In an effort to reverse corporate departures from Delaware, its state legislature amended the Delaware General Corporation Law to overturn multiple Chancery Court decisions....more
5/27/2025
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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
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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
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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two statutes that will require certain companies doing business in California to disclose their GHG emissions (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk...more
12/1/2023
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