India's insurance sector is poised for a major transformation following the Finance Minister of India’s February 1, 2025 announcement of a proposal to increase the FDI limit in the sector from 74% to 100%. This development...more
3/11/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
India ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following:
Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...more
2/28/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -
As part of its Climate Accountability Package, California passed a law last year that creates disclosure requirements related to greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions for thousands of U.S. companies,...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a decision on August 22, 2024, authorizing the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to procure up to 10.6 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy resources, including up to 7.6...more
Token holders for three different decentralized protocols have recently proposed a first-of-its-kind merger of tokens that would create an “Artificial Superintelligence Alliance” (“Alliance”) with a single token and a new,...more
Climate disclosure regulations are among the most significant and complex challenges faced by companies and boards, with a variety of requirements emanating from numerous governmental authorities and non-governmental...more
On March 15, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted an administrative stay of the climate-related disclosure rules recently adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The SEC rules...more
As discussed in our earlier Client Alerts, California recently passed several laws requiring certain climate-related corporate disclosures, including, for example, regarding emissions and climate-related financial risk. As...more
2/19/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Environmental Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Infrastructure ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supremacy Clause
Executive Summary-
Climate disclosure regulations are among the most significant and complex challenges faced by companies and boards, with a variety of requirements emanating from numerous governmental authorities and...more
California recently enacted two laws—the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (SB 286) and the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (AB 3)—to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy that could have significant...more
12/19/2023
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California Coastal Commission ,
CEQA ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Power
The renewable energy and climate/clean technology sectors have witnessed substantial growth and investment in recent years, spurred by accelerating energy transition initiatives and financial incentives passed into law. As...more
California recently passed the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305) (VCMDA). The new “anti-greenwashing” law is one of the first laws in the U.S. to not only regulate the voluntary carbon market, but also require...more
Two new bills have been passed in California as part of a “Climate Accountability Package” that require US-based companies “doing business”1 in California to make disclosures about their emissions and climate-related...more
Q: Who runs SVB now?
A: SVB has been placed in receivership by banking regulators. This receivership applies to Silicon Valley Bank and not its affiliates....more
3/14/2023
/ Borrowers ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
Virtual Due Diligence Capabilities -
As a general matter, the parties in an M&A transaction need to consider whether the target company has established sufficient protocols to enable due diligence to be conducted entirely...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced an increase in the filing fees to be paid by public companies and other issuers during the SEC’s 2020 fiscal year. ...more
8/29/2019
/ Corporate Issuers ,
Filing Fees ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stock Repurchases