ArticleDiversity... Moving Forward Summer 2016The three P's for C-Suite success - Self-Promotion, Executive Presence, and Strategic Partnerships.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFord Harrison LLP
ArticleDivision Of Corporation Finance Issues Another Retail Voting Program No-Action LetterThe SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has issued a groundbreaking no-action letter to Tesla that significantly expands the scope of issuer voluntary retail voting programs beyond previous guidance. This development introduces new flexibilities including centralized multi-issuer hubs, standing instructions, and householding capabilities that could fundamentally reshape how retail shareholders participate in corporate governance.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawGoodwin Procter LLP
ArticleDOJ Announces Record Year Of $5 Billion In False Claims Act Recoveries2014 was a banner year for federal recoveries under the False Claims Act ("FCA"). United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleEnergy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — March 2023Despite recent public statements by notable Republican federal officials, including an SEC Commissioner, that have expressed considerable skepticism towards the SEC's proposed ESG disclosures...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleFederal Court Issues Injunction On CTA Reporting RequirementsOn December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Merrick Garland...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFairfield and Woods
ArticleFederal Court Upholds SEC Regulations From First Trump Administration That Discourage Activist (ESG) InvestorsIn the first Trump Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleFinancial Reporting: Financial Reporting Council Update On Discussion Paper On Reporting By Smaller Listed And AIM CompaniesOn 30 June 2016, the FRC published an update to its discussion paper (originally published in June 2015) on improving the quality of reporting by smaller listed and AIM quoted companies.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleFinCEN Extends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Deadline For Reporting Companies Created Or Registered During 2024As described in our earlier alert on the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, FinCEN's new beneficial ownership reporting rules will go into effect on January 1, 2024.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
ArticleFINRA To Modify Trade Reporting Regime For Agency Debt SecuritiesFINRA proposed implementing a $5 million dissemination cap for all agency debt securities (i.e., replacing the current $1 million dissemination cap for non-investment grade debt).United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleGAO Publishes Report On Gender Diversity Of Corporate BoardsOn December 3, 2015, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its report analyzing the history of gender diversity of U.S. corporate boards...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleHandling Change: 5 Steps To Manage Transitions In LeadershipOne issue every organization will face at some point is the loss of an executive director. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDay Pitney LLP
ArticleHouse Bill Would Deliver Class-Level Transparency On Proxy VotesRepresentative Sean Casten has introduced legislation requiring companies with multi-class stock structures to disclose voting results broken down by share class, addressing growing concerns about transparency as one-third of 2025 IPOs featured dual-class structures. The bill would mandate detailed vote tallies within four business days of shareholder meetings...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMayer Brown
ArticleHouse Bill Would Require SEC To Study And Potentially Restrict Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading PlansThe Act seeks to close perceived gaps in Rule 10b5-1 and curb abuses of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans by corporate insiders.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
ArticleInvestment Committee UpdateUnder the new regulations, fiduciaries to retirement plans are required to act impartially and provide advice that is in their clients' best interest, not their own.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleISS Announces 2018 Benchmark Voting Policy Consultation, Including Proposal On Virtual/Hybrid MeetingsOn 26 October 2017, ISS, a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to the global financial community, announced the launch of its 2018 benchmark voting policy consultation.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleLegal Pause: Preliminary Injunction On Corporate Transparency Act EnforcementOn December 3, 2024, in the matter of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman District) issued a preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWard and Smith, P.A
ArticleMembers Of Chevedden Group Shift Focus To Environmental, Social And Political ProposalsCompanies that have long battled the prolific John Chevedden group on corporate governance shareholder proposals, as first noted on theCorporateCounsel.net proxy season blog, may be heartened to hear — United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleMinding the Monitor: Disclosure of Corporate Monitor Reports to Third PartiesWhen, as part of an agreement with the government to resolve an investigation, a corporation agrees to appoint an independent compliance monitor, should the monitor’s reports that are given to the government be accessible to third parties? an independent compliance monitor to review and evaluate the corporation’s compliance with its remedial provisions and to recommend compliance program improvements. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWilmerHale
ArticleMorrison & Foerster LLP Unterstützt ESG-Plattform PlanA.Earth GmbH Bei FinanzierungsrundePlanA.Earth GmbH, ein in Berlin ansässiges automatisiertes B2B-Startup für CO2-Monitoring, hat in einer FinanzierungsrundeUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
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