If enacted, the amendments would significantly impact the risk-benefit considerations for public and private companies contemplating reincorporation or going public in a different jurisdiction. ...more
2/25/2025
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Business Entities ,
Capital Markets ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mergers ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response -
The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more
11/13/2024
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
D&O Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure-to-File ,
Form 8-K ,
Investors ,
Materiality ,
Misleading Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders
SEC Wins “Shadow Trading” Case -
The SEC notched a major win in its recent Panuwat case, described as the first-ever “shadow trading” enforcement action. After a biotech executive learned about his company’s imminent...more
4/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cyber Threats ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FinCEN ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The message that environmental, social, and governance issues can drive stockholder value resonates ever more clearly today.
In 2017, Latham lawyers discussed how directors can use environmental, social, and governance...more