Over the past two years, more than 2,500 SEC registered companies disclosed material federal civil litigation.1 With over 1,600 different law firms representing these companies, the competition for litigation market share remains tight. In our previous law firm market share … Continue reading
Category Archives: Law Firms
A Review of Recent Regulation A+ Offerings
Amendments to Regulation A (Regulation A+) went into effect in 2015. The SEC proposed Regulation A+ to satisfy provisions of the 2012 JOBS Act that called for increasing access to public capital for early stage companies. The hope was that … Continue reading
Most Frequently Named Attorneys in SEC Comment Letters
Who are the attorneys that do the most work in helping their clients respond to SEC Comment Letters? In a recent post, we looked at some of the law firms that were frequently named in SEC comment letters. In this post, … Continue reading
Law Firm Market Share
Note: This post has been updated from its previous version in order to correct the percentages associated with law firm market share. Over the past two years, approximately 2,300 current and former SEC registered companies have disclosed material, federal civil … Continue reading
The People of SEC Comment Letters: 2016
The data found in SEC Comment Letters can offer insight into some overlooked areas of a company’s business. In the past year, we have discussed a continuous decline in the number of letters and major areas of concern raised by the … Continue reading
Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Named Next SEC Chairman
Last week, President-elect Donald Trump nominated corporate attorney Jay Clayton to replace Mary Jo White as the new SEC Chairman. Jay Clayton is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, where his practice includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets offerings, … Continue reading
New Tool for Law Firm Market Intelligence
Audit Analytics recently introduced a new field designed to answer the question “who counsels who”. On our Company Profile pages, we now show which law firm most recently represented the given company. In addition to showing the outside counsel on the overview section … Continue reading