Significant post-election shifts in corporate governance policy are already occurring among regulators, self-regulatory organizations and proxy advisors.
The SEC will no longer litigate its climate disclosure rules,...more
2/21/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Investors ,
Nasdaq ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
On January 30, 2024, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and five co-plaintiffs representing a coalition of business groups filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), an agency of the State of California...more
The two new California laws apply to both public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or other business entities meeting applicable revenue thresholds and doing business in California, without...more
10/10/2023
/ Business Entities ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In this edition of Dechert’s Securities & Derivative Litigation Quarterly Update, we examine: (1) the Delaware Court of Chancery’s latest post-trial decision showing how the special committee process is critical in the...more
11/2/2022
/ Bad Faith ,
Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Proof ,
Delaware ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
En Banc Review ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Regulation FD ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation
As previously discussed in our report, “Developments in Securities Fraud Class Actions Against U.S. Life Sciences Companies,” 210 federal securities class actions were filed in 2021, a 34% drop from the 319 filings in 2020...more
5/2/2022
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Class Action ,
D&O Insurance ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Derivative Suit ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Merger Agreements ,
Misleading Statements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)