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V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2024

The first half of 2024 was eventful in the world of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”). Although ESG continued to lose the market tailwinds that have pushed it forward in recent years, regulatory pressures both...more

Out from the Shadows: The SEC Succeeds on Shadow Insider Trading Theory

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a victory in a closely-watched trial when a jury found Matthew Panuwat liable for insider trading based on a “shadow trading” theory. The jury’s verdict, as well as increased...more

SEC’s Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

After much anticipation, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released its Final Rule—The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—mandating...more

Double-Edged Disclosure: Navigating 10-K Season with the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Public companies are now required to comply with new cybersecurity disclosure requirements in their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2023. In preparing this cybersecurity...more

SEC Postpones Effective Date of Share Repurchase Disclosure Rule

The SEC announced on November 22, 2023, an order staying its share repurchase disclosure rule pending further SEC action. Companies therefore do not need to comply with the rule’s previous compliance date subject to further...more

[Webinar] New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements - November 7th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Please join us for one of our Technology Series webinars where the Vinson & Elkins team will be giving an overview of the new SEC cybersecurity disclosure requirements for public companies....more

[Hybrid Event] Securities Lawyer Nightmares: 13 Mistakes that Keep Securities Lawyers Up at Night - October 13th, Dallas, TX

Join Vinson & Elkins securities lawyers to discuss the 13 mistakes that keep us up at night. Topics include missed 8-Ks, CEO tweets, website mismanagement, voting disclosure and counting, registration statement overissuances,...more

SEC Finalizes Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies: What's New, What's Not, and What’s Next

On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to approve final rules governing cybersecurity disclosures of public companies (“Final Rules”). The Final Rules make meaningful changes to the current and...more

V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Summer 2023

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 Wait is Over: SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rules

Final rules to modernize share repurchase disclosure will go into effect for the first periodic report that covers the first full fiscal quarter that begins on or after October 1, 2023. For calendar-year companies, that first...more

[Webinar] Navigating the 2023 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season - November 17th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

In this program, we will focus on SEC developments affecting, and practical aspects of preparing for, public companies’ annual meetings and annual reports, including compensation, shareholder proposals and corporate...more

[Webinar] Navigating the 2022 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season - January 12th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

In this program, we will focus on SEC developments affecting, and practical aspects of preparing for, public companies’ annual meetings and annual reports, including key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) themes. We...more

The SEC Sets the Pendulum Swinging With Proposed Proxy Advice Amendments

On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the SEC proposed rule amendments to the rules governing proxy voting advice that would rescind significant portions of the two rules applicable to proxy voting advice that were adopted by the...more

Taking The Meeting Out Of Annual Meetings: Exploring Virtual Meeting Options In The Age Of Coronavirus

As proxy season and the coronavirus pandemic collide over the next few months, travel restrictions, quarantines and health concerns are complicating many public companies’ plans for their annual stockholder meetings. Many...more

SEC Disclosures Test Positive For Coronavirus

As the global incidence of COVID-19 (or coronavirus disease 2019) grows, companies are feeling real effects from what seemed like a hypothetical risk a short time ago. They must quickly evaluate risks to and effects on their...more

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