On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a lengthy opinion, vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules in Alliance for Fair...more
12/24/2024
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Board of Directors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
En Banc Review ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Nasdaq ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Vacated
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new climate reporting bills into law: Senate Bill (SB) 261, Greenhouse gases: climate-related financial risk and SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data...more
What: Twice this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled actions against entities for violating SEC Rule 21F-17(a) related to language in their separation agreements, including one against a...more
In today's interconnected world, the realms of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and political law have become inextricably entwined, shaping the landscape of responsible business practices and governmental...more
What: On June 22, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against The Brink's Company (Brinks) for requiring employees to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibited disclosure of any financial...more
On the second episode of this series, Kevin Muhlendorf and Holly Wilson provide updates from the first quarter of 2022. The pair covers the SEC’s recent aggressive approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...more
As we expected to see in 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing an aggressive push in policing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related matters. In just the first few months of this...more
In this episode, Wiley’s Kevin Muhlendorf and Holly Wilson discuss what 2022 will bring for Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues at the SEC, including expected activities by the SEC’s ESG Task Force...more
In March 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created a Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force (ESG Task Force) within the Division of Enforcement, the purpose of which is to...more
1/7/2022
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proxy Voting ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability