{"id":4450,"date":"2021-04-14T18:42:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rimonlaw.com\/?post_type=expertise&#038;p=4450"},"modified":"2024-01-03T19:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:45:40","slug":"regulatory-compliance-corporate-governance","status":"publish","type":"expertise","link":"https:\/\/www.rimonlaw.com\/expertise\/regulatory-compliance-corporate-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory, Compliance &amp; Corporate Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rimon\u2019s Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Governance attorneys advise clients on\u00a0best\u00a0practices to prevent\u00a0shareholder\u00a0and government scrutiny.\u00a0Our clients include companies of all sizes, funds, c-suite executives, boards, and human resources and compliance departments.<\/p>\n<h3>Regulatory<\/h3>\n<p>We provide regulatory and compliance advice to our financial services and investment management clients in connection with their transactional activities, including advice on SEC reporting requirements and on government regulations associated with conducting business in foreign markets. Our regulatory experience includes advising various clients on implementing and operationalizing the GDPR, CCPA and evolving state and federal privacy regulations, representing clients in contested proceedings and rulemaking proceedings before regulatory agencies and counseling financial services clients on all aspects of investment management regulation, including under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, ERISA and the USA PATRIOT Act.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;U.S.Regulatory&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1622845454477-83aa29b8-491d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representation of the CEO of a company in connection with an SEC\u00a0investigation\u00a0following\u00a0a failed IPO.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a Boston investment bank in the formation of two multi-national multi-tiered master-feeder hedge fund structures in compliance with the Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, Securities Act, Securities Exchange Act, CFTC rules and other regulatory requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a multibillion-dollar technology company in connection with the NDRC anti-monopoly investigation.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a publicly traded company in the artificial tissue area, and a private heart valve company in its general corporate matters as well as all of its Securities Exchange Act reporting and secondary offerings.<\/li>\n<li>Advising a major multiple radio ownership group on all aspects of FCC regulation, including representation before the U.S. Courts of Appeal in cases involving FCC interpretations of ownership rules and contested transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of\u00a0Biomarin, a US company developing and commercializing innovative biopharmaceuticals with respect to regulatory issues and negotiations of contracts for clinical trials.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of Polaroid in connection with advice related to California&#8217;s Prop 65.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; 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Our corporate governance expertise includes\u00a0representing\u00a0investment adviser groups on implementing\u00a0socially\u00a0responsible\u00a0investment regimes\u00a0and\u00a0ESG\u00a0(Environmental, Social, and Governance) and representing\u00a0multiple start-up enterprises in corporate formation, governance,\u00a0compliance\u00a0and inter-shareholder matters.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Corporate Governance&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1622845560411-32fbd144-35b2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advising a U.S.\/U.K. fintech company on the development, communication and operationalization of privacy program and governance structure, including creation of privacy principles, policies, notice, cross-border data strategy, data lifecycle management, individual rights management, Privacy by Design, third-party risk management, and training.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a\u00a0private foundation in relation to general governance issues,\u00a0including advising\u00a0on family-controlled corporate documents and\u00a0bylaw\u00a0and agreements\u00a0establishing\u00a0donor intent.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a\u00a0registered investment advisor\u00a0in relation to\u00a0review of\u00a0an\u00a0advisory agreement and internal policies in response to\u00a0audit.<\/li>\n<li>Acting as outside general counsel to\u00a0Tauriga\u00a0Sciences Inc., including\u00a0providing\u00a0corporate governance and\u00a0board appointment advice,\u00a0as well as\u00a0advice in relation to\u00a0SEC filings.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of Paz GUM Inc.\u00a0on corporate governance issues in relation to\u00a0the formation of its e-commerce platform, a securities purchase\u00a0agreement\u00a0and the structuring of its holding company.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of a\u00a0non-profit corporation\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0mission of funding cancer research and supporting cancer survivors and their families\u00a0on general corporate governance matters\u00a0in\u00a0relation to\u00a0formation\u00a0and tax exemption.<\/li>\n<li>Negotiation and drafting of\u00a0ancillary\u00a0operations and governance agreements among the development subsidiary\u00a0LLC\u00a0and the\u00a0publicly held\u00a0parent\/sponsor\u00a0as part of a\u00a0Yieldco\u00a0IPO\u00a0for an OTC-listed developer,\u00a0owner\u00a0and operation of industrial cogeneration facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Structuring\u00a0and negotiating\u00a0the multi-level private equity shareholder preferences &amp; capital structure, management and investor rights, and the terms of the corporate governance structure\u00a0as part of a $115M private equity acquisition of a credit card processing operation.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of an ice cream distributor in connection with corporate governance advice following the company&#8217;s acquisition.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of\u00a0Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute in connection\u00a0general corporate governance matters related to\u00a0its\u00a0creation as a\u00a0non-profit entity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","expertise_category":[21],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Regulatory, Compliance &amp; Corporate Governance - Rimon Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rimonlaw.com\/expertise\/regulatory-compliance-corporate-governance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Regulatory, Compliance &amp; Corporate Governance - Rimon Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rimon\u2019s Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Governance attorneys advise clients on\u00a0best\u00a0practices to prevent\u00a0shareholder\u00a0and government scrutiny.\u00a0Our clients include companies of all sizes, funds, c-suite executives, boards, and human resources and compliance departments. 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