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Here’s an update Alan Dye shared yesterday on Section16.net:

New Senior Editor – Danielle Benderly. Since Peter retired a few years ago, I have been largely solo in drafting most of the content for Section16.net, at least the blogs and the answers to questions posted on the Q&A Discussion Forum and the “printed” Section 16 publications, which are accessible on the website. These publications include the Section 16 Forms and Filings Handbook and (for subscribers who choose to subscribe to it) the Section 16 Treatise and Reporting Guide. (Many other members of the CCRcorp team, of course, work behind the scenes to post content on the website and make sure it stays up to date.)

As the need to create more content and update publications accelerated in recent years, it became clear that we needed to expand our editorial bench to allow us to continue to add new content and update existing resources. At the same time, we needed creative minds to redesign the website to make it easier for practitioners to navigate to all of the resources on the website (or on a specific topic), without changing the depth, clarity, or timeliness of the content. To help undertake those efforts, I am pleased to announce that Danielle Benderly has joined me as a Senior Editor of Section16.net.

Section16.net and our various print and online publications have always been grounded in the knowledge that Peter and I developed through our initial research for our publications and the application of that knowledge in our practice. After that work in the early years, staying current and providing updated guidance on a timely basis was our primary objective, eventually leading to Section16.net. Danielle brings more of the same knowledge and the same objective. She has deep knowledge of Section 16 and related areas, including EDGAR (which has never been my strong suit), which she developed during her 30 years in private practice. She also shares our commitment to digesting complex rules (and staff interpretations) and lengthy court decisions into understandable, practical guidance. Danielle and I are continuing to try to provide a user-friendly roadmap for practitioners to access that guidance. (Coincidentally, Danielle also happens to be great at website design and has been spearheading the new look of the website, which, as discussed below, will be launched on September 21).

While Danielle has been working with me behind the scenes over the last year, going forward you’ll be seeing Danielle’s byline alongside mine as we continue to collaborate. Every blog, update, Model Form, and Q&A Forum response will reflect that collaboration. Unfortunately, despite my plan to present alongside Danielle for the Section 16 session at the upcoming NASPP conference in Orlando, regrettably I now am unable to attend, but Danielle will represent us well along with my usual co-presenter, Barbara Baksa, the NASPP’s Executive Director.

Updating Section16.net. Danielle has been a “superfan” of Section16.net and, as I said above, oversaw our revamping of the website to make it easier and more intuitive to navigate to our online resources. The key tools you have always relied on are exactly where they were — we just removed excess text and added better visual navigation tools. Members who want a more gradual transition can still access the “classic” version of our homepage through the end of 2026, but we think you will like the new look.

The revamped homepage will appear on Monday, September 21. After that, we expect to add improvements incrementally, likely every few weeks.

As always, all of us at CCRcorp appreciate our loyal subscribers.

So happy to have Danielle on the team, and can’t wait to use the revamped Section16.net homepage!

Public Service Announcement: In private practice, I was a long-time Section16.net subscriber and superuser, and at some point I realized I didn’t get updates from Alan Dye’s Section16.net Blog by email. If that’s you, here’s your PSA that you can sign up to get those blogs delivered directly to your inbox too!

– Meredith Ervine