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Securities Law Bulletin, Immigration Lines and Knowledge Bytes:
Securities Law Bulletin
September 2007
Clark Wilson Adds Depth And Experience To Corporate Finance / Securities Group
Securities Law Bulletin
June 2007
SEC Proposes Rule Changes That Would Simplify, Reduce Costs For Small Company Fundraisings
Securities Law Bulletin
February 2007
SEC Provides Verbal Guidance For Financing Under Rule 415
New Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements For U.S. Reporting Issuers
U.S. Companies Must File Income Tax Returns
Securities Law Bulletin
January 2007
SEC Publishes Guidance for Evaluating Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
SEC Grants Further Relief From Section 404 Requirements for Smaller Companies and Newly Public Companies
SEC Adopts E-Proxy Rule Amendments and Proposes Mandatory Model
Securities Law Bulletin
November 2006
SEC Issues Guidance on Financial Statement Errors
Securities Law Bulletin
August 2006
PIPEs for Small Public Companies: SEC Changes the Rules Without Changing the Rules!
SEC Grants Further Extension to Small Companies and Foreign Private Issuers for Compliance With Section 404 Control Requirements
Securities Law Bulletin
April 2006
New Trading Market in United States Intended to Rival London's AIM Market
Securities Law Bulletin
January 2006
SEC Proposes Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
SEC Changes Accelerated Filer Rules
Securities Law Bulletin
December 2005
COSO Releases Draft Internal Control Guidance for U.S. Small Business Issuers
Securities Law Bulletin
October 2005
SEC May Extend Internal Control Report Deadline for Non-Accelerated Filers
New U.S. Independence Rules for Auditors Who Perform Tax Services
Securities Law Bulletin
August 2005
New SEC Rules Up Disclosure, Change Timing for Shell Company Transactions
Clark Wilson LLP Again Named Among Top PIPE Law Firms
Securities Law Bulletin
May 2005
Three Strikes: OTCBB Rule will Suspend Late Filers for a Year
Securities Law Bulletin
March 2005
SEC Adopts Extends Dates for Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Requirements
New Rules for Expensing Employee Stock Options
Immigration Lines
February, 2005
U.S. Visa Reform and New Fee
Securities Law Bulletin
February 2005
SEC Adopts Regulation SHO to Regulate Short Sales
Issuers Can't Obstruct Clearing Agency to Prevent Naked Shorts
Securities Law Bulletin
December 2004
SEC Provides Accounting Guidance for Oil and Gas Companies
Securities Law Bulletin
November 2004
SEC Requires Securities Advisors to Adopt Code of Ethics
Clark Wilson LLP Named Among Top Pipe Law Firms for 2004
Immigration Lines
August, 2004
USCIS Announces Extension of Stay for Some Foreign Students
Securities Law Bulletin
Special Edition - New 8K Rules
August 2004
SEC Mandates New Material Disclosure Rules on Form 8K
Securities Law Bulletin
June 2004
SEC Proposes New Restrictions, Requirements for Shell Companies
Immigration Lines
March, 2004
US Visit Program Launched January 5
Securities Law Bulletin
March, 2004
Meaningful MD&A: SEC Guidance - Part II
Securities Law Bulletin
February, 2004
Meaningful MD&A: SEC Guidance - Part I
Clark Wilson LLP's Securities Group Welcomes Grant Wong
Securities Law Bulletin
January, 2004
SEC Amends Rules For Issuer Repurchases of Stock
Securities Law Bulletin
November, 2003
SEC Proposes Sweeping Disclosure Requirements for Nominating Committees
Implementation of SEC Requirements for Website Link to Insider Trading Reports
Securities Law Bulletin
September/October, 2003
Reminder: New SEC Disclosure Rules Take Effect
Securities Law Bulletin
August, 2003
Changes to SEC Annual and Quarterly Report Certifications
Securities Law Bulletin
June/July 2003
Planned BBX Shelved
British Columbia SEC Issuers Could Save Audit Costs
SEC Adopts Rules for Internal Controls Reports
Immigration Lines
May, 2003
All Canadian Landed Immigrants Will Require Visas to Enter the U.S.
