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[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/10/2025

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2024

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/18/2024

The first half of 2024 was eventful in the world of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”). Although ESG continued to lose the market tailwinds that have pushed it forward in recent years, regulatory pressures both...more

Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers

K&L Gates LLP on 2/7/2024

Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more

ESG Reporting for Private Companies

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/22/2023

As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more

SEC Adopts Guidance Likely to Lead to More Policy-Related Shareholder Proposals

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/10/2021

On November 3, 2021, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (the New SLB), which will make it more difficult for companies to exclude social...more

Q&A: The case for a market-wide approach to sustainable business practices

White & Case LLP on 9/8/2021

Frederick Alexander, Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Shareholder Commons—a nonprofit organization focused on issues and structures for a sustainable, just economy— discusses how systemic changes can help companies...more

ESG Claims in an Era of Heightened Regulatory and Litigation Risks

Perkins Coie on 7/21/2021

From investors and shareholders to customers and employees, key stakeholders are increasingly demanding both corporate action and broad-based public disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As...more

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/30/2020

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

E&S Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings 2018 – 2019

White & Case LLP on 6/27/2019

In light of the increased spotlight on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) disclosures, White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group conducted a survey of environmental and social (“E&S”) disclosures in the...more

Preparing for the Shareholder Proposal Season

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/21/2018

On November 13, 2018, Skadden held our webinar “Preparing for the Shareholder Proposal Season.” The panelists were Peter da Silva Vint, Vice President of BlackRock’s Americas Investment Stewardship Group; Michael Garland,...more

SEC’s Mixed Guidance on Apple Environmental and Human Rights Shareholder Proposals Provides Clarification on CSR Proposals

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/22/2018

Recent, seemingly disparate action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to two shareholder proposals may leave companies and shareholders confused as to whether companies may exclude shareholder...more

"US Corporate Governance: Will Private Ordering Trump Political Change?"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/6/2017

In the weeks following the U.S. presidential election, companies and investors enjoyed a stock market rally fueled by expectations concerning tax cuts, increased government spending and significant deregulation. While the...more

"Glass Lewis Issues 2016 US Proxy Policy Guidelines"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/23/2015

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recently issued its U.S. voting policy guidelines for the 2016 proxy season. The guidelines include a few key changes, a summary of which is outlined below. Conflicting Shareholder...more

Blog: Trinity Wall Street Files Cert Petition: Will SCOTUS Delve Into The “Ordinary Business Operations” Exclusion For Shareholder...

Cooley LLP on 9/23/2015

You might recall Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc, a case involving a shareholder proposal requesting that Wal-Mart’s board of directors develop a policy regarding the sale of high-capacity firearms, such as the...more

Proxy Access In The 2015 Season

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/4/2015

Rhonda Brauer is a senior managing director of corporate governance at Georgeson Inc. where she helps companies enhance their shareholder communications and analyze their governance practices. She recently joined Latham &...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - June 2015

Stoel Rives LLP on 6/11/2015

The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis issued analysis on the “potential effect on pay ratio disclosure of exclusion of different percentages of employees at a range of thresholds.” Without even trying to follow the...more

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