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Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

Woodruff Sawyer on 4/17/2025

In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case. But with a new SEC...more

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Raises Concerns Over Cyber Disclosure Rules

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 4/9/2025

As public companies work to align with the SEC’s new cybersecurity disclosure requirements, Commissioner Hester Peirce is urging a reassessment of how these rules are applied—particularly during active cyber incidents. In a...more

Pay vs. Performance and Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Will the SEC Retract Rulemaking?

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 4/4/2025

On March 31, 2025, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to Mark Uyeda, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Seeking to “undo the damage from...more

Will the SEC Retract Its Cybersecurity Disclosure and Pay vs. Performance Rules?

Cooley LLP on 4/4/2025

Earlier this week, Republican members of the House Committee on Financial Services sent this letter to the SEC asking that it retract a total of 14 adopted – and proposed – rules. Among this list are two that Corp Fin ushered...more

Rebranding of SEC Cyber Unit Reflects Shift in Enforcement Priorities

King & Spalding on 4/4/2025

On Thursday, February 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it created a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (“CETU”) to combat cyber-focused financial misconduct. The announcement reflects a...more

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

Regulatory Reset? U.S. Cyber Incident Reporting Rules Face Congressional Scrutiny

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/21/2025

Lawmakers expressed bipartisan support for significantly amending or eliminating some cybersecurity incident notification requirements during a recent hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on...more

Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2025

Morgan Lewis on 3/10/2025

In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from February 2025. In February 2025: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a...more

Client Alert: SEC Priorities Regarding Cybersecurity Enforcement: What Public Companies Need to Know Now in the Second Trump...

Jenner & Block on 3/4/2025

The SEC recently announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) that will focus on fraudulent conduct in cybersecurity, digital assets, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. For...more

EDGAR Next: The Next Era in Filing

K&L Gates LLP on 2/28/2025

Introduction - On 27 September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “EDGAR Next,” a collection of rule and form amendments intended to improve access to, and management of, accounts on the SEC’s filing...more

Acting Chair Uyeda on SEC’s Priorities

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 2/27/2025

Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) continue to share their views about the Commission’s current priorities, and Monday was Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s turn. Speaking at the Florida Bar’s...more

Recent Developments Relating to the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Polsinelli on 2/27/2025

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is becoming one of the federal agencies at the forefront of driving transparency, cybersecurity awareness and cyber incident reporting. As we reported in last year’s...more

CLE Takeaways: A Public Company’s Guide to Corporate and Securities Law Developments 2025

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/26/2025

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is intensifying its focus on transparency. The agency has its lens trained on insider trading policies, cybersecurity and AI disclosures, and other high-risk enforcement...more

SEC Leadership Change Results in Key Policy Developments

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/25/2025

The designation of SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda as the Acting Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 21, 2025, has resulted in a number of key policy developments. These developments, which we...more

Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2025: A New Era Looms

Perkins Coie on 2/7/2025

Senior Division of Enforcement (Division) officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals at the Securities Enforcement...more

Reminders for the 2025 Reporting Season

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/7/2025

Many companies are in the midst of preparing their year-end Annual Reports on Form 10-K and looking ahead to their annual meeting of shareholders. In addition to changes to rules, regulations and disclosure trends, the...more

Snapshot: The First Year of Cybersecurity Incident Filings on Form 8-K Since Adoption of New Rules

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/7/2025

In July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring public companies to report material cybersecurity incidents under new Item 1.05 of Form 8-K beginning on December 18, 2023. Our...more

SEC 2025 Exam Priorities and Considerations for the New Administration

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP on 2/4/2025

On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for 2025. The published priorities inform SEC registrants, investors,...more

SEC Commissioners on the Hunt for Materiality: Disagree on Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions

Carlton Fields on 2/3/2025

On October 22, 2024, Republican SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda issued a joint dissent sharply criticizing charges brought against four companies for allegedly making materially misleading disclosures regarding...more

EDGAR Next: Questions and Answers

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 1/31/2025

This year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is rolling out significant technical changes to its electronic filing system, EDGAR (which stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval), aimed at...more

Watch What You Say: SEC Enforcement Scrutinizes Cybersecurity Incident Disclosures

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/31/2025

On January 13, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a settled enforcement action against Ashford Inc. (“Ashford” or “the Company”), a company that provides products and services to the real estate and...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

SEC Actions in Review: What Officers and Directors Should Know for 2025

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/29/2025

As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, public company officers and directors must stay abreast of the enforcement priorities and expectations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Over the past year, the...more

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for December 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/28/2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •Insider trading charges against a professor overseeing...more

Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 1, January 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/23/2025

Welcome to our sixth volume and first issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have been publishing for six years and could not continue without our committed readers and your insights....more

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