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SEC Disclosure and Proxy Matters Under the Trump Administration

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Public companies are revisiting their disclosures to keep up with recent EOs and SEC developments this proxy season....more

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Securities Law Update - March 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Fenwick Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 8 in Review: Legal Challenges Abound Amid Continued Rollbacks

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The Trump administration continues to rollback policies on DEI and banking regulation while facing various lawsuits over its personnel, spending, and immigration actions....more

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Part Two: Sustainability Recalibration: What Insurers and Policyholders Should Know About ESG Under Trump 2.0

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition

Welcome to this Edition of award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, we have the quartet of Matt Kelly, Karen Woody, Karen Moore, all hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. They all look at various issues...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition

Welcome to this Edition of Everything Compliance, Shout Outs, and Rants. In this episode, we have the full gang of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, Tom Fox, and Karen Moore. 1. Karen Moore shouts...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

10 Disclosure Considerations for Public Companies Given Trump’s and DOJ’s Outlook on “Illegal DEI”

As we previously explained, Trump issued a handful of executive orders aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs and policies within the federal government and encouraged the private sector...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 6 in Review: Tracking Moves on Healthcare, National Security, Government Contracts, and DEI

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The administration also turned its focus to copper imports, bird flu, and a proposed new path to American citizenship....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Environmental and Social Developments

2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Impact of DEI-Related Executive Orders on Disclosures in Recent Public Company Annual Reports

President Trump’s executive orders aimed at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and policies, including the executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity” (Executive...more

Cooley LLP

Public Companies Update – February 2025 One-Minute Reads

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ISS issues statement regarding consideration of diversity factors in US director election assessments - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that due to the recent increased attention on diversity, equity and...more

Dechert LLP

Post-Election Regulatory Changes to Corporate Governance Mirror Broader Political Shift

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Significant post-election shifts in corporate governance policy are already occurring among regulators, self-regulatory organizations and proxy advisors. The SEC will no longer litigate its climate disclosure rules,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Reminders for the 2025 Reporting Season

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

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Is Lack Of Diversity The Cause Of DExit?

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Suddenly, DExit has moved from the theoretical to the real.  Over the last several months, several publicly traded companies have filed proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission that include proposals to...more

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Proxy Season and the Administration’s New DEI Order

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As part of its campaign promise to target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices, the new administration issued a January 21, 2025, Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Proposal to Remove Board Diversity Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as expected, has approved Nasdaq's recent proposal to remove the board diversity rule from its Listing Rules....more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC’s Approval of Nasdaq’s Diversity Rules

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On December 11, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacked statutory authority to approve Nasdaq’s board diversity rules. Subject to certain exceptions,...more

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Nasdaq Proposes Eliminating Board Diversity Disclosure Rule

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Last week, Nasdaq filed a proposed rules change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the board diversity rule from Nasdaq's Listing Rules....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 Insights: A First Look at Trump’s Second Term

As we step into a new year, the potential shifts under a second Trump administration loom large. Our 2025 Insights publication analyzes the impacts these changes could have on both U.S. and global business environments,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Constangy’s 10 must-read articles of 2024

As we welcome 2025, here are 10 must-read Constangy bulletins and blog posts from 2024, highlighting insights that guided our readers through important legal developments, workplace issues, and the challenges in cybersecurity...more

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[Podcast] Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies- Mandatory Metrics for NASDAQ Listed Companies

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts an in-depth discussion about mandatory diversity metrics and their relevance following the Fifth Circuit’s...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

On the 2025 compensation committee agenda

In 2025, the business environment will continue to be challenging, with increasing uncertainty and disruptions impacting companies and their employees. Emerging technologies are rapidly retooling, if not revolutionizing,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Fifth Circuit rejects Nasdaq's board diversity rule approved by SEC

After various legal battles over the past four years, a recent en banc decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the Nasdaq board diversity proposal,...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more

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