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Departure of Corp Fin Director

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The SEC has just announced the departure of Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding at the end of this year. On his departure, Cicely LaMothe, the current Corp Fin Deputy Director, Disclosure Operations, will serve as Acting...more

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Public Companies Update – June One-Minute Reads

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Corp Fin issues statement, new C&DIs on disclosure of cybersecurity incidents - On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin), issued a...more

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Corp Fin issues new CDIs on cybersecurity incident disclosure

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Corp Fin has just issued a new set of CDIs under Form 8-K, Item 1.05, Material Cybersecurity Incidents. The SEC adopted final rules regarding cybersecurity disclosure in 2023, requiring companies “to disclose material...more

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Corp Fin Director issues statement regarding sharing information about cybersecurity incidents

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Yesterday, Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding issued a new statement, Selective Disclosure of Information Regarding Cybersecurity Incidents. As you know, last year the SEC adopted new rules regarding cybersecurity disclosure,...more

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Statement of Corp Fin Director on reporting cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K

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On May 21, 2024, Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding issued a statement designed to clarify the use of Form 8-K Item 1.05 versus Form 8-K Item 8.01 when reporting cybersecurity incidents. Sounds like some of us might be doing it...more

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Public Companies Update – December One-Minute Reads

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Share repurchase rules stayed, inching toward vacatur Our November One-Minute Reads addressed the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated the Administrative...more

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Corp Fin issues new CDIs on delaying Form 8-Ks for material cybersecurity incidents

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Corp Fin has just released some new CDIs, summarized below, relating to material cybersecurity incidents. As you know, in July, the SEC voted, three to two, to adopt final rules on cybersecurity disclosure, which includes a...more

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Some highlights of the 2023 PLI Securities Regulation Institute

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This year’s PLI Securities Regulation Institute was a source for a lot of useful information and interesting perspectives. Panelists discussed a variety of topics, including climate disclosure (although no one shared any...more

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Key Considerations for the 2020 Annual Reporting Season

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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

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SEC Staff Issues Guidance On Technology, Data & IP Risks In International Operations

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On December 19, 2019, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance outlining the Staff’s views about disclosure obligations that companies should consider with...more

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SEC Clarifies Existing Cybersecurity Disclosure Guidance

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On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued cybersecurity disclosure guidance for public companies (“SEC Guidance”) that, according to SEC Chair Jay Clayton, “reinforces and expands” on...more

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Blog: Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure Remains At Relatively Low Levels, But For How Long?

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Even though, in the wake of recent events, cybersecurity is a very hot topic, only 38% of U.S. public companies cite cybersecurity as a risk factor in their annual and quarterly SEC filings, according to a recent study from...more

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Blog: SEC Hack Provides Occasion For Chair Clayton To Revitalize 2011 Corp Fin Disclosure Guidance On Cybersecurity Risks And...

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As you probably read in the papers, SEC Chair Jay Clayton announced yesterday that, in 2016, the SEC’s EDGAR system was hacked and, in August 2017, the staff determined that the hack may have led to insider trading. The...more

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