Securities Law Bulletin
May, 2003
SEC Mandates Electronic Filing of Ownership Reports
Audit Committee Independence Rules to be In Force on US Exchanges
Securities Law Bulletin
March, 2003
SEC Issues Final Rules on "Financial Expert" Disclosure, Code of Ethics Adoption and 8-K Disclosure Requirements
SEC Adopts Rules for Attorney Professional Conduct
Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis About Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Securities Law Bulletin
January, 2003
BBX Update January 2003
SEC Proposes Mandated Electronic Filing and Website Posting for Insider Reports
SEC Approves Listed Company Audit Committee Standards
Knowledge Bytes
February, 2003
Care Needed with Provisional Patent Applications (Tripping in the Race to the Patent Office)
Immigration Lines
Fall, 2002
Recent Developments in U.S. Immigration Law
Securities Law Bulletin
December, 2002
SEC Proposed Rules Make Attorneys Into Enforcement Officers
MD&A Annual and Periodic Reports (Part II)
Securities Law Bulletin
November, 2002
SEC Proposes Rules for Internal Controls Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
MD&A Annual and Periodic Reports (Part I)
Securities Law Bulletin
October, 2002
Directors' Fiduciary Duties to Corporate Creditors
Reminder: Foreign Issuers to File Via Edgar
Securities Law Bulletin
September, 2002
BBX Update
SEC Requires Company Certification and Internal Control Rules
SEC Shortens Timelines for Filing of Annual and Quarterly Reports for Large Cap US Domestic Issuers
Securities Law Bulletin
Special Editions
August, 2002
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part 1 U.S. Legislation has Immediate and Dramatic Effect on the Operation of Public Companies in the United States
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part 2 U.S. Legislation has Immediate and Dramatic Effect on the Operation of Public Companies in the United States
Securities Law Bulletin
July, 2002
SEC Proposes Requiring Certification of Quarterly and Annual Reports
SEC Proposes New Form 8-K Disclosures and Filing Deadlines
Securities Law Bulletin
June, 2002
New SEC Rules: Foreign Issuers to File Via Edgar
NASDAQ Approves Rule Changes to Modify Key Corporate Governance Standards
Knowledge Bytes
May, 2002
Cybersquatters: The Counterattack
.US Domain Names are Coming
Securities Law Bulletin
May, 2002
U.S. SEC Proposes to Require Companies to Report Insider Trading Transactions on 8-K
BBX to Replace OTCBB in Early 2003
U.S. SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules for Critical Accounting Policies
Immigration Lines
April, 2002
Nexus to Replace Pace/Canpass to Benefit Commuters
Securities Law Bulletin
April, 2002
U.S. OTCBB to be Replaced by a Regulated Exchange in 2003
Securities Law Bulletin
February, 2002
SEC to Propose New Corporate Disclosure Rules in Wake of Enron Collapse
Increased Scrutiny on MD&A by the SEC
Securities Law Bulletin
January, 2002
SEC Issues Pro Forma Financial Information "Cautionary Advice"
SEC Commissioner Releases Report, Recommends Improvements to Regulation FD
SEC Requires More Detailed Information on Stock Compensation Plans
Immigration Lines
October, 2001
INS Introduces New K-3 Visa Regulations
Securities Law Bulletin
October, 2001
Coming Soon: Mandatory Edgar Filings for Foreign Private (Read "Canadian") Issuers
Website Liability for Securities Violations Under U.S. Law
Securities Law Bulletin
August, 2001
Regulation FD Requires More Than News Release For Most Issuers
Stock Option Repricings Get Only Limited Relief From U.S. Tender Offer Rules
Securities Law Bulletin
June, 2001
SEC Adopts Technical Amendments to Form 20-F
Securities Law Bulletin
February, 2001
S.E.C. Requires Audit Committee Reports
Securities Law Bulletin
December, 2000
New U.S. Form 20-F Changes Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers
Securities Law Bulletin
October, 2000
New U.S. "Fair Disclosure" Regulation Changes Analyst Communications and Information Dissemination
Securities Law Bulletin
June, 2000
United States and Other Listed Foreign Companies with Connections to British Columbia: BEWARE
Trade and Quote Halt Authority in OTCBB Securities Effective on June 26, 2000
Securities Law Bulletin
March, 2000
NASDAQ Changes Independent Director and Audit Committee Requirements
Pitfalls of Deferred Form 8-K Audited Financial Statement Filings
Securities Law Bulletin
January, 2000
U.S. SEC Adopts Review Requirements for Quarterly Reports
Securities Law Bulletin
November, 1999
Clark Wilson LLP to Offer United States Federal Corporate Finance / Securities Legal Advice
Forward-Looking Statements Under United States Federal Securities Law
Penny Stock Rules Under United States Federal Securities Laws
Securities Law Bulletin
June, 1999
Cross Border Issues
Securities Law Bulletin
April, 1999
Blank Check Companies Under The U.S. Securities Act of 1933
SEC Approves Amendments to Rule 504 to Deter Microcap Fraud
Registration of OTC Bulletin Board Companies - Update
Securities Law Bulletin
June, 1998
U.S. Imposes Hold Period for Rule 504 Offerings
Practice Publications & Presentations:
Understanding the SEC's New Regulation FD