On this edition, Christopher Lam of Parker McCay in Mount Laurel, N.J. discusses the need for good corporate "housekeeping" with respect to principals or owners of a business and some common pitfalls they can avoid by having proper documentation and counsel. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Jordan A. Thomas, partner at Labaton Sucharow LLP and chair of its Whistleblower Representation Practice, discusses the recently-released results of a US/UK financial services industry survey that was commissioned by the firm. He discusses several key and surprising results of the survey and outlines a plan for organizations to establish and maintain a culture of integrity. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Jonathan N. Eisenberg discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 11, 2012 grant of certiorari in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (No. 11-1085, U.S. Sup.) involving materiality and the "fraud-on-the-market" presumption. Mr. Eisenberg is editor of the treatise, Litigating Securities Class Actions, which is available from LexisNexis. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Gerald Lins, General Counsel of a major investment management firm, and co-author of Regulation of Investment Companies, published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender, provides an overview of target date funds, how they operate and how target date fund products can be open or closed architecture. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, David Lynn and Anna Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster discuss the benefits available to Emerging Growth Companies under the JOBS Act. They review the significance of the ability to submit IPO registration statements confidentially, and analyze the creation of a transitional "on-ramp" provision and "test the waters" provision. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Dick Phillips and Alan Berkeley of K&L Gates and Stan Keller of Edwards Wildman discuss the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act), which was signed into law April 5 by President Obama. They provide an overview of the legislation and explore some of the controversies of the bill. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Alex Bahn of Hogan Lovells discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Simmonds, in which the Court addressed the scope of the statute of limitations under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. He provides a brief overview of Section 16, a background of the case, analysis of the Supreme Court's decision and its implications for practitioners. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Gerald Lins, General Counsel of a major investment management firm, and co-author of Regulation of Investment Companies, published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender, provides background on money market funds, recent controversies surrounding them and reforms being considered. He reviews proposals involving funds having a floating net asset value, having a capital buffer, having a liquidity fee, and a liquidity facility for prime money market funds. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Robert N. Rapp of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP discusses why he maintains a federal court in Ohio recently misapplied the extraterritoriality principle under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and why he believes it represents a threat to the investor protection mission of state Blue Sky laws if followed. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Katherine Blair and Shoshannah Katz of K&L Gates' Los Angeles office discuss securities issues that arise in merger and acquisition activity among privately held and non-reporting companies. They talk about notes as a form of security, assessing accreditation of investors, and various federal exemptions. Katherine Blair and Shoshannah Katz are contributing authors to the Securities Practice Guide published by LexisNexis available online, as an eBook and as a perfectbound copy. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.

On this edition, Broc Romanek, editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net, CompensationStandards.com, DealLawyers.com and InvestorRelationships.com. discusses social media in the context of its value to securities professionals. He focuses on why lawyers should care about Twitter from a professional and personal standpoint. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.