For the 2025 proxy and annual reporting season, there are a number of key issues to consider and keep an eye on for further developments as preparations commence. This alert provides an overview of these issues and updates in...more
The first year of a new significant regulatory obligation is often more notable for the absence of regulatory enforcement actions as regulators often observe compliance efforts and challenges, offer guidance, and look for...more
1/7/2025
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For the upcoming 2024 proxy and annual reporting season, there are a number of key issues to consider and keep an eye on for further developments as preparations commence. This alert provides an overview of these issues and...more
12/6/2023
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In July 2023, the SEC adopted new cybersecurity rules for the stated purpose of enhancing and standardizing disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents by public companies. The...more
10/27/2023
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Companies are beginning to look ahead to the upcoming 2023 proxy and annual reporting season, and there are a number of key issues to consider as preparations commence. This alert provides an overview of these issues and...more
12/15/2022
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On March 9, 2022, the SEC released proposed rules intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and cyber incident reporting by companies that are subject to the...more
3/14/2022
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On June 14, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) settled charges against an issuer for disclosure controls and procedures violations relating to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed...more
On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published interpretive guidance, titled “Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures”(Release No. 33-10459), to assist...more