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ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
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On Sept. 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 219, a bill that, among other things, affirms the mandatory disclosure deadlines for California’s landmark carbon accounting laws. In addition to...more
Less than a year after their adoption, California has amended two landmark corporate climate disclosure laws. The changes come after California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 219 (SB 219), which provides...more
With the end of the third quarter quickly approaching, companies may want to consider the following for their upcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q...more
As we previously reported in October 2023, the California legislature adopted three significant climate disclosure laws...more
In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate‐Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), jointly referred to as the Climate Accountability...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of the Ninth Circuit’s decisions in the Facebook and NVIDIA putative securities class action cases. Our Securities Litigation Group breaks down the potentially far-ranging...more
A recent paper by four law professors takes a look at risk factor disclosures in Form 10-Qs and 10-Ks filed by 3,000 firms from January 2020 through the end of 2023. Stephen Choi, Mitu Gulati, Xuan Liu, and Adam...more
With the 2023 annual report season upon us, it is time for companies to take stock of risk factors for 10-Ks and 20-Fs, and consider whether recent economic, political, technological, and regulatory developments have had (or...more
Expansive requirements will apply to large public and private companies doing business in California and indirectly impact businesses in their value chain - On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two...more
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) voted to announce proposed rule changes on October 2, 2023, that would significantly change the disclosure requirements applicable to registered commodity pool...more
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The FRC has set out its expectations, in its Annual Review of Corporate Reporting, for the coming reporting season amidst the current economic background of high inflation, high interest rates and ongoing economic...more
Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States. GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more
When organizations need to certify that their employees and their activities are all accounted for, they often send out a quarterly or annual certification to confirm that: But how do risk and legal teams manage an intake of...more
In our Snapshot: Risk Factor Trends—Part 1 post, we reviewed the risk factor disclosures of 30 of the Lonergan Silicon Valley 150 (SV150) companies to see whether the length of the risk factor disclosure, both in terms of the...more
In 2020, we published our inaugural Risk Factor Trends Report, which summarized the risk factor disclosure practices of the Lonergan Silicon Valley 150 (SV150) prior to the amendments to Item 105, Risk factors, of Regulation...more
Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries – it is a risk that cannot be ignored. In particular, cybersecurity risk can no longer be ignored in the deal lifecycle...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more
This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2023 annual reporting season....more
In light of the dislocation experienced by the crypto industry in recent months, as demonstrated through a number of highly publicized bankruptcies causing "widespread disruption" in the space, on December 8, 2022, the...more
The Annual Report season will soon be upon us, and it is important to assess a company's risk factors at the outset and whether recent developments, including those relating to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health...more
Today marks the 52nd Earth Day celebration, initially commenced in 1970 as citizens around the nation, and the world, gathered to demand stronger protection for the environment: cleaner water, air and land. As in 1970, the...more
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
This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2022 annual reporting season. This memo describes our key considerations for...more