Recent Trends Show Increased Focus on Allegations of "Greenwashing"
Over the past few years, regulators, businesses, and the market in general have become increasingly focused on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”)...more
2/3/2023
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders
Vice Chancellor Laster Extends This Fiduciary Duty, Previously Recognized only as to Corporate Directors -
On January 25, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery answered an important question of officer liability, holding...more
1/31/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Officers ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Derivatives ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Duty of Oversight ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Harassment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Shareholders
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Insider. This new publication from King & Spalding’s Public Companies Practice, which will be produced periodically, is focused on key developments for chief legal officers and their...more
6/30/2021
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D&O Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Duty to Monitor ,
Email ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Poison Pill ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third-Party
BlackRock Doubles Down on Sustainability -
• BlackRock signals substantially more assertive posture on climate-related issues
• New approach to shareholder proposals saw BlackRock support 54% of environmental and social...more
4/23/2021
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BlackRock ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO-1 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Street ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency ,
Vanguard
Spiraling fears over the coronavirus and the multiplication of virus outbreaks across the globe have impacted the worldwide economy, threatened supply chains, and caused severe stock market declines and disruptions in the...more
3/13/2020
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Infectious Diseases ,
MD&A Statements ,
PSLRA ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Supply Chain
On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Lorenzo v. SEC,[i] affirming the expansive view of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) that, under the right circumstances,...more
4/5/2019
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Corporate Officers ,
Directors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Banks ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misleading Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Suspensions