |
Memo from Covington & Burling. |
December 2, 2003 |
Non EU-Issuer Home Member State Selection under the Prospectus Directive |
Memo from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson |
March 24, 2003 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC-Registered Non-U.S. Companies |
Memo from Wolf, Block, Schorr, and Solis-Cohen |
January 2003 |
Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Foreign Private Issuers |
Memo from McDermott, Will & Emery |
October 18, 2002 |
U.S. Securities Law Update: Recent U.S. SEC Statements on the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
Memo from Hogan & Hartson |
September 9, 2002 |
The Impact of the New U.S. Corporate and Accounting Reform Act on Non-U.S. Companies |
Memo from Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe |
September 6, 2002 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Implications for Foreign Private Issuers |
Memo from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
August 16, 2002 |
Recent Corporate Reforms Applicable to Foreign Private Issuers |
Memo from Thacher Proffitt & Wood |
August 15, 2002 |
Non-U.S. Issuers and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
Memo from Pillsbury Winthrop |
August 2002 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Impact for Non-U.S. Issuers |
Memo from Sidley Austin Brown & Wood |
July 30, 2002 |
Non-U.S. Companies and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
Memo from Shearman & Sterling |
June 2002 |
SEC Mandates EDGAR Filing for Non-U.S. Issuers |
Memo from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson |
May 22, 2002 |
SEC Adopts Rule Amendments Mandating EDGAR Filing for Non-US Issuers |
