http://www.hayboo.com/ Haynes and Boone alerts for the Corporate Governance Practice en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 10:05:40 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 10:05:40 GMT Since the announcement of the investigation by the SEC of the CEO of Netflix, Inc. for a July 2012 Facebook post celebrating a company milestone, there has been considerable uncertainty as to whether companies can use social media outlets, like Facebook and Twitter, to communicate with investors without violating Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/SEC-Regulation-FD-Social-Media-Disclosures Publication c291cbb5-7cc5-466e-9e34-bafe2ad9c3e3 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama recently signed an executive order focused on improving the security of the nation’s infrastructure from cyber attack. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Cybersecurity-Executive-Order Publication f087e0ce-44ad-4e70-806f-05955f63d8bd Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT You are general counsel of a publicly traded medical device company that has begun the diligence process on your company’s target, a publicly held x-ray and CT scan component manufacturer. This alert outlines diligence concerns related to tax issues. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/State-Taxes-Lurk-as-Trap Publication f0592b92-bc99-4bc7-bd55-6452e62d44fa Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT You are general counsel of a publicly-traded medical device company. Your company’s Board has identified a publicly-held x-ray and CT scan component manufacturer that it would like to acquire. The target is a Delaware corporation based in California, with additional manufacturing facilities in Utah and Kentucky; within the past three years, it has sold two mothballed manufacturing facilities. It sends salespeople to 15 different states, but due to its Internet presence, it ships components worldwide. It also provides support services for its component parts within the continental U.S. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/DealThink-Case-Study Publication a2d0d7f5-f8e5-4e77-b8b5-d3bb33b1d9f2 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT You are the general counsel of a public company. One day, the CEO asks you how the “HSR Act” affects the company. This alert provides an overview. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3854 Publication ac45648d-71ad-4666-a416-08c10abb1a46 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT As required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), on June 20, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule that directs national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards for public company boards of directors and compensation advisers. See Release Nos. 33-9330 and 34-67220. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3842 Publication 2764f2cc-da88-4401-9a14-55718ccb005c Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT What can you do to assess how vulnerable your company is to and, possibly, prepare for a hostile takeover, including shoring up your defenses? http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3811 Publication 7e61056f-5286-42e6-8c5c-2f90bddf84ce Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT