Conflict Mineral Rules, Dodd-Frank

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

by John Anderson, Sr., James M. Burns, M. Kimberly Stagg, Richard Wilhelm | Dickinson Wright on 5/9/2013

IN THE ISSUE: - The Legal Challenge to the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations: In the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the United States Congress required, inter alia, the SEC to promulgate regulations requiring...more

SEC Files Initial Brief in Conflict Minerals Rule Case

by Edward Sarnowski | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/16/2013

The SEC recently filed its initial brief in the case pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in which the National Association of Manufacturers, United States Chamber of Commerce, and Business...more

REGULATORY: Natural Resources: European Commission Issues Consultation for Views on Potential EU Conflict Minerals Initiative;...

by King & Spalding on 4/15/2013

The European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Trade has issued a consultation to solicit interested parties’ views on a potential EU initiative for responsible sourcing of minerals coming from conflict-affected and...more

Complying with the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rules

by Christopher Cunningham, Rumei Mistry | K&L Gates LLP on 3/20/2013

Introduction - On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rules”) pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

by Andrew Brady, Brian V. Breheny, Marc S. Gerber, Richard J. Grossman, Neil M. Leff, Regina Olshan, Michael Rogan, Erica Schohn, Joseph M. Yaffe | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/19/2013

As companies prepare for the 2013 annual meeting and reporting season, we have compiled an overview of the corporate governance and disclosure matters that companies should consider as they draft this season’s disclosure...more

Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule

by David Kravitz, Mark Wood | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/12/2013

The National Association of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable recently filed their opening brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 8, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/11/2013

In this issue: - ISS Announces ISS Governance QuickScore to Replace GRId - Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule - SEC Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes -...more

Considerations for the 2013 Form 10-K and Annual Proxy Season

by Colin Diamond, Holt Goddard, David Johansen, Michelle Rutta | White & Case LLP on 1/7/2013

The upcoming 2013 proxy season will likely be impacted by new policies issued by proxy advisers, as well as shareholder activists taking advantage of previously adopted rules, rather than by recent legislative or rulemaking...more

SEC Update

by Jeff E. Beck, Joseph M. Miller, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/4/2013

Final Rules on Compensation Committee Listing Standards - On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 implementing listing standard requirements pursuant to Section 952...more

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013

by Jeff E. Beck, Franc E. Del Fosse III, Joseph M. Miller, Joshua Schneiderman, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/29/2012

In This Issue: - 2013 Annual Meeting Season - Dealing with ISS and Other Proxy Advisory Firms this Proxy Season - SEC Update - Other NYSE/NASDAQ Developments - Delaware Law Update — Delaware Court Applies...more

Public Company Priorities for the New Year

by David A. Cifrino, Thomas P. Conaghan, Amy Ferrer, Eugene Goldman, Andrea S. Kramer, Amy S. Leder, Andrew C. Liazos, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Thomas J. Murphy, Anne G. Plimpton, more +Jonathan Rochwarger, Heather Egan Sussman | McDermott Will & Emery on 12/19/2012

Looking ahead to 2013, directors, executives and general counsel of public companies can take some solace from the fact that 2012 was not a year in which a large number of significant new disclosure rules or governance...more

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Conflict Mineral Rules › Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

SEC Files Initial Brief in Conflict Minerals Rule Case

REGULATORY: Natural Resources: European Commission Issues Consultation for Views on Potential EU Conflict Minerals Initiative;...

Complying with the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rules

Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 8, 2013

Considerations for the 2013 Form 10-K and Annual Proxy Season

SEC Update

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013

Public Company Priorities for the New Year

John Ruggie Gives Opening Address at U.N. Forum on Business and Human Rights

Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting Season

The New SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Overcoming the Challenges of Compliance

The New SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Overcoming the Challenges of Compliance [Video]

Financial Services Bulletin: Action at the SEC, DC Circuit Court, and the CFTC

New Conflict-Minerals Disclosure Rules Impact U.S. and Foreign Companies Using or Supplying Minerals

SEC Adopts Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rules

The New SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Overcoming the Challenges of Compliance [Video]

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