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Gerard Hart
Associate
Corporate
New York
Century City

D424-446-6940

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Gerard Hart is a senior associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he practices corporate and securities law. His practice focuses on counseling public companies and their boards on corporate governance, SEC compliance, 1934 Act issues and disclosures, fiduciary duties and responsibilities, shareholder activism, and takeover defense. He also advises late-stage private companies on IPO-preparedness.  

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Gerard Hart is a senior associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he practices corporate and securities law. His practice focuses on counseling public companies and their boards on corporate governance, SEC compliance, 1934 Act issues and disclosures, fiduciary duties and responsibilities, shareholder activism, and takeover defense. He also advises late-stage private companies on IPO-preparedness.  

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Reminders for Preparing the Annual Report on Form 10-K
This year, our annual client alert with reminders for preparing the annual report on Form 10-K includes a short summary of new disclosure requirements effective this year and next year, followed by a more detailed discussion of these requirements and additional disclosure considerations. Also included are links to our related client alerts and Known Trends blog posts.
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SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to Reporting Rules for Stockholder Beneficial Ownership of More Than 5 Percent
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These rules require beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of a company to report such ownership on a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G. The beneficial ownership reporting rules were originally adopted over 50 years ago so that companies and the investing public could be made aware of investors who were accumulating positions in a public company, including activist stockholders with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer. If adopted, the proposed amendments would make significant changes to the beneficial ownership reporting regime.
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