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Preparing for Cybersecurity Disclosure as a Public Company

WilmerHale on 3/27/2025

The SEC, investment banks and other stakeholders are increasingly focused on cybersecurity in IPO companies given the potential financial, legal and reputational risks....more

Capital Markets & Governance Insights - January 2025

Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/30/2025

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

Tech Debt is Common. What does it mean for IPO readiness from a cybersecurity perspective?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/29/2024

Most high-growth companies have technical debt: work owed to IT or software development due to shortcuts that advance the business. That’s natural. But what if the debt carries security risks? Orrick capital markets partner...more

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - December 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/15/2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

The SEC’s Charges Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer Provide Important Cybersecurity Lessons for Public...

White & Case LLP on 11/15/2023

On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more

SEC Commissioner Uyeda Suggests that ESG Disclosures Contribute to Decline in IPOs

Mintz on 3/16/2023

In a recent lecture delivered at Columbia Law School/Business School at the "Going Public in the 2020s" conference, SEC Commissioner Uyeda bemoaned "the general decline in the number of public companies over the past...more

Blog: Early SEC Enforcement Trends from Chairman Gary Gensler’s First 100 Days

Cooley LLP on 7/29/2021

Gary Gensler was sworn in as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2021. Chairman Gensler has promised to strengthen transparency and accountability in the financial markets. Under Chairman Gensler, we...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: SEC Continues Steady Progress With Regulatory, Enforcement Goals

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2019

As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enters the third year of the Trump administration, its regulatory and enforcement goals remain largely unchanged. At the direction of Chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC continues to...more

Fitbit IPO Cyber Risk Disclosures

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/1/2015

Earlier this month, fitness-tracking company Fitbit, Inc. filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement for an IPO of up to $100 million that exhaustively disclosed potential cybersecurity risks with respect to the personal data...more

Fitbit Files for IPO: Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 5/11/2015

Fitbit, the fitness-tracking company with six wearable devices that track and collect data about things like calories burned, steps logged, “quality” of sleep and sleep patterns, heart rate, etc.) as well as web and mobile...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel

Stoel Rives LLP on 4/11/2014

The Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Keith Higgins, recently gave the keynote address, here, at the 2014 Angel Capital Association Summit. He focused on the following three items on the SEC rulemaking...more

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