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

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/24/2024

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

A Word from the Ghost of Holiday Future: SEC Active in Cybersecurity and AI Actions

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/18/2024

The SEC was increasingly active in fiscal year (FY) 2024 in pursuing enforcement actions involving cybersecurity incidents and artificial intelligence (AI) (query how long society will continue to define AI; harkens to the...more

Undeterred by the SolarWinds Storm: SEC Charges Victims of Compromised Software

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/31/2024

The SEC on Oct. 22, 2024, announced charges against four companies for allegedly making materially misleading disclosures concerning the impact of cybersecurity incidents associated with the compromised SolarWinds' Orion...more

Cybersecurity After SolarWinds: Practical Guidance for CISOs Under the New Rules

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/19/2024

Judge Engelmayer’s 107-page dismissal of most of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s claims against SolarWinds provides valuable guidance, and some comfort, for public companies and Chief Information Security...more

SEC Expands Scope of Internal Accounting Controls in Cybersecurity Breach Settlement

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/9/2024

The SEC continues to expand its cybersecurity enforcement authority to include allegations that a company's failure to monitor its managed security service providers (MSSP) amounts to violations of federal securities laws....more

Preparing for the 2024 Proxy and Annual Reporting Season: Key Issues and Considerations

BakerHostetler on 12/6/2023

For the upcoming 2024 proxy and annual reporting season, there are a number of key issues to consider and keep an eye on for further developments as preparations commence. This alert provides an overview of these issues and...more

SEC Brings Landmark Cybersecurity Disclosure Lawsuit Against Solarwinds and Its CISO

BCLP on 11/2/2023

On October 30, 2023, the SEC filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. and its chief information security officer (CISO), alleging: ..Failures to disclose known cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting the company’s “crown...more

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2023 - What You Need to Know About The SEC's Latest Rulemaking

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 10/2/2023

The weather may be cooling down, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) did not cool down its pace of rulemaking during the third quarter of 2023. The SEC adopted its highly anticipated cybersecurity disclosure...more

SEC Heightens Issuers' Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/16/2023

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The final rules require...more

Top 5 SEC Developments for July 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/15/2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more

SEC adopts new rules to expand public company disclosure relating to cybersecurity by year end

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/2/2023

On July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cybersecurity incidents and policies and procedures related to cybersecurity risk...more

SEC Updates for the Upcoming 2022 Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 20-F

Seward & Kissel LLP on 2/7/2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more

Reminders for the 2023 Annual Report and Proxy Season

Smith Anderson on 1/19/2023

As public companies prepare their 2022 annual reports and 2023 proxy statements, they will need to contend with a host of new requirements and disclosure updates stemming from the current geopolitical and economic...more

Private Fund Advisers 2023 Regulatory Outlook

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/16/2023

Sponsors and managers of private funds must attend to various routine regulatory and compliance tasks, which can include ongoing reporting obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), updating...more

Cybersecurity, False Statements and Omissions

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/28/2022

Cybersecurity and the related disclosures can be critical issues for any company in today’s environment. This question is at the center of a recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals....more

SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

Alston & Bird on 3/16/2022

Our Securities, Securities Litigation, and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams highlight the key aspects of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest sweeping changes to its cybersecurity reporting rules for public...more

Public Companies Must Accurately Disclose Material Cyber Breaches to Investors

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 8/25/2021

On August 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $1 million settlement with Pearson plc (Pearson) in connection with a 2018 "cyber intrusion" that resulted in the theft of millions of student...more

SEC Returns Spotlight to Cybersecurity Disclosure Enforcement

King & Spalding on 7/15/2021

On June 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with First American Financial Corporation for what the SEC found were inadequate disclosure controls and procedural violations, revealed in connection...more

SEC Issues First-Ever Penalties for Deficient Cybersecurity Risk Controls

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/23/2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more

SEC Gets Cyber-Serious About Disclosures

Bracewell LLP on 6/22/2021

As cyberattacks continue to attract greater attention, the SEC has taken an additional step in its efforts to bring enforcement actions related to cyber disclosures. On June 14, the SEC announced settled charges against a...more

Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Not Just a Quarterly Certification

BCLP on 6/16/2021

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against First American Financial Corporation for failures in First American’s disclosure controls and procedures. Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act requires...more

Regulatory Crackdown on Ransomware

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 12/15/2020

Ransomware is a Serious and Growing Problem - In recent years, Ransomware has evolved from merely encrypting files/disabling networks in solicitation of ransom, to sophisticated attacks that often involve actual data...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - February 2020

Stoel Rives LLP on 2/28/2020

The SEC proposed updates to Regulation S-K to modernize, simplify and enhance financial disclosures, here. The SEC’s press release, here, summarizes the changes as well as any law firm memo (but see here and here if you don’t...more

Key Considerations for the 2020 Annual Reporting Season

White & Case LLP on 1/23/2020

This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Practice for foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) in preparation for the 2020 annual reporting season. It describes our key considerations...more

SEC Remains Focused on Cybersecurity

Epiq on 4/3/2019

After a long silence since guidance was last issued a year ago, there’s now widespread expectation that the Securities and Exchange Commission will get much more specific this year about new cybersecurity disclosures for...more

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