Vinson & Elkins partners Jason Halper, Kaam Sahely, and Francisco J. Morales Barrón — adjunct professors at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — sit down for conversation on why they teach and how they approach...more
1/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Law Students ,
Legal Technology ,
Mergers ,
Professors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability
With Trump’s impending inauguration, significant shifts in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies domestically are expected, as is the overall cultural and corporate mood for ESG. Companies can anticipate a...more
1/16/2025
/ California ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
State Attorneys General ,
Sustainability
On January 7, 2025, Vice Chancellor Glasscock issued a 68-page post-trial decision in Manti Holdings, LLC v. The Carlyle Group Inc., in which he rejected plaintiffs’ claims of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the...more
1/14/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
On November 8, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settled enforcement action (the “SEC Order”) against Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), an investment advisory firm, for making misleading...more
11/14/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
False Statements ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)