Amidst challenges and conflicting demands from a variety of stakeholders, technology and life sciences companies have increased their voluntary disclosure regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. Despite...more
4/12/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Technology
A Look at the Disclosure Practices of Small and Mid-Size Companies -
In our report we continue to look at the progress that smaller public biotech companies have made in their reporting on environmental, social and...more
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules (the Amendments) that amend Regulation 13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), which provide companies, and the...more
10/17/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Investors ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders
As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more
8/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
On July 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to enhance and standardize public company disclosure of cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance.
In particular, the rules,...more
8/1/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns and how companies respond to them continue to generate scrutiny from a large number of stakeholders. Last year, in our ESG in Silicon Valley: A Look at the ESG Disclosure...more
4/5/2023
/ Business Strategies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and new disclosure requirements designed to enhance investor...more
12/20/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Amended Rules ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Directors ,
Disclosure ,
Insider Trading ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules directing the national securities exchanges to create listing standards requiring listed companies to develop and implement policies that...more
11/1/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 10-K ,
Incentive Compensation ,
New Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Stock Prices ,
Tax Code
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules and amendments to enhance and standardize the reporting on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents disclosed by public companies....more
3/11/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Throughout the last few years, investors, proxy advisors, governance professionals and a number of stakeholders have expressed a keen interest in how companies are managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more
3/7/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector