FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
FCPA Compliance Report: Kristy Grant-Hart on A 360° Review of the Future of Compliance
Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org
Compliance Tip of the Day: Embedded Compliance
Innovation in Compliance: Strategic Compliance in Regulated Industries with Kerri Reuter
Daily Compliance News: April 22, 2025, The Upping Your Game Edition
Episode 365 -- Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Innovation in Compliance: The Strength Trap: When Being the Strong One Starts Breaking You – Part 3: Mastering Stress Communication with the C.A.R.E.S. Framework
Daily Compliance News: April 17, 2025, The Musk Fights BEE's Edition
Compliance into the Weeds: The Uncertain Future of Compliance Monitors under the Trump Administration
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits
Compliance Tip of the Day: Role of Compliance in Upcoming Trade Wars
Essentials for Balancing Taxes and Legal Risk
FCPA Compliance Report: AI, Data Compliance, and Ownership - A Conversation with Andrew Hopkins
Episode 364 -- Five Strategies to Mitigate a New Risk Environment
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI Playbook for Compliance Professionals
Compliance into the Weeds: Unsexy Keys to Data Analytics for Compliance Programs
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
Sunday Book Review: April 6, 2025, The Books on Culture Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) released a statement providing its views on disclosure requirements for Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets....more
How do you handle a mistake in a Form 10-Q? That depends on the type of mistake it is – and sometimes, the level of the mistake’s materiality. Sometimes companies may feel the need to amend their Form 10-Q – and the reasons...more
The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the clawback disclosures required in an...more
A few months ago, we put out our own set of a dozen FAQs about the clawback checkboxes on the Form 10-K cover page in this blog. Now, Corp Fin has issued six CDIs on the topic. The new CDIs, which are set forth below,...more
On April 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued six new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to the two clawback-related check boxes on...more
The proxy statement has become an integral component of a public company’s preparation for its annual meeting of shareholders. The rules and regulations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act),...more
Item 402(x) of Regulation S-K, introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 14, 2022, and effective for 2024 proxy statements, requires that public companies disclose detailed information about...more
The SEC, investment banks and other stakeholders are increasingly focused on cybersecurity in IPO companies given the potential financial, legal and reputational risks....more
On March 19, 2025, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded the confidential filing options, including...more
On March 3, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance, effective immediately, significantly expanding the ability of companies to...more
When finalizing proxy materials for annual shareholder meetings, we recommend that companies consider the recent changes to proxy disclosure requirements and other disclosure trends summarized in our December 11, 2024, client...more
Each year in our Annual Memo series, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form...more
On February 11, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to Regulation 13D-G beneficial ownership reporting by revising Question 103.11...more
The primary development in executive compensation disclosure for the 2025 proxy season is new Item 402(x) under Regulation S-K, relating to the disclosure of stock option grant timing policies and practices. Companies with...more
Like a fashion trend that never fails to come back in style (we look fabulous in baggy jeans, btw), we're revisiting SEC enforcement actions involving public company executive perquisites – or "perks" – a topic we have...more
With the annual reporting season coming up for calendar-year companies, we wanted to remind you that companies subject to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements are now required to: (i) disclose...more
In a settled enforcement action, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”), a payment processing company based in Pennsylvania, with failing to disclose payments made to immediate...more
This Client Alert provides an overview of new developments and highlights key considerations for calendar year-end public companies preparing their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for 2024 and proxy statements for annual meetings...more
As public company issuers prepare for the 2025 reporting season, issuers should be reminded (or made aware) of the new executive compensation-related disclosure requirements. On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange...more
Just in time for the commencement of proxy season we have this reminder from SEC Enforcement about disclosures of related-person transactions. Failure to properly report on a related-person transaction has been a subject of...more
Each year in our Annual Memo, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form 20-F....more
Here’s the deal: A Rule 10b5‐1 plan is a written securities trading plan that is designed to comply with Rule 10b5‐1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)....more
As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 en banc decision, vacated the approval of Nasdaq's board diversity rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court held that the...more