While the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new climate-related disclosure rules remain stayed, the SEC has not abandoned its focus on sustainability-related issues. On September 10, 2024, the SEC charged Keurig Dr...more
9/12/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Keurig Inc ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Settlement
On July 18, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed most of the claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) against SolarWinds Corp. and its Chief...more
8/13/2024
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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
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Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Internal Controls ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
SolarWinds
On August 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled enforcement actions against five companies for violations of Exchange Act Rule 12b-25, which requires a notification to be filed whenever a company does...more
8/29/2023
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 10-Q ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
On May 3, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted amendments to significantly increase the disclosure required about issuer repurchases of their equity securities that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....more
5/9/2023
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Closed-End Funds ,
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Corporate Issuers ,
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Foreign Issuers ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
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Form 10-Q ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Required Forms ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Share Buybacks ,
Stock Repurchases ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
In December 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, the rule that provides an affirmative defense to claims of insider trading for persons acquiring or disposing of...more
12/30/2022
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Affirmative Defenses ,
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Corporate Governance ,
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Insider Trading ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation
The long-anticipated rules regarding recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation, commonly referred to as a “clawback,” were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission by a 3-2 vote on October 26,...more
10/31/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 20-F ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Section 10D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act