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On October 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced the adoption of final amendments to the auditor independence requirements set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the Amendments). The final rule adopting the Amendments (the Final Rule) can be found here[1], and the SEC’s adopting press release can be found here[2]. The Final Rule and the adopting press...

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COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons: Seeking Release to Reduce Spread Generally speaking, there are four types of jail/prison release under consideration to reduce the susceptibility of incarcerated persons to widespread outbreaks of COVID-19: expanded pretrial release[1]; release of low-level offenders[2]; early release of those close to concluding a sentence (coming soon); and compassionate release of those most vulnerable to COVID-19[3]....

Traditionally, conflict of law rules designate only national substantive law as the applicable law. Many unifying and harmonizing substantive law instruments of both States and non-State organizations, however, are designed specifically for application to cross-border relationships. Achieving this objective is, generally, hindered by conflict of law rules. The requirements which non-national law needs to fulfil in order to be accepted...