Developments in securities litigation move fast, and not all of them matter equally. Each month, Alto Litigation curates and summarizes the cases, rulings, and regulatory actions most likely to shape risk and strategy in the...more
On May 29, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed to rescind in their entirety the climate-related disclosure rules it adopted in March 2024 (the 2024 rules)....more
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed rule amendments to streamline filer statuses for 1934 Act reporting companies....more
Last Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed the repeal of its 2024 climate disclosure rules. In this post, we discuss the rescission proposal and what it means for climate disclosure by US...more
Episode 2 of SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ new podcast “Material Matters” featured Corp Fin Director Jim Moloney. Here’s ten things that Jim said during the 25-minute podcast:...more
In March 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed sweeping climate-related disclosure requirements that would have required registrants to include extensive climate-related information in...more
The Proposed Rules would extend reduced executive compensation disclosure requirements to a significant number of public companies....more
On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed sweeping changes to its current filing status rules – arguably the most significant overhaul in decades....more
Here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert penned by Ali Murata and Michael Bergmann: “According to the SEC, the percentage of issuers entitled to scaled disclosure relief would increase from 44% to 81% of registrants....more
As previously reported in Proskauer’s client alert (available here), on May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant amendments to its public company reporting framework to simplify the...more
The SEC proposed two significant rulemakings that would (i) expand access to short-form registrations on Form S-3 while also modernizing offering communication restrictions and (ii) collapse the four existing filer categories...more
On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to substantially simplify its domestic public company filer status framework and extend existing scaled disclosure and other accommodations,...more
With summer just around the corner, the SEC made one final attempt at spring cleaning by proposing sweeping reforms to the public company reporting framework and reduced disclosure obligations for most public companies....more
Over the past several months, and most recently in a series of statements delivered at the April 2026 Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting (the SBCAFC Meeting), SEC leaders have articulated a consistent...more
Following the Trump administration’s advocacy for semi-annual reporting, on May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to allow public companies subject to quarterly reporting under...more
Now that the SEC has proposed rulemaking permitting semiannual reporting, companies should consider what changes might be coming as next steps. Semiannual reporting is likely only the first step in a potentially major...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has proposed amendments to Rule 13a-13 and Rule 15d-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) to give public companies the option to file one interim...more
The SEC, under Chairman Paul Atkins, is pursuing a sweeping deregulatory agenda aimed at simplifying public company disclosure obligations, promoting capital formation, scaling requirements to company size, and refocusing the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, and this addendum of FY 2025 enforcement statistics....more
On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed what may be the most significant change to periodic reporting requirements in more than 50 years. The proposal would allow U.S. public companies to...more
On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments that would allow public companies the option of filing one semiannual interim report on a new Form 10-S, instead of three quarterly reports on...more
On May 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the second episode of its podcast, Material Matters, with Chairman Paul S. Atkins hosting Jim Moloney, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance (the...more
On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would give companies the option to file semiannual reports on new Form 10-S rather than quarterly reports on Form 10-Q to...more
On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would allow Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) reporting companies to file semiannual reports on a new Form...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a suite of rule amendments on May 5, 2026, that would permit public companies to optionally file one semiannual report each year on a new Form 10-S to fulfill interim...more