News & Analysis as of

Climate Change Securities Litigation

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Climate and Carbon Litigation Trends

Litigation involving climate-related claims and initiatives remains a source of exposure for companies across all sectors. As the Trump administration reshuffles federal priorities, we expect that consumer litigation and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC ends defense of climate disclosure rules

On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end its defense of its Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors rules in the ongoing Eighth Circuit case Iowa v....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

March 2025 Insurance Update

Rivkin Radler LLP on

In this month’s update, we discuss cases involving related wrongful acts, wildfires, concealment of a weapon, concealment of climate risks, and road rage. We begin in Delaware, where the state’s high court determines...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Seeks to Pause Litigation Over Climate Disclosure Rule

Earlier this week, Mark Uyeda, the Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), began the process of unwinding that agency’s final climate disclosure rule enacted during the Biden administration. In a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Acting SEC Chairman Seeks Pause on Climate-Related Disclosure Rule Litigation

On February 11, 2025, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Mark Uyeda issued a statement directing the Commission staff to request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Cooley LLP

Acting SEC Chair seeks a pause in SEC climate disclosure rule litigation

Cooley LLP on

Yesterday, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda issued a statement advising that he is requesting that the Court presiding over the SEC’s climate disclosure rule litigation not “schedule the case for argument” in order to allow time...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2025 ESG + Sustainability Predictions

In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

ESG in 2025: What to Expect in Trump 2.0

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

With Trump’s impending inauguration, significant shifts in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies domestically are expected, as is the overall cultural and corporate mood for ESG. Companies can anticipate a...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Adopts Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

Latham & Watkins LLP on

On March 6,2024, in a 3-2 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: ESG

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs - Businesses can expect continued challenges to DEI programs, as emboldened opponents to these programs seek to expand the reach...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny Over Their ESG Disclosures — Including by ESG Critics

Key Points As public interest and scrutiny into environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise, companies face an ever-evolving landscape relating to their ESG disclosures. The Securities and Exchange...more

King & Spalding

ESG and Securities Litigation

King & Spalding on

Recent Trends Show Increased Focus on Allegations of "Greenwashing" Over the past few years, regulators, businesses, and the market in general have become increasingly focused on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Requiring Climate — Related Disclosures

Goodwin on

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Requiring Climate-Related Disclosures; Southern District of New York Dismisses Securities Fraud Claims Against U.S. Stock Exchanges for Lack of Standing; Southern District of New York Dismisses...more

Bracewell LLP

COVID, Climate Change and ESG – The Future of Disclosures, SEC Enforcement, and Securities Litigation

Bracewell LLP on

There can be no doubt 2021 is already shaping up to be a watershed year, including on the SEC enforcement and securities litigation fronts. Pressure from all directions has been coalescing to drive change in the way...more

Jones Day

2018–2019 Australian Class Actions Review

Jones Day on

This is Jones Day's fifth review of Australian class actions developments. The White Paper reviews the class actions that were commenced and settled in 2018–2019. The White Paper also examines the types of novel claims that...more

A&O Shearman

Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, June 2019

A&O Shearman on

U.S. DEVELOPMENTS - SEC and NYSE/Nasdaq Developments - SEC Proposes to Expand “Testing the Waters” Exemption to Permit Pre-Offering Communications - On 19 February 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Litigating Securities Fraud in the Climate-Change Era

Bennett Jones LLP on

Climate change disclosure is receiving greater attention from Canadian public companies and their investors. As various legal claims begin to shape the world of climate change litigation, both in and outside of Canada,...more

A&O Shearman

Governance & Securities Law Focus: Latin America Edition - May 2018

A&O Shearman on

This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments during the first quarter of 2018 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

10 Themes for 2018

Tax reform, shifting international dynamics, Trump administration goals and a potentially strong market for transactions all seem likely to impact business activity in 2018. Below are 10 areas to explore in our 10th annual...more

20 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide