Insights
SEC and CFTC Sign Landmark Memorandum of Understanding on Regulatory Harmonization
What the Remote Access Security Act Means for Export Controls Compliance Programs
What the CFTC’s New No-Action Relief Really Means for Self-Custody Crypto Wallets
Resource
The Latham FPI Guide
Updated guide includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.
Latham in Focus Video Series
The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Alter Ego
an alternative or secondary personality. A Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement may be bound by its terms if that party can be considered an ‘alter ego’ of another party which is bound by that Arbitration Agreement. The parties’ separate legal forms are disregarded and they are essentially treated as one entity.
Renewable Energy
energy derived from naturally replenishing sources. While requirements vary by jurisdiction, sources of Renewables generally include certain regenerative Biomasses (wood, municipal waste, Biomass Gas, ethanol, biodiesel), Hydropower, Geothermal Energy, Wind Energy, and solar.
Information Rights
the rights of an investor to receive financial and reporting information from the company.
Gwei
a small value denomination equal to 1/1,000,000,000 of an Ether.
Periodic Reports
the annual report on Form 10-K and the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q required to be filed with the SEC by all US public companies. The federal Securities laws specify precisely who is required to file these reports, but as a general matter they are filed by companies that have completed an IPO, have Securities listed on an exchange, or have a class of Securities registered under the Exchange Act.

