SAMANTHA DAISY

ASSOCIATE

Samantha advises companies at all stages of growth, including public companies, and investors on a range of corporate matters, such as U.S. securities law, governance, and related regulations. Samatha’s experience spans across industries including but not limited to, tech, entertainment, and energy.

Practices

Education

Columbia Law School (J.D., 2023)

Stony Brook University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2016)

Bar Admissions

New York

Insights

Delaware’s First PBC Fiduciary Duty Ruling: What Drakes Landing Means for PBC Boards

August 19, 2026

Overview In 2013, Delaware amended its General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) to create a new form of entity called the “public benefit corporation,” or “PBC.” The amendment responded to increasing demand for corporate structures that allow businesses to prioritize social responsibility alongside profit. PBCs are for-profit corporations permitted under the DGCL to pursue socially responsible…

Prediction Markets and Insider Trading: Updating Your Company’s Insider Trading Policy

July 22, 2026

Overview Prediction markets have rapidly evolved from a niche product to a mainstream venue for trading event-based contracts tied to company-specific developments, elections, sports, government actions and economic data. These markets create a new channel for monetizing confidential information outside traditional securities trading. The core risk is that an employee who cannot lawfully trade securities…

Kleinberg Kaplan Represents Paulson in NovaGold Transaction to Acquire 100% of Donlin Gold

July 22, 2026

Kleinberg Kaplan represents Paulson Advisers LLC and its affiliates in a series of definitive agreements pursuant to which NovaGold Resources Inc. will acquire Paulson’s 40% ownership interest in Donlin Gold LLC in an all-share transaction, increasing NovaGold’s ownership interest in Donlin Gold from 60% to 100%, announced July 22, 2026. For more information, please refer…

SEC Proposes Sweeping Reforms to Registered Offerings and Public Company Reporting

May 28, 2026

On May 19, 2026, the SEC unanimously voted to propose two companion rulemakings that collectively constitute the most far-reaching revision of the registered offering and public company reporting regimes since the 2005 Securities Offering Reform. The first proposal, Registered Offering Reform (Release No. 33-11418), would substantially broaden eligibility for shelf registration on Form S-3, make…

From 10-Q to 10-S: The SEC’s New Option for Semiannual Reporting

May 8, 2026

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments that would allow all Exchange Act reporting companies currently required to file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q to elect instead to file a single semiannual report on new Form 10-S.1 The proposal is framed as providing reporting flexibility that could reduce compliance costs and…