During the first quarter of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a flurry of proposed new rules and rule amendments. While the proposed rules on the enhancement and standardization of climate-related...more
4/8/2022
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BUSY FOURTH QUARTER FOR SEC STAFF -
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the comment period for its controversial compensation clawback rule that it initially proposed in 2015...more
1/25/2022
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In a move we expect will pave the road for an increase in proxy contests, on November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act...more
11/19/2021
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Chair Gensler warned us back on June 7, 2021 regarding his concerns with insider use of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans: “In my view, these plans have led to real cracks in our insider trading regime.”...more