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Selected Recent Developments for Public Companies

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Public companies should take note of several recent developments, including: ..Reversal of the Pegasystems trade secrets lawsuit that nevertheless preserves guidance to take care when describing litigation as “without...more

Alston & Bird

Navigating AI-Related Disclosure Challenges: Securities Filing, SEC Enforcement, and Shareholder Litigation Trends

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Companies’ accelerating reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) means heightened Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and shareholder plaintiff scrutiny. Our Securities Litigation Group underscores what companies need to...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Declaration of Non-Independents: A Survey of Non-Independent Directors at S&P 500 Companies

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Board composition remains a critical issue for public companies as investors and other stakeholders evaluate the skills, qualifications, and background of directors. It is well-known that stock exchange rules generally only...more

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Updates and Reminders for Upcoming Quarterly Filings

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As calendar-year companies prepare for upcoming quarterly reports, here are some updates and reminders...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Adopts New Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures; Lawsuits Challenge New Rules

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its highly anticipated climate-related disclosure rules. The rules faced public scrutiny since their proposal two years ago, with the SEC receiving more than...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures

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On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote along party lines, the SEC adopted the long-awaited final rules on climate-related disclosures. The proposed rules faced intense public scrutiny over the last two years, with the SEC receiving...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Adopts Landmark Climate Disclosure Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2024, adopted a new slate of standardized climate-related disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rules...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

Smith Anderson

Public Companies Update: Reminders for the 2024 Form 10-K and Proxy Statement Filing Season

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In this Client Alert, we highlight key considerations public companies should keep in mind when preparing their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements, including rule changes, recent guidance and reporting...more

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Dis-closing Time: Golden State Enacts Greenhouse Gas Reporting, Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements

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Thousands of companies that do business in California will soon face new climate reporting mandates following Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval of SB 253 (the “Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act”) and SB 261 (the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Timely ESG Updates for Public Companies Preparing Annual Reports

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Developments span the climate disclosure landscape, risk factor disclosure, and diversity-related efforts. In advance of the annual shareholder proposal and annual reporting preparation season, we believe that a number of...more

BakerHostetler

SEC Chief Accountant Warns About Need for Comprehensive Risk Assessments

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For years, regulators have emphasized that the starting point for maintaining an effective compliance program is understanding the particular risks the company faces. According to Munter, this same concept applies to...more

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The SEC Adopts Cybersecurity Disclosure Regime for Public Companies

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted enhanced disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting for public companies. The final rules...more

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The SEC's Proposed Cybersecurity Rules: Regulatory Delay Does Not Bless Standing By

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The SEC’s Cybersecurity Proposals - The SEC has proposed four rules designed to address cybersecurity risk and management, including incident reporting by public companies....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SEC’s Fast-Approaching Cybersecurity Overhaul for Public Companies and Regulated Entities

The SEC has nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and has aggressively pursued cyber-related enforcement actions against public companies and regulated entities. In a few months the SEC will finalize...more

Smith Anderson

Reminders for the 2023 Annual Report and Proxy Season

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As public companies prepare their 2022 annual reports and 2023 proxy statements, they will need to contend with a host of new requirements and disclosure updates stemming from the current geopolitical and economic...more

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PCAOB Releases New Audit Committee Resource

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The PCAOB recently released a new Audit Committee Resource, which sets forth questions that audit committee members may want to consider incorporating into their ongoing engagement with auditors. The categories of questions...more

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Releases Proposed Rule on Climate Risk Disclosure

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As previously reported, on March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to Regulations S-K and S-X that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in...more

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Litigation and Enforcement Impact of the SEC's Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosure, released March 21, 2022, represent a significant change in public company disclosure requirements and, if adopted, will have far-reaching...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Disclosing Climate-Related Risks and Metrics Under the SEC’s Proposed Rule

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What the proposed rule would mean for registrants and their filings with the SEC. The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s...more

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[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - April 26th, 7:55 am - 3:15 pm CDT

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG in 2022: 10 Things to Look Out For

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Corporate reporting (including SEC developments), climate change,  energy transition, supply chain management, and the mitigation of ESG-related litigation risk are expected to be the leading ESG themes of this year. As...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Log4j: Enforcement Risk for Public Companies

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The Apache Log4j vulnerability continues to command significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. In a recent interview, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - November 16th, 8:25 am - 2:15 pm CST

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Business Recovery and Return to Normal: ESG, Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Screening - Summer 2021

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Effective risk management balances risk exposures, benefits and expenditures. Establishing robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management capability is necessary for organizations to assess and address the...more

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