Corporate Governance

SEC, EU, International Regulators Act on ESG Disclosures, Guidance

SEC, EU, International Regulators Act on ESG Disclosures, Guidance

Law firm Debevoise and Plimpton highlighted several recent international developments in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space in the […]

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Guiding the Board: The GC’s Role in Navigating AI Strategy and Compliance

Given the increasingly widespread use of generative artificial intelligence in corporate environments, it’s likely that most general counsel have already […]

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Securities Lawsuit Targeting Stanley Black & Decker Cites “Macro Factors”

A securities lawsuit targeting Stanley Black & Decker, a U.S.-based tool manufacturer said to be worth more than $11 billion, […]

Strategic Approaches to Law Firm Budgeting: Navigating Client Development Challenges

SEC Final Pay vs. Performance Disclosure Rules: Planning for the 2023 Proxy Season and Investor Reactions

A new financial reporting challenge is looming for publicly traded companies: compliance with the most significant change in executive compensation […]

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Risk Oversight On The Director’s Plate

The Caremark decision in the Delaware Court of Chancery Court (1996) set a high bar for assigning personal liability to […]

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SEC Hardball In Recent Video Game Enforcement Action

A Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action against behemoth gaming company Activision is based on an expansive reading of at […]

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Private Equity Firms Advised To Revisit Their Insurance Profile

Under renewed scrutiny from the SEC, the risk profile of private equity firms has expanded dramatically and as a result […]

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ESG Unpacked: It’s A Political Firecracker.

The acronym ESG (“environmental, social, and governance”) has become a shorthand term for social responsibility and a “nebulous concept with […]

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D&O Claims Re Cyber & Crypto Are Up; For SPACs, Down

Tapping coverage dispute attorneys and experts from the insurance industry, a post from Business Insurance says that cyber and crypto […]

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SEC Said To Be Hedging On Proposed Climate-Disclosure Rule

Concerned about a potential barrage of lawsuits, SEC Commissioner Gary Gensler is considering backing off on pending climate-action disclosure requirements. […]

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