Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Mississippi and Georgia
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 23, 2025
Data Driven Compliance: The Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense: Insights for US General Counsels with Mike DeBernardis
Culture Crafters: Building a Culture of Accountability in the Face of Disasters
Operationalizing Trust at Scale: Evolving Compliance: Neta Meidav on the Diligent Acquisition and AI Integration
Innovation in Compliance: Gaurav Kapoor on Risk Management and the Role of AI in GRC
FCPA Compliance Report: Accountability in Times of Crisis: A Conversation with Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein
Sunday Book Review: August 17, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: How a CFO Views Compliance and Risk
Data Driven Compliance – James Tillen on the Importance of Cross-Functional Collaboration in Complying with the FTPF Offense
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 57 — The Tom on His Highhorse Edition
AI Today in 5: August 15, 2025, The AI as Boss Episode
What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Daily Compliance News: August 14, 2025 The End of Dial Up Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day - Extending Compliance Value Across Your Organization
Daily Compliance News: August 11, 2025, The Boss Doesn’t Work Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Design - Centric Internal Controls
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’ Investigative Techniques for Today’s Challenges
FCPA Compliance Report - Episode 770 - Integrating ESG in Global Outsourcing: Insights from Inge Zwick
Prior to the early 1900s, New Jersey was the preferred state of incorporation for U.S. businesses. Eager to cash in on America’s epic industrialization via franchise tax revenues, Delaware directly challenged New Jersey’s...more
In our previous client alert, The Rise of the “Occasional Activist,” we discussed the increase in shareholder activism through 2022 by “occasional activists” – investors who are not funds dedicated to activist strategies or...more
Following the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests against racial inequity in 2020, many companies increased their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as well as their external...more
Amid new regulations, increased enforcement and litigation, and higher stakeholder scrutiny, companies will need to adopt an integrated and nuanced approach to ESG. In some ways, 2023 was a challenging year for ESG. This...more
On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new final rules after an extended period of public comments and review, requiring public companies to: •Disclose information regarding executed corporate share...more
The number of shareholder proposals made by activist shareholders, votes against management proposals and the number of publicly listed companies facing shareholder proposal continues its upward trend....more
To prepare for 2023, reporting companies should be aware of applicable SEC filing deadlines and financial statement “staleness” dates, as well as regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation and contents of disclosures...more
As companies grapple with the business challenges that rising interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook present, there are the inevitable questions about whether companies should worry less about environmental, social...more
On October 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two orders broadening the definition of “affiliate” under federal electric regulations. Pursuant to Evergy Kansas Cent., Inc. and TransAlta Energy...more
On October 13, 2022, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, First Department, unanimously reversed a trial court decision and dismissed a breach of fiduciary duty action brought by...more
Russia's actions in Ukraine fueled an unprecedented rally in mineral and metal prices earlier this year, with multiple metals breaking historical records. However, this rally was short-lived. Within six months, metal prices...more
Investors and shareholders are more frequently requesting racial equity audits of large companies to demonstrate their attention to ESG and DEI goals. Moore & Van Allen PLLC attorneys Valecia M. McDowell and Elena F. Mitchell...more
The “Great Resignation” as it has been called reflects the large number of employees leaving the traditional workforce, and many of those departing employees are leaving hourly or salaried positions to start their own new...more
Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more
Throughout the last few years, investors, proxy advisors, governance professionals and a number of stakeholders have expressed a keen interest in how companies are managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more
Environmental, social, and governance factors (“ESG”) have pushed to the forefront of the SEC’s attention in recent years. In September, building on prior guidance, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a sample...more
Alston & Bird will host this live seminar from our Atlanta office in addition to a live webcast. Learn about key developments and issues facing companies and investors and what you need to do to prepare for the 2022 proxy...more
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks cannot be effectively managed as an isolated function within a company, nor are they issues only for publicly traded companies. ESG is front and center for organizations of...more