In the latest episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Anne Bruno to discuss public company DEI reporting in today’s evolving federal legal landscape. This episode is part...more
In June 2023, Mintz published an article entitled “A Quantitative Analysis of Comment Letters Issued by the SEC Concerning Climate Change Disclosures” (the June 2023 Article), which analyzed the comment letters related to...more
2/20/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
Every year, Mintz provides analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and their annual shareholder...more
The new accelerated filing deadlines for ownership reporting on Schedule 13G go into effect today, September 30, 2024. Current Schedule 13G filers must assess their amendment obligations with respect to material changes that...more
Last week, Erik Gerding, Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division), issued a statement providing clarification regarding the disclosure of cybersecurity incidents by reporting companies. This...more
6/4/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
Investors ,
New Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure
A number of significant regulatory, legal, market, and ESG-related developments and issues will affect how public companies approach the upcoming year-end reporting process. As in past years, Mintz has prepared an in-depth...more
12/18/2023
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Clawbacks ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Nasdaq ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Trading Plans ,
Year-End Planning
On October 10, 2023, as part of an effort to modernize beneficial ownership reporting requirements to align with today’s dynamic markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments...more
10/25/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Final Rules ,
New Amendments ,
Passive Investments ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Transparency
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to impose new conditions to the availability of the Rule 10b5-1...more
12/27/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Certifications ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 10-Q ,
Good Faith ,
Insider Trading ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 16 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 was recently signed into law creating two important changes in executive compensation, which we outline below.
The Tax Bill Permits Certain Employees to Elect to Defer Taxation of Qualified...more
1/3/2018
/ CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform