2/12/2026 2:04:14 AM CorpFin Adds Flexibility to Proxy and Tender Offer Rules with New Interpretations By Erik Gerding Michael Levitt Elizabeth Bieber Jeremy Barr +1 more... Show less On January 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (“CorpFin”) published new and revised Compliance...
12/16/2025 7:07:39 PM Proxy Advisors Under Pressure: What the December 11 Executive Order Could Mean for SEC Rulemaking and the 2026 Proxy Season By Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber Melissa Hodgman David Nicolardi Ginger Hervey +2 more... Show less On December 11, the White House issued an Executive Order that targets proxy advisory firms, including ISS and Glass Lewis, for...
12/12/2025 6:47:36 PM Baby it’s Cold Outside: Legislation Extends the Application of Section 16(a) to Foreign Private Issuers and Their Insiders By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Shira Oyserman This blog was originally posted on December 12, 2025 and updated on December 16, 2025. In a frosty start to the holiday season, Foreign...
11/24/2025 2:03:22 PM SEC Seeks Dismissal of Cybersecurity Disclosure Case Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Michael Levitt The SEC announced that it was seeking dismissal of the federal court action against SolarWinds Corp. and its now chief information...
11/18/2025 12:46:34 AM SEC Staff Reshapes Shareholder Proposal Landscape with Narrowed No-Action Path By Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber The SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued a pivotal Staff Statement today that could reshape how public companies approach...
10/1/2025 3:09:46 PM Government Shutdown & the SEC Practical Advice for Public Companies By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Yesterday, before the federal government shutdown took effect, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) confirmed in...
6/26/2025 10:25:20 PM SEC Changes Course on Priorities, Unsurprisingly Continues Enforcing the FCPA, and Selects New Agency Leaders By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber Amella Viso Becky Sokolow +2 more... Show less Continuing its trend of reversing course from the last Administration, and with a nod to promoting innovation, the U.S. Securities and...
6/26/2025 2:26:42 PM Trends and Updates from the 2025 Proxy Season By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Shira Oyserman Abbey MacDonald Heather Brookfield Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Beth George Sarah Ghulamhussain David Livshiz Sean Quinn +8 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments for the 2025 proxy season, summarizing the key takeaways and guidance across the...
5/20/2025 7:10:23 PM Takeaways from the 11th Annual Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom By Ethan Klingsberg Thank you to the in-person attendees who packed the “sold-out” venue and the hundreds who joined virtually at the 11th Annual Spring...
1/6/2025 2:08:46 PM M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2025 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. No private equity M&A boom in 2025, but…. Thousands of private equity portfolio companies are past their “sell by” dates and private...
12/19/2024 2:38:35 PM California eases initial GHG reporting and seeks feedback for climate disclosures By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower Ginger Hervey The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has exercised enforcement discretion to allow companies reporting under the Climate Corporate...
6/27/2024 3:49:47 PM Trends and Updates from the 2024 Proxy Season By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Brandon Gantus Beth George David Livshiz Christine Lyon Shira Oyserman Yunah Ko Ariana Negron Zhanqi Xu Ornia Abdouljalil Sumner Fields Jennifer King Young Park Bonnie Jordan +12 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments for the 2024 proxy season, summarizing the key takeaways and guidance across the...