On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order (the “Order”) providing that, subject to certain conditions, public companies and other persons required to make filings with the SEC, would...more
This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Practice for US public companies in preparation for the 2020 annual reporting and proxy season.
Section I of this memo describes our...more
On September 6, 2019, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced1 two significant changes to the Rule 14a-8 no-action process...more
In light of the increased spotlight on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) disclosures, White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group conducted a survey of environmental and social (“E&S”) disclosures in the...more
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On February 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance ("Corp Fin") posted two identical Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DIs") relating to diversity disclosure under Items...more