(Podcast) The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
Compliance into the Weeds: Leaving on a (Qatari) Jet Plane
LEGAL ALERT | NAD Finds Kevin Hart’s Social Media Disclosures Insufficient in Monitoring Decisions
Choosing Your LDA Reporting Path for 2025
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
Compliance Tip of the Day: Clarifying Compliance Mandates
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
Compliance Tip of the Day: Corporate Leaks and Compliance
Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
(Podcast) The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 2 (Archive)
The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 2 (Archive)
AI Washing: Simple Guidance to Avoid Risk
Tech Debt is Common. What does it mean for IPO readiness from a cybersecurity perspective?
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
Mitigating Political-Law Risk
The Preferred Return Podcast | AIFMD II – Implementation Begins
Why ESG Matters?
Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules
On January 17, 2025, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for allegedly making materially misleading statements relating to capital gains distributions...more
Securities-related regulatory action regarding “AI washing” has been increasing in the United States, serving as a warning of potential future developments in Canada. AI washing, as defined by the Canadian Securities...more
We are pleased to announce the launch of MoFo’s new quarterly newsletter highlighting the most important developments in federal securities and Delaware corporate litigation. In this first edition, we provide a rundown of the...more
After hearing argument earlier this month in a widely followed securities law case concerning risk-factor disclosures of public companies, the U.S. Supreme Court last week decided it should not have agreed to hear the case...more
On September 4, 2024, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Chair Gary Gensler reiterated concerns about artificial intelligence-related ("AI") disclosures and the need for companies to communicate accurately about...more
What Happened? As Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group reported, the number of securities class actions based on AI-related allegations is rising. With six new filings in the first half of 2024 and at least five more...more
In the July edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations related to the cybersecurity disclosure rules and the recent SEC...more
ESG stands for “environmental, social, and governance.” Though often overlooked, two recent cases — Spence v. American Airlines and Exxon v. Arjuna Capital, LLC — focus on G’s place in the ESG initialism. Here, we break...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
Several recent lawsuits, and comments by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), underscore the increasing litigation and regulatory scrutiny concerning the use of artificial...more
On January 16, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Case Number 22-1165, Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., et al. v. Moab Partners, L.P., et al. Before the Court was whether a “failure to make a disclosure under...more
2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case this term involving the circuit split over the types of disclosures that private plaintiffs can enforce under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 10(b)...more
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more
The softening D&O market has continued into 2023, with 91% of our clients experiencing a cost reduction in their renewal in the first half of the year. Self-insured retentions have also continued to fall. The soft market is a...more
On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, in which it unanimously held that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 does not strip state...more
Counsel for public companies—it may be time to take another look at your litigation disclosures. A recent federal district court opinion held that one company’s use of the phrase “without merit” to describe ongoing litigation...more
On Friday, May 12, 2023, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it had filed a lawsuit against the SEC to prevent implementation of the SEC’s new Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rules, which KMK has recently...more
Now is the Time to Guard Against Reckless Banking Legislation - “Only a structural change to the way Congress acts on financial regulation will prevent future losses.” Why this is important: An old adage is that...more
Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more
More than a year after creating its Climate and ESG Task Force in March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG-related enforcement goals are finally being realized. The SEC recently brought a fraud action against...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) was established by the passage of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 following the stock market crash of 1929.sec The Act gave the newly formed SEC power to regulate the...more
Rhode Island Federal Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Against CVS Arising From Statements Made After Omnicare Acquisition; SEC Division of Corporation Finance Suggests Companies Issue Additional Disclosures When...more
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton are producing a series of podcasts to discuss litigation topics that have been brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic and how businesses might be able to prepare and respond. ...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a disclosure nightmare for public companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recognized this challenge and, to its credit, has provided relief to public companies by, among...more