As discussed in Foley’s Corporate Governance Update last month, SB 21: Delaware Responds In The DExit Battle, the Delaware legislature has been moving quickly to ensure that Delaware remains the preeminent home of choice for...more
4/7/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Business Litigation ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Rights
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the Commission) announced proposed amendments to its rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies...more
3/18/2022
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Factors ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order extending its prior conditional relief from SEC periodic reporting deadlines for public companies. The staff of the SEC’s Division of...more
The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to afflict companies in numerous ways. In the case of public companies, disclosure duties are implicated. No two companies are identical, so there is no “one-size-fits-all”...more
As the coronavirus (specifically, “COVID-19”) outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful...more
In 1932, Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means introduced the then-radical thesis that corporations are accountable not only to their stockholders, but also to other “stakeholders” such as customers, employees, suppliers and the...more
Historically, the proxy season for public companies ran from January through the spring, but it now has become a year-round concern. In a conversation with Mimesis Law’s Lee Pacchia, Foley Partner John Wilson explains how the...more