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Reed Smith Insurance Recovery partners John Shugrue, John Ellison, Amber Finch, Richard Lewis, and Matthew Weaver offer discussion and analysis on key issues relevant

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge recently ruled that California Assembly Bill 979 violated the state's constitution.

Throughout this series, we have discussed the recent surge of session replay lawsuits—particularly in Pennsylvania, California, and Florida—and the potential for these cases to involve both large classes of plaintiffs and significant damages awards.

To gain insight into the new governance challenges faced by boards over the next few months as companies begin a reopening and recovery process—hopefully a permanent one...

On March 15, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq's proposed rule change to modify its requirements pertaining to public disclosures by listed companies.

ECCTA introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to UK company and UK limited partnership (UKLP) laws. Its principal objectives are to: (i) expand the role of the registrar of companies (the Registrar) and strengthen...

Last week, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 192 (the "Bill"), which amends both the Georgia Business Corporation Code and the Financial Institutions Code of Georgia...

Legislation—such as California's board racial/ethnic diversity mandate (see this PubCo post) and board gender diversity mandate...

On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved long-awaited final rules implementing Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

NFA's Executive Committee elected individuals to its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee.

The acronym "ESG" is shorthand for environmental, social, and governance concerns.

Currently, where a matter requires shareholder approval under NYSE rules, the minimum vote required is a majority of the votes cast on the matter.

A new law passed in Ohio that will create a "For-Profit Benefit Corporation" designation in Ohio.

Public companies are now required to provide shareholders with an advisory "say-on-pay" vote on resolutions regarding the compensation of the company's named executive officers, under the new rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in early 2011 under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act").

You should be aware of certain provisions of Sen. Christopher Dodd's (D-Conn.) draft financial reform bill, released last week, that would affect all public companies, not just financial services companies.

As issuers prepare for the end of the 2021 calendar year and the beginning of the 2022 proxy season, many will soon begin circulating director and officer questionnaires. Nasdaq-listed issuers...

Many individuals asked to join a board of trustees or board of directors of a nonprofit organization are prominent members of the community.

On December 9, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that, as a matter of law, directors ...