SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response -
The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more
11/13/2024
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Last month, the SEC announced another enforcement action emphasizing the need for early disclosure of cybersecurity events. In the recent action, the company had taken three weeks to act on internal alerts of malware on its...more
8/14/2024
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Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
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Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two statutes that will require certain companies doing business in California to disclose their GHG emissions (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk...more
12/1/2023
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SEC Adopts Final Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures -
The SEC has adopted rules requiring companies to provide disclosure within four business days of determining that a material cybersecurity incident has occurred, and...more
10/18/2023
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