by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is the Dirks Test?The Dirks Test is a standard measure that establishes whether a wrongful insider trading has occurred in a company or whether a tippee is guilty of insider trading. It is a standard test that formulates the basic criteria for insider trading....
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Form S-8 Filing?Form S-8 filing is a form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose detailed and comprehensive information about the intention of the company to adopt programs for offering securities to company personnel or employees.How...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Form S-3 Filing?Form S-3 filing refers to a simplified exchange and securities form that is used to register companies, instead of using the usual form S-1. They use the form to register their securities as per the 1993 Securities Act. It is the simplest...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Bust-Up Takeover? A bust-up takeover refers to a corporate buyout, where a target company sells its portion of activities or assets so that it can pay some of its debt that financed the initial takeover. The acquirer borrows money to purchase a company and...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Insurance & Risk Management
What is Business Recovery Risk? A business recovery risk refers to loss arising from a company’s temporary disruption of activities, due to a lack of accessibility to things such as physical infrastructure. When a company loses its ability to conduct its...
