The FAQs offer practical advice for listed companies implementing compliant policies.
Key Points:
..By December 1, 2023, all companies listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq must adopt clawback policies that comply with listing...more
10/24/2023
/ C&DIs ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 20-F ,
Form 8-K ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The decision articulates the standard for plaintiffs asserting derivative claims based on an alleged failure of oversight by directors and officers of California companies.
Nearly three decades ago in the seminal case In...more
The unanimous opinion requires shareholder plaintiffs to plead and prove that they purchased shares traceable to an allegedly false or misleading registration statement.
On June 1, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued its...more
6/7/2023
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Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Misleading Statements ,
Registration Statement ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Slack Technologies Inc v Pirani ,
Split of Authority
The law suffers the same fate as the California board diversity law requiring directors from “underrepresented communities.”
On May 13, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis issued a ruling in Crest...more
The California gender board diversity law may suffer the same fate.
On April 1, 2022, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green issued a summary judgment order finding that California Corporations Code §...more
Recent statements by regulators and new court decisions signal continued scrutiny of SPACs and operating companies going public through de-SPAC mergers.
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..The SEC has indicated that it will continue its...more
The decision adopts enhanced scrutiny of director fiduciary duties for de-SPAC transactions, but suggests dismissal may be appropriate when stockholders exercise redemption rights on a fully informed basis.
On January 3,...more
Corporate reporting (including SEC developments), climate change, energy transition, supply chain management, and the mitigation of ESG-related litigation risk are expected to be the leading ESG themes of this year.
As...more
1/6/2022
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
The decision leaves the door open for buyers to argue that inflexible ordinary course covenants can provide a basis to terminate a transaction in which a seller does not suffer an MAE.
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..The Delaware Court...more
Many predicted a wave of securities litigation would follow the stock market plunge during the early days of the pandemic in March 2020, just as it did in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn. But in the months since the...more
The decision is a positive development for Delaware corporations seeking to reduce duplicative state court litigation arising from public securities offerings.
On March 18, 2020, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its...more
Parties to pending securities fraud class actions may adjust litigation strategies, even before the Court revisits Basic’s presumption of investor reliance.
On Friday, November 15, 2013, the Supreme Court granted...more
11/27/2013
/ Amgen ,
Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Loss Causation ,
Reasonable Reliance Claims ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud