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Stacie Aarestad

FAQs on Nasdaq & NYSE Executive Compensation Clawback Policy Requirements

*Timing Update* The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Nasdaq filed amendments to their proposed rules requiring that all listed companies adopt adequate clawback policies on executive compensation. Under the amended…more

Clawbacks, Executive Compensation, Incentive Compensation, Nasdaq, NYSE

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Paul Bork

SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 14a-8 Eligibility Standards for Submission of Shareholder Proposals

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, effective January 4, 2021 increasing the economic interest of the shareholder/proponent for eligibility to submit a shareholder proposal…more

Eligibility, New Amendments, Rule 14a-8, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Securities Exchange Act

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Jasmine Brown

Energy & Climate CounselFoley Hoag LLP Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules…more

Carbon Emissions, Clean Air Act, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Disclosure Requirements

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Steven Burwell

COVID-19 Related Due Diligence for Life Sciences Companies

Equity Capital Markets are quiet right now given the COVID-19 pandemic. Less than a handful of IPOs priced last week and IPO activity is down almost 20% on a year over year basis. Life sciences initial public offerings have been…more

Clinical Trials, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Due Diligence, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Regulatory Authority

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Emily Cain

SEC Launches Enforcement Sweep for Violations of Section 13(d) and Section 16

On September 27, 2023, the SEC announced a series of enforcement actions against six officers, directors and major stockholders of public companies, as well as five companies, for repeated failures to report information…more

Business Ownership, Disclosure Requirements, Enforcement Actions, Failure to Report, Filing Requirements

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Daniel Clevenger

SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

As if issuers needed a reminder that it’s always the right time to be thinking about board composition, earlier this month, the SEC approved new Nasdaq rules that will require companies listed on that exchange to collect and…more

Board of Directors, Corporate Counsel, Corporate Governance, Disclosure Requirements, Diversity

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James Gross

SEC’s Expansion of Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Signals Increased Enforcement Ahead

In a move that further executes upon the SEC’s increasingly tough rhetoric on cryptocurrency and cybersecurity, SEC Enforcement recently announced that it will nearly double the size of its newly-renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber …more

Corporate Counsel, Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Disclosure Requirements

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John Hancock

Stay of SEC’s Climate Rules Lifted (for now)

The Eighth Circuit has the power to reimpose the stay, either on the same or different terms. Companies affected by the climate rules should continue to monitor the case for further developments…more

Appeals, Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, New Rules, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Christopher Escobedo Hart

SEC’s Expansion of Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Signals Increased Enforcement Ahead

In a move that further executes upon the SEC’s increasingly tough rhetoric on cryptocurrency and cybersecurity, SEC Enforcement recently announced that it will nearly double the size of its newly-renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber …more

Corporate Counsel, Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Disclosure Requirements

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Seth Jaffe

Shareholder Activism or Divestment? The Massachusetts Pension Fund Chooses Activism

The Boston Globe reported yesterday that the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board approved investment guidelines that would have the Board vote against directors of companies in which the Board invests…more

Climate Change, Divestment, Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Shareholder Activism

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Matthew Miller

Energy & Climate CounselFoley Hoag LLP Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules…more

Carbon Emissions, Clean Air Act, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Disclosure Requirements

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John Murray

SEC’s Expansion of Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Signals Increased Enforcement Ahead

In a move that further executes upon the SEC’s increasingly tough rhetoric on cryptocurrency and cybersecurity, SEC Enforcement recently announced that it will nearly double the size of its newly-renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber …more

Corporate Counsel, Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Disclosure Requirements

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Ryan Rourke Reed

Biotech Public Markets Finally Thawing(?): Two Massachusetts Biotechs file S-1s

In an encouraging sign that the equity capital markets may be improving for biotechnology companies, Bicara Therapeutics Inc. and Zenas Biopharma, Inc. filed S-1 registration statements yesterday, signaling their intention to…more

Biopharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Capital Markets, Disclosure Requirements, Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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Rayanna Smith

SEC Adopts New Rules on Executive Compensation

On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to rules relating to executive compensation disclosure. The final rule can be found here. As mandated by Section 953(a) of…more

Disclosure Requirements, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Investors, New Rules

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Adam Wade

Energy & Climate CounselFoley Hoag LLP Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules…more

Carbon Emissions, Clean Air Act, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Disclosure Requirements

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