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SEC Solicits Public Comment on the Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Private Issuer Status

June 12, 2025

On June 11, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “SEC Solicits Public Comment on the Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Private Issuer Status.” The memo examines a concept release recently published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to seek public comment on whether to revise the “foreign private issuer” definition in light of shifting trends in the characteristics of the FPI population.

Please click here to read the memo.

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John W. White
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jwhite@cravath.com
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+1-212-474-1732
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    Education

    • J.D., 1973, New York University School of Law
      Order of the Coif, cum laude
    • B.S., 1970, University of Virginia
      with Honors

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Philip J. Boeckman
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    Corporate
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    Partner
    Email
    pboeckman@cravath.com
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    +44-20-7453-1020
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      Education

      • J.D., 1991, University of Missouri Columbia School of Law
        Order of the Coif, magna cum laude
      • B.A., 1988, Westminster College
        cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Andrew J. Pitts
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      Partner
      Email
      apitts@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1620
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        Education

        • M.B.A., 1995, Boston University
          with High Honors
        • J.D., 1994, Boston University School of Law
          summa cum laude
        • B.A., 1988, Trinity College

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        George A. Stephanakis
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        Partner
        Email
        gstephanakis@cravath.com
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        +44-20-7453-1040
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          Education

          • LL.M., 1997, Harvard Law School
            Fulbright Scholar
          • LL.M., 1995, Cambridge University - Faculty of Law
          • LL.B., 1994, University of Athens School of Law
            summa cum laude

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Craig F. Arcella
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          Corporate
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          Partner
          Email
          carcella@cravath.com
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          +1-212-474-1024
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            Education

            • J.D., 1998, Columbia Law School
              Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
            • B.A., 1995, Duke University

            Admitted In

            • New York
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            Alyssa K. Caples
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            Title
            Partner
            Email
            acaples@cravath.com
            Phone
            +44-20-7453-1090
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              Education

              • J.D., 2000, Harvard Law School
                cum laude
              • B.A., 1997, Columbia University
                Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

              Admitted In

              • New York
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              Joseph D. Zavaglia
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              Corporate
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              Partner
              Email
              jzavaglia@cravath.com
              Phone
              +1-212-474-1724
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                Education

                • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
                  Valedictorian, summa cum laude
                • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
                  cum laude

                Admitted In

                • New York
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                D. Scott Bennett
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                Partner
                Email
                sbennett@cravath.com
                Phone
                +1-212-474-1132
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                  Education

                  • J.D., 2006, Emory University School of Law
                  • B.A., 2002, Duke University

                  Admitted In

                  • New York
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                  Elad Roisman
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                  Partner
                  Email
                  eroisman@cravath.com
                  Phone
                  +1-202-869-7720
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                    Education

                    • J.D., 2006, Boston University School of Law
                    • B.A., 2003, Cornell University
                      cum laude

                    Admitted In

                    • New York
                    • District of Columbia
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                    Nicholas A. Dorsey
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                    Partner
                    Email
                    ndorsey@cravath.com
                    Phone
                    +1-212-474-1764
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                      Education

                      • J.D., 2009, Cornell Law School
                        Order of the Coif, summa cum laude
                      • M.Acc., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
                        summa cum laude
                      • B.S., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
                        summa cum laude

                      Admitted In

                      • New York
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                      Michael L. Arnold
                      Title
                      Corporate
                      Title
                      Partner
                      Email
                      marnold@cravath.com
                      Phone
                      +1-212-474-1664
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                        Education

                        • J.D., 2013, Columbia Law School
                          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
                        • B.A., 2010, University of Chicago
                          General Honors

                        Admitted In

                        • New York
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                        Kimberley S. Drexler
                        Title
                        Corporate
                        Title
                        Partner
                        Email
                        kdrexler@cravath.com
                        Phone
                        +1-212-474-1434
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                          Education

                          • J.D., 1997, Yale Law School
                            Coker Fellow
                          • B.A., 1993, University of Virginia
                            Highest Distinction, Echols Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa

                          Admitted In

                          • New York
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                          Virginie Marier
                          Title
                          Corporate
                          Title
                          European Counsel
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                          vmarier@cravath.com
                          Phone
                          +44-20-7453-1056
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                            Education

                            • LL.B., 2010, McGill University, Faculty of Law
                            • B.C.L., 2010, McGill University, Faculty of Law
                            • B.A., 2006, Yale College
                              magna cum laude

                            Admitted In

                            • New York

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