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Ropes & Gray LLP

Capital Markets & Governance Insights - January 2025

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Companies should not minimize the extent of a material cybersecurity incident by omitting material facts regarding the scope and potential impact of the incident. Cybersecurity risk factor disclosures should be tailored to a...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

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As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Fifth Circuit Overturns SEC Approval of Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules

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On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a lengthy opinion, vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules in Alliance for Fair...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Annual Report and Shareholder Meeting Season and Other Recent SEC Developments

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This memorandum summarizes key U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and stock exchange regulatory filing deadlines, new disclosure requirements and general tips and guidance for both U.S. domestic issuers and for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Publishes Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda

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On June 13, 2023, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda (Regulatory Agenda), which outlines the SEC’s rulemaking priorities over the next 12 months. The Regulatory Agenda...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Shipping Capital Markets: 2022 Highlights

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The outlook for the US and global shipping capital markets at the start of 2022 was optimism. The strong rate environment in the container and the dry bulk sectors that began the prior year was continuing and the fundamentals...more

White & Case LLP

Proxy Advisory Firms Issue 2023 Voting Guidelines

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Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. LLC ("Glass Lewis"), the two major proxy advisory firms, recently issued their updated proxy voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. These policy updates...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Preparing for the 2023 Shareholder Proposal Season

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On November 15, 2022, Skadden held a webinar titled “Preparing for the 2023 Shareholder Proposal Season.” The panelists were Gianna McCarthy, Director of Corporate Governance for the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYS...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Boston Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

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General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Materiality and Disclosure: Evolving SEC Requirements for Corporate Disclosure of Environmental, Social and Governance Activities

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Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) related disclosures became a topic of contention in March of 2021 with the introduction of an ESG related task force by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Facing...more

Cooley LLP

SEC offers another packed agenda for Fall 2021

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The SEC’s new Fall reg-flex agenda is posted and, no surprise, it’s packed. Here is the short-term agenda and here is the long-term version. And just as with the spring agenda, Commissioners Hester Peirce and Elad Roisman...more

A&O Shearman

Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey 2021 - 19th Annual Survey of the 100 Largest U.S. Public Companies

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Today, Shearman & Sterling released its 19th annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, which finds that the boards of directors of the largest 100 U.S. companies have maintained their strong focus on...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Crown Corporate Governance Annual Conference - January 19th - 20th, 10:15 am - 6:00 pm EST

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Practical Strategies for Board Oversight of Government-Owned Entities and Agencies. The CI’s 16th Annual Conference on Crown Corporate Governance returns in a completely interactive virtual format to help you navigate a...more

A&O Shearman

18th Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey 2020

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In last year’s Survey, we noted that concern for environmental and social issues (the “E” and the “S” of “ESG”) had reached an inflection point, having taken center stage from the more traditional governance issues (the “G”...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - February 2019

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INCREASING FOCUS ON CORPORATE PURPOSE - There is a notable increase in governance discourse on the relationship of corporate purpose to sustainable revenue growth, in the context of changing social and political...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: US Corporate Governance Turning Up the Heat

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U.S. public companies face a wide array of challenges, from greater market volatility and increasing economic and geopolitical uncertainty to disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, social media and cybersecurity...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Business Litigation Alert: "2019 Outlook For Boards Of Directors"

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It is a new year, but many of the same issues that boards of directors faced in 2018 will still be significant issues as we move into 2019. We monitored the following topics closely last year and are continuing to track them...more

A&O Shearman

2019 Proxy Season – Quick Reference Guide

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’Tis the season, and no, we do not mean the holiday season. Although it may seem like you just filed your 2018 proxy, the 2019 proxy season is upon us. This quick reference guide, which is intended to supplement Shearman &...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2019

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1. Corporate Culture - The corporate culture of a company starts at the top, with the board of directors, and directors should be attuned not only to the company’s business, but also to its people and values across the...more

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Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2018

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - 1. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity preparedness is essential in 2018 as the risk of, and associated adverse impact of, breaches continue to rise. The past year redefined the upward bounds of the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Top Board Concerns Heading into 2017 Remain a Hot Topic

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Each year, a number of surveys and commentators describe and predict the trending topics of interest and importance to boards of directors in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. As we wrap up the first quarter of 2017, it...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #34 – Get women on your board—they are more attuned to risks facing the organization

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As a member of Women in the Boardroom, I am a big supporter of adding more diversity, including women, to corporate boards. Now I have a new reason. According to the 2016 Global Board of Directors report, a collaboration...more

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