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Judge dismisses most of SEC’s suit against SolarWinds over cybersecurity disclosures

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On July 18, 2024, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a comprehensive 107-page opinion that may have significant implications for the Securities and...more

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Directors Quarterly: January 2024

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Taking stock, looking ahead - The start of a new year is an important opportunity for boards to take a step back and reassess their agendas to help ensure that they are appropriately focused on the most critical issues for...more

Smith Anderson

Public Companies Update: Reminders for the 2024 Form 10-K and Proxy Statement Filing Season

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In this Client Alert, we highlight key considerations public companies should keep in mind when preparing their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements, including rule changes, recent guidance and reporting...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Annual Report and Shareholder Meeting Season

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This memorandum is for our Capital Markets clients in anticipation of the upcoming annual reporting and shareholder meeting season for 2024. Below you will find key filing deadlines, new disclosure requirements, and general...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO with Fraud: Key Takeaways

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This week, the SEC filed a high-profile litigation asserting fraud and internal controls charges against software company SolarWinds Corporation and its Chief Information Security Officer, Timothy G. Brown, in connection with...more

J.S. Held

How to Hire a Good CISO: A Short But Informative Guide

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The deluge of cyberattacks has not abated. Before discussing what a CISO does and the different ways of bringing CISO expertise into an organization, let us take a quick look at the current threat landscape....more

White & Case LLP

Cybersecurity Developments and Legal Issues

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For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Fall 2022

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The proliferation of U.S. sanctions and other regulations affecting cross-border transactions has implications for directors, who may be personally liable for violations in some cases. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange...more

BakerHostetler

Former Uber Chief Security Officer Convicted of Federal Obstruction and Concealment Crimes in Connection with Extortionate Data...

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On October 5, 2022, a federal jury found Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, guilty of obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in responding to a 2016 data breach...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Ahead: Expert Insights into the 2022 D&O Market

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As predicted in last year’s Looking Ahead, D&O insurance rates continued to rise in 2021. However, there are early signs that the market is in transition and that some relief may be on the way. As documented in this year’s...more

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[Event] Virtual 2020 San Francisco Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 15th, San Francisco, CA

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Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

A Toolkit for Directors & Officers of US Companies Amid COVID-19

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The current COVID-19 crisis has rapidly re-shaped everyday life around the world, and our understanding of the impact this disruption to daily interactions and routines has had on business is constantly evolving....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2020

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BLACK SWANS AND WHITE ELEPHANTS - A recent essay from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) provides useful guidance on how boards may prepare themselves for risks associated with external volatility. ...more

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

Recent FTC Enforcement Actions

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What the FTC Wants, the FTC (Mostly) Gets - In recent weeks the Federal Trade Commission has been on a tear. As one example, on July 22 it announced a $700 million settlement with Equifax for “the 2017 data breach that...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Cyber Crash Course for Directors and Officers

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We had a packed house for our Cyber Time: Crash Course for Directors and Officers event this week at the Bennett Jones Calgary office. The half-day session covered current cyber threats facing businesses today, litigation...more

BakerHostetler

Senate Bill Would Force Company Cyber Disclosure on SEC Filings

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Amid growing alarm on Capitol Hill over cybersecurity and data privacy, new Senate legislation would require publicly traded companies to disclose in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings whether they have...more

White and Williams LLP

The $29 Million Yahoo Derivative Data Breach Settlement: What Next?

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On January 4, 2019 a federal district court in California approved a $29 million settlement in a shareholder derivative lawsuit against former Yahoo directors and officers regarding high-profile data breaches at Yahoo between...more

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Board Oversight of Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity is one of the highest priority issues for public company executives and directors. This note shares our views—developed over our involvement in the aftermath of many cybersecurity events as well as counseling on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Guidebook: Cybersecurity in the Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industries

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As a life sciences or medical device company, it is mission critical to protect lab books, drug and clinical test data, product formulas and production processes that underlie your patents, trade secrets and know-how from...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2017

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Executive Compensation Developments - The general counsel should anticipate questions from the board and its executive compensation committee from recent media coverage of executive compensation (especially in the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bass, Berry & Sims Releases Securities & Shareholder Litigation 2017: A Look Ahead

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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC announces the release of its annual "Securities & Shareholder Litigation 2017: A Look Ahead," a high-level report that covers recent developments and offers best practices for the year ahead. The newly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - August 2016

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The Hershey Governance Settlement - On Friday, July 29, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Hershey Trust Company and the Milton Hershey School, entered into a written settlement resolving an investigation conducted...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Managing Cybersecurity Risk for Nonprofit Organizations: A Fiduciary Duty?

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We live in an era of increasingly prevalent cybercrime, and nonprofits are in the crosshairs.  Harvard University, Penn State University and two BlueCross BlueShield entities are just a few nonprofit organizations that...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cybersecurity Risks: Directors and Officers Should Stop, Collaborate and Listen

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The risks associated with cyber-attacks and data breaches are growing in Canada and internationally and the costs associated with an organization preventing, detecting, responding to and recovering from such an incident can...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Quarterly

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Welcome to the fifth issue of Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Quarterly, Seyfarth’s quarterly publication of the Securities & Financial Litigation Group focusing on decisions or other items of interest for...more

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