This is the final post in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year...
Politicians in Republican-led states have painted a target on environmental,...more
4/23/2024
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Asset Management ,
BlackRock ,
Business Litigation ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fund Managers ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tennessee ,
White Collar Crimes
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to climate-related risks, which are available here. The new rules will require extensive new disclosures, which in turn will require...more
3/11/2024
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
This is the first in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules...more
8/16/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Sustainability
On June 6, 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) proposed new auditing standards that would substantially broaden auditors’ responsibilities for considering an audit client’s noncompliance with laws...more
7/14/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Oversight Committee ,
PCAOB ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is the eighth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in False Claims Act enforcement. Up next: trends in Federal Cryptocurrency...more
In a recent post, we examined the growing clash within the SEC over whether to mandate and standardize disclosure by public companies of business impacts and risks associated with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...more