Dec 29, 2021 The SEC proposes amendments regarding Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and related disclosures By Sarah Solum Pamela Marcogliese Maj Vaseghi Elizabeth Bieber Tracy Zhang +2 more... Show less Rule 10b5-1, adopted in 2000, has for the past two decades provided a safe harbor from insider trading by permitting directors, officers...
Dec 21, 2021 The Gift that Keeps Giving: Proposed Rules for Increased Share Repurchase Disclosure By Pamela Marcogliese Sebastian Fain Valerie Ford Jacob Boris Feldman Taryn Zucker Elizabeth Bieber +3 more... Show less On December 15, 2021, the SEC provided an early holiday present to those calling for enhanced disclosure (and scrutiny) of corporate...
Dec 20, 2021 Climate, Diversity and Control, Oh My: 2022 ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Jennifer Frolik Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) released its policy updates and voting guidelines for shareholder meetings beginning in 2022....
Dec 19, 2021 SEC Modifies Shareholder Proposal Rules, Making it More Difficult for Companies to Exclude ESG Proposals By Valerie Ford Jacob Michael Levitt In November 2021, the SEC issued new guidance regarding the shareholder proposal process in Staff Legal Bulletin 14L, reversing...
Dec 16, 2021 Board Memo 2022: Sustainability and Beyond By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Sebastian Fain Freshfields is pleased to announce our annual Board Memo 2022: Sustainability and Beyond. This year’s report focuses on guiding boards...
Dec 09, 2021 DHS Continues Expanding Cybersecurity Regulations to New Sectors By Brock Dahl Rachel Johnson The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced two new security directives and additional voluntary guidance for...
Dec 06, 2021 The State of Clawbacks and the SEC’s Renewed Interest By Maj Vaseghi Lori Goodman Sarah Ghulamhussain Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) re-opened the comment period on its proposed clawback regulation first mandated...
Dec 05, 2021 SEC Adopts New Rules and Clarifies Timing for Mandatory Trading Suspension of US-Listed Chinese Companies By Michael Levitt Sarah Solum Arun Balasubramanian Calvin Lai Jeremy Barr Tracy Zhang +3 more... Show less On December 2, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new rules which further implement requirements and clarified...
Dec 02, 2021 Spring-loaded equity awards are back on the SEC’s agenda By Maj Vaseghi Pamela Marcogliese Lori Goodman Elizabeth Bieber Andrew Herman +2 more... Show less On November 29, 2021 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin...
Nov 30, 2021 Distressed Financing Pitfalls: When Execution Goes Off Track (Part 3) By Samantha Braunstein Lacey Nemergut After highlighting some deal mechanics that may appear straightforward in the term sheet stage but can present significant pitfalls...
Nov 09, 2021 A Whole New World: The FTC’s New Prior Approval Policy By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Angela Landry Morgan Marmaro On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement announcing its intent to “routinely” require...
Nov 02, 2021 DOJ Announces Significant Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes By Jennifer Loeb Eric Bruce Aaron Marcu Olivia Radin Adam Siegel Kimberly Zelnick +3 more... Show less Last week, in a virtual keynote address delivered at the American Bar Association’s Annual Conference on White Collar Crime, Deputy...