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Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - December 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

A&O Shearman

Personal protection: perk or necessity?

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The shocking murder of Brian Thompson, the Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealthcare, while walking to an investor meeting in New York City on December 4, 2024, has caused many boards of directors and executive teams to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report

Wilson Sonsini’s 2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report reviews the corporate governance practices and disclosures of the Valley's largest public companies between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. The...more

BCLP

The Supreme Court Considers Item 303 Violations as Basis for Securities Fraud Claims

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Corporate executives know they must disclose in their companies’ financial statements trends or uncertainties affecting their business. Such disclosure is a requirement of Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Extends Oversight Duties to Non-Director Corporate Officers

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Non-director officers may face liability for failing to properly oversee the corporation’s affairs and ignoring “red flags” within their “areas of responsibility.” Key Points: ..The McDonald’s Corporation’s response...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] ESG Think Tank - November 30th, National Harbor, MD

Closed-Door, “Off the Record” Benchmarking on Critical ESG Issues! ACI’s inaugural ESG Think Tank is scheduled for November 30th in Washington, DC! This in-person “boardroom-style” forum will provide meaningful...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Cybersecurity: the SEC Provides Guidance on Well-Known and Emerging Best Practices

At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The State of Play on Clawbacks and Forfeitures Based on Misconduct

On July 1, 2015, the SEC issued proposed rules implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which would obligate national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require listed companies to adopt and disclose...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Counsel: Remember to Take a Look at the C-Suite

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Recent events involving the former chief executive officer of Energy XXI serve as a reminder that chapter 11 counsel, committees and committee counsel should take a closer look at the C-suite. This is especially true when a...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Want To Increase Company Performance? Increase The Proportion Of Women In Corporate Leadership

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So says a new study from the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The results suggest that the presence of women in corporate leadership positions may improve firm performance and that “the magnitudes of the...more

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