Avoiding a Bored Board
Compliance Tip of the Day: Rethinking Corporate AI Governance Through Design Intelligence
Daily Compliance News: July 21, 2025, The More Reasons Not to Go to China Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending July 19, 2025
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework - Part 5, People
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 4, Culture
Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 2, Oversight
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 1, Introduction
Daily Compliance News: July 14, 2025, The Secret Business Sauce-Reading Edition
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: July 11, 2025, The What is a COI Edition
Treating Compliance Like an Asset
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 5 – Monitoring Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 4 - Control Information and Communication
Everything Compliance: Episode 156, To Document or Not Edition
Daily Compliance News: June 26, 2025, The? Matt Galvin Honored Edition
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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: FTSE Women Leaders Review – February 2025 The latest report from...more
On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced a change to its voting policy with respect to board diversity. ISS will no longer consider the gender and racial and/or ethnic diversity of U.S. company...more
On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when making voting recommendations for directors at U.S. public companies. ISS’s press...more
The FCA’s focus, in the six years since #MeToo began, upon tackling ‘non-financial misconduct’ (broadly, poor interpersonal behaviour) in the financial services sector has sometimes been said to be a bit odd and/or not the...more
As part of its campaign promise to target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices, the new administration issued a January 21, 2025, Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as expected, has approved Nasdaq's recent proposal to remove the board diversity rule from its Listing Rules....more
On December 11, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacked statutory authority to approve Nasdaq’s board diversity rules. Subject to certain exceptions,...more
Last week, Nasdaq filed a proposed rules change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the board diversity rule from Nasdaq's Listing Rules....more
While much uncertainty lies ahead as we enter 2025, the coming year is sure to see further attacks on corporate DEI efforts nationwide. With President Trump returning to the White House, the federal government is set to take...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts a thoughtful discussion on diversity diversions and the future of DEI programs under the new administration....more
After various legal battles over the past four years, a recent en banc decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the Nasdaq board diversity proposal,...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more
As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more
A federal circuit court recently vacated a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order approving Nasdaq’s diversity rule for boards of directors of public companies....more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 en banc decision, vacated the approval of Nasdaq's board diversity rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court held that the...more
This guide discusses important themes from the 2024 proxy season and developing trends we are monitoring for 2025. It also includes a “housekeeping checklist” designed to assist you as you prepare your proxy statement. For...more
On December 11, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) order approving The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (Nasdaq) board diversity rules, holding that the...more
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With the most recent release of their annual review of disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions at Toronto Stock Exchange-listed issuers, the Canadian Securities Administrators have now...more
On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 vote, struck down The Nasdaq Stock Market's ("Nasdaq") board diversity rules, holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
In an en banc decision filed on December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) vacated the 2021 approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of rules adopted by The Nasdaq...more