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Reconsidering The Prohibition Against General Solicitation During Section 3(C)(7) Offerings, Daniel P. Taub
Reconsidering The Prohibition Against General Solicitation During Section 3(C)(7) Offerings, Daniel P. Taub
ExpressO
This paper examines the seventy year history of the general solicitation prohibition during private offerings and then analyzes its continuing relevance as applied to Section 3(c)(7) offerings. The S.E.C. Staff recently issued a report questioning the continuing value of prohibiting general solicitation during private offerings made pursuant to Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act. If the S.E.C. were to follow the recommendation in the S.E.C. Staff Report, this would have tremendous implications for a growing number of hedge funds, and other investment companies utilizing the Section 3(c)(7) exemption. By allowing general solicitation, the S.E.C. would be reversing a policy …
The Irrelevance Of State Corporate Law In Governance Of Public Companies, J. Robert Brown Jr.
The Irrelevance Of State Corporate Law In Governance Of Public Companies, J. Robert Brown Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
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Over-Preemption Of State Vacatur Law: State Courts And The Faa, Jill I. Gross
Over-Preemption Of State Vacatur Law: State Courts And The Faa, Jill I. Gross
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article will examine the state courts' approach to FAA preemption on a vacatur motion since the most recent Supreme Court FAA preemption decisions. This Article will demonstrate that, with little or no analysis, state courts over-apply the FAA to commercial arbitration awards, particularly the "manifest disregard" prong, causing what I call "over-preemption" and frustrating their own state's interests in the application of its arbitration law. Part II of this Article will briefly review Supreme Court FAA preemption jurisprudence. Part III of this Article will use illustrative state court decisions to demonstrate that the state courts are applying FAA preemption …