08 Apr, 2024 Comparison of SEC Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures against Other Climate-Related Disclosure Regimes By Elizabeth Bieber Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Teresa Ko Pamela Marcogliese Sascha Arnold Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske Charlotte Aspin Ian Good Heather Kellam Zo Khalid Prince Kudolo Jordan Phelan +11 more... Show less On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) finalized its long-awaited climate-related disclosures rules (the...
18 Mar, 2024 UPDATE: SEC Stays Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Zo Khalid Heather Kellam Jordan Phelan +2 more... Show less On Friday, March 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) stayed the Securities and...
12 Mar, 2024 SEC Adopts Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Zo Khalid Heather Kellam Jordan Phelan +2 more... Show less On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted its long anticipated rules, amending Regulations S-K and S-X...
26 Feb, 2024 New Chancery Decision Highlights Need for Care in Crafting Shareholder Arrangements with Delaware Corporations By Ethan Klingsberg Meredith Kotler Victor Ma A new 133-page opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery highlights risks to the enforceability of agreements between Delaware...
23 Feb, 2024 2024 Proxy Advisor Guidelines: What Companies Need to Know Heading into the 2024 Proxy Season By Elizabeth Bieber Sarah Ghulamhussain Peter Liddle The two most influential proxy advisor firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), updated their...
01 Feb, 2024 9 Key Takeaways from the SEC’s New SPAC Rules By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Sebastian Fain On January 24, 2024, the SEC issued a 581-page release which adopted new rules to govern SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC business combinations. To...
31 Jan, 2024 Takeaways from the Cross-Border M&A Roundtable Hosted by The American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des Juristes By Carol Lee Ruth Levy The roundtable on “New Developments in Cross-Border M&A” hosted recently by the American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des...
16 Jan, 2024 Preparing for the Risks Ahead: From Geopolitical Instability to Congressional Gridlock and Investigations By Beth George Andrew Dockham Sean Quinn The beginning of the year is a good time to examine and prepare for business and legal risks companies will be facing this year. The...
28 Dec, 2023 Legislation Does NOT Extend the Application of Section 16 to Foreign Private Issuers and Their Insiders By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Taryn Zucker Elizabeth Fleming Cates Saleeby +2 more... Show less The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 does not include the changes to Section 16 proposed by...
20 Nov, 2023 California Adopts “Climate Accountability Package” By Elizabeth Bieber Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Teresa Ko Pamela Marcogliese Sascha Arnold Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske Charlotte Aspin Ian Good Prince Kudolo +8 more... Show less California's new "Climate Accountability Package" is set to expedite the timeline for U.S., and possibly global, emissions and...
08 Nov, 2023 Changing Seasons: SEC's SolarWinds Complaint Demonstrates Regulator's Aggressive Enforcement on Cybersecurity By Brock Dahl Timothy Howard Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Beth George Mark Appleton +3 more... Show less Introduction Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against the...
02 Nov, 2023 M&A Earnout Provisions: Recent Trends in US Law and How to Draft Your Clause to Avoid Disputes By Linda Martin Oliver Board Maria Slobodchikova Christian Vandergeest Kaitie Holland +2 more... Show less What was old is new again: earnout litigation is once again on the rise. Earnout clauses are an increasingly common feature of M&A deals...