In this quarterly update, we review the latest developments in three subjects salient to corporate use of artificial intelligence (AI). First, we discuss the risks associated with AI, the case for board oversight and how the...more
9/27/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks
The public and private focus on corporate governance continued apace in the first half of 2023. In recent months, there were notable developments in jurisprudence potentially impacting corporate diversity initiatives and in...more
7/12/2023
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Popular ,
Sanction Violations ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Title VI ,
Wells Fargo
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently entered into a consent order with IT services company DXC Technology (DXC) with respect to DXC’s alleged violations of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The SEC...more
Since Kramer Levin issued its Corporate Governance: 2022 Midyear Review, a wave of enforcement actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the continued importance...more
On Dec. 8, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) posted a sample comment letter (the Letter) on its website that provides guidance to public companies regarding the...more
The first half of 2022 illuminated important trends in the corporate governance space. In recent months, there were notable developments in the enforcement of economic sanctions and export control measures, and the oversight...more
7/5/2022
/ California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equal Protection ,
Export Controls ,
Popular ,
Proxy Season ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Constitutions ,
White Collar Crimes
On Feb. 19, 2020, the SEC announced charges against Diageo plc, an alcoholic beverages company, arising out of its failure to make required disclosures of known trends with respect to alleged unsustainable overshipments of...more
2/27/2020
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Distributors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Statements ,
Inventory ,
MD&A Statements ,
Overstatement of Basis ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Supply and Demand ,
Target Amounts ,
Wine & Alcohol