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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

BlackRock Lifepath lawsuits were a dud

I knew early from my law school days that I had zero interest in litigation. It was probably from Moot Court when that second year law student admonished my tie. I late discovered this second year law student was the...more

Mintz

Eleven States Sue Asset Managers for Alleged ESG Antitrust Violations

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The day before Thanksgiving, eleven Republican state attorneys-general (representing Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, West Virginia and Wyoming) filed a lawsuit against three...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

State ESG Update and Analysis for Asset Managers and Financial Institutions

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As we discussed in our white paper “ESG and Public Pension Investing in 2023: A Year-to-Date Recap and Analysis”, there was a surge in legislative activity in 2023 among red states curtailing the use of environmental, social...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - July 2024 #2

In this week’s U.S.-focused edition, we look at the world’s largest asset manager’s updated voting guidelines which seek to strike a balance amidst the fraught political rhetoric surrounding sustainable investment. The...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Tennessee v. BlackRock: How this Case Informs How We Look Back and Look Ahead at ESG

This is the final post in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... Politicians in Republican-led states have painted a target on environmental,...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Blackrock Sets Its Priorities For Board Engagement

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Asset management firm BlackRock (reportedly the largest, with $5.1 trillion under management) has identified its “Investment Stewardship” priorities for 2017-2018, intended to help companies prepare for engaging with...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

A Call to Action: Leading Executives Issue “Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance”

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Citing the importance of publicly owned companies to the U.S. economy, a group of thirteen leading executives issued a set of principles, on July 21, 2016, outlining their vision for the critical elements of good corporate...more

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