Legal Risk Management Forum: panel highlights
Public companies in the U.S. could soon be freed of the obligation to report financial information every quarter. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has indicated it will support shifting to a semiannual reporting...more
The Polsinelli | TrBK Distress Indices are prepared and published quarterly. The indices are contrarian measures of economic performance, and are intended to reflect the level of economic distress in the U.S. economy by...more
Directors and officers are no strangers to consequential decisions—where to incorporate, how to pursue growth, how far to go on ESG disclosures. Each choice shapes the company’s relationship with investors....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is actively evaluating whether to transition from the current quarterly reporting regime for domestic public companies to a semiannual reporting framework. Although no formal...more
In April, companies were faced with addressing the impacts of tariffs and a global trade war, as discussed in our April 8, 2025 post. Companies now find themselves grappling with the need to re-address these issues in light...more
On June 5, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) unanimously vacated the “Private Fund Adviser Rules,” which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)...more
On March 28, 2024, CMS issued its fiscal year (FY) 2025 prospective payment system (PPS) proposed payment rule for inpatient psychiatric hospitals (IPFs). The proposed rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register...more
As calendar-year companies prepare for upcoming quarterly reports, here are some updates and reminders...more
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules that increase public company reporting requirements regarding climate change. The new rules, which the SEC originally proposed in March 2022,...more
Starting in the first quarter of 2024, employers must report Standard Occupational Code (SOC) information for their employees in the quarterly wage file reports due by April 30, 2024. In May 2023, Governor Henry McMaster...more
We had previously reported that beginning with the next annual report on Form 10-K, most US-listed issuers would be required to make more extensive disclosures on their share repurchase programs and insider transactions...more
Clawback Rules. As previously discussed in last Winter’s Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC") adopted final rules in October 2022 directing the NYSE and Nasdaq to adopt listing standards that...more
As we have discussed in earlier Client Alerts, on August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to...more
On October 19, 2023, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NOPR”) proposing various changes to its Electric Quarterly Report (“EQR”) filing requirements. According to FERC, the proposed changes are designed to update...more
Stock Market Commentary - The S&P 500 Index fell 3.30% during the third quarter of 2023, with growth stocks losing slightly less than value stocks. Interest rate–sensitive stocks in the utilities and real estate sectors...more
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
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently finalized sweeping new rules for private fund advisers (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The PFA Rules...more
Part 2 of the Paul Hastings’ Investment Funds and Private Capital team’s review of the new Private Fund Rules explores the new rules in-depth, and provides additional perspective on market practices that may evolve in...more
On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) passed a final rule significantly increasing oversight and expanding compliance obligations for all private fund advisers, including exempt reporting advisers (ERAs)...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) that will increase the regulation of private fund...more
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) finalized new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) to enhance the regulation of private fund...more
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted three to two (Commissioners Peirce and Uyeda dissenting) to adopt new and amended rules (Final Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers...more
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the enactment of a series of new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act). We refer to these...more
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules and rule amendments (the “Final Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) to enhance the regulation of private fund...more
On August 23, 2023, the SEC voted (3-2) to adopt new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 applicable to private fund advisers (available here), which were initially proposed in February 2022. The...more