On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted changes to Schedules 13D and 13G relating to beneficial ownership reports (the “Amendments”). The Amendments are intended to modernize the...more
10/18/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
EDGAR ,
Final Rules ,
New Regulations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Schedule 13D ,
Schedule 13G ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation
Companies will be affected in a variety of ways by the receivership of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank or any other similarly situated financial institution. Companies may face difficulty accessing bank facilities or the...more
3/14/2023
/ Banks ,
Capital Formation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Insolvency ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Receivership ,
Silicon Valley
This practice note discusses market trends in 2021 relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. It also...more
1/24/2022
/ Business Plans ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
This practice note discusses market trends on how public companies’ political contributions, or “political spending,” is perceived to be intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and provides...more
This practice note discusses recent U.S. tariff policies (U.S. Tariff Policies) that potentially have wide-ranging consequences for domestic and international trade and the capital markets. In a period marked by increased...more
SEC Focus -
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been focused on cybersecurity issues for over a decade, tracing back to its initial guidance on this topic in 2011. On October 16, 2018, the SEC released a...more