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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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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

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

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

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

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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Preparing for the 2025 proxy season

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This guide discusses important themes from the 2024 proxy season and developing trends we are monitoring for 2025. It also includes a “housekeeping checklist” designed to assist you as you prepare your proxy statement. For...more

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Sustainability Spotlight - Q2 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. This...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - June 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Boards Face ESG Pressure From Both the Left and Right

Over the past decade, environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics have featured heavily in social and political discourse. ESG has also become prominent in the boardroom as directors navigate how best to address...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 3, March 2024

Welcome to our third issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In honor of last week’s Women in Construction Week, last Friday’s International Women’s Day, and Women’s History...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: ESG

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs - Businesses can expect continued challenges to DEI programs, as emboldened opponents to these programs seek to expand the reach...more

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Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

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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

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Vinson & Elkins' Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2023

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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more

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Time to Get Ready for the 2024 Reporting Season

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As companies look ahead to the upcoming proxy and annual report season, the SEC has generated a number of new items to add to your compliance checklist – in addition to those covered in last year's list. Those items, along...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Updates for the Upcoming 2022 Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 20-F

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more

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Preparation for 2022 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2023 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Public companies initiating the year-end reporting process will need to consider, and in many cases take steps to address, a number of significant developments and issues. To assist companies in this process, Mintz has...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Proxy Advisors Update Voting Guidelines for 2023 Focusing on Board Diversity, Officer Exculpation and ESG Oversight

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy advisors in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. Their voting...more

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Draft SEC Five-Year Strategic Plan Emphasizes Importance of Climate Disclosures

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Recently, the SEC issued its five-year strategic plan for public comment.  This strategic plan covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from adapting to new technology to plans for increasing internal SEC workforce...more

BCLP

ESG Aspirations vs. Operations - Momentum in Emerging Greenwashing & Diligence Risks

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Increasing focus on ESG related progress is both commendable and imperative. The scrutiny extends beyond renewables, alternative energy, industrials and carbon impact, to all facets of global business including banks and...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

California Court Strikes Down Board Diversity Law: Now What?

Jen Rubin, chair of Mintz’s ESG practice group, looks at the recent California court decision striking down the state’s law mandating corporate board seats for underrepresented communities. She says boards still need to...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ESG Voting Policy Updates for the 2022 Proxy Season

This client alert provides an overview of recent key updates on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters from the leading proxy advisory firms and major institutional investors. We also address updated guidance by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investors Press for Progress on ESG Matters, and SEC Prepares To Join the Fray

Takeaways - The SEC plans to propose an array of new disclosure requirements relating to ESG matters. A record number of shareholder proposals involving environmental and social issues won majority support in 2021. ...more

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