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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Texas Hold ‘Em: New Law Requires Proxy Advisors to Show Their Cards if “Nonpecuniary” Factors Guide Voting Recommendations

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 (“SB 2337”), a novel regulation that will require significant disclosure obligations for proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, for their voting...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

ISS and Glass Lewis: Board Diversity Voting Policies

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

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

On the 2025 compensation committee agenda

In 2025, the business environment will continue to be challenging, with increasing uncertainty and disruptions impacting companies and their employees. Emerging technologies are rapidly retooling, if not revolutionizing,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

A Preview of SEC, CFTC, AML, Sanctions and CFIUS Enforcement Priorities Under the Second Trump Administration

As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more

Cooley LLP

Private Equity Forward Forum Takeaways – The Latest Developments in Fund Formation

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At the 2024 Private Equity Forward Forum, Cooley partners Jaclyn Rabin and Dave Selden moderated a panel discussion that examined the current private equity fundraising and fund formation landscape, including how the current...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Midyear observations on the board agenda - Based on insights from the 2024 Board Leadership Conference

Approaching midyear, business leaders are bullish on growth and the opportunities ahead. At the same time, the macro forces of GenAI, climate change, a multipolar geopolitical landscape and the erosion of trust and healthy...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Understanding ESG Ratings: Legal Insights & Perspectives

With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles garnering increased attention in corporate circles in recent years, there has been an accompanying rise in demand for analytical products that evaluate companies’...more

Fenwick & West LLP

ESG Insights: Silicon Valley’s Largest Public Tech and Life Sciences Companies Expanded ESG Reporting in 2023

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Amidst challenges and conflicting demands from a variety of stakeholders, technology and life sciences companies have increased their voluntary disclosure regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. Despite...more

Mintz

Target Strikes Back at Shareholder's (Reverse) Social Justice Suit

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We recently posted about the investor who sued Target Corporation for securities laws violations arising from Target's alleged failure to warn investors about the risks associated with rolling out its 2023 Pride Collection...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

ESG – Workplace Developments in the UK

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ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects of the workplace have become an increasingly hot topic over the last few years in many UK workplaces. Driven by a combination of a tight labour market, heightened...more

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ESG Litigation Update: Environmental Justice Claims

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A new set of environmental policies embraced by the Biden Administration ― environmental justice (EJ) ― may soon spur litigation in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG Momentum Remains Strong but May Face Headwinds in 2023

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

“We’re waving a flag for women when it comes to our portfolio companies”

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Q. How mature is the ESG debate in Asia? Haide Lui: There’s a hierarchy to that answer. On the one hand, many of the businesses in region, particularly in Greater China (where we are), are not yet particularly focused on...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Racial Equity Audits: The New ESG Frontier

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

What We're Seeing – 2022 Dealmaking Outlook

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The Rearview Mirror - Robust multiples and fear that the Biden administration might succeed in passing tax laws resulted in 2021 being one of the busiest years ever in the private equity space. Within the capital markets,...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Six: Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector with MaryKate Bullen,...

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In the latest installment of the Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast, titled Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector, MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Forum] ESG Forum on Human Capital Analytics & SEC Disclosures - November 15th - 16th, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST

Learn the “how to” of leveraging metrics and analytics! On November 15 – 16, at the virtual ESG Forum on Human Capital Analytics & SEC Disclosures, key stakeholders will gather to discuss metrics, developing a “material”...more

Vicente LLP

[Webinar] Impact and ESG in the Cannabis Industry

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From investors and government officials to prospective employees and shareholders, the rapidly increasing focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices is changing how businesses approach sustainability,...more

King & Spalding

Proxy Season: Early Highlights and Emerging Themes

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The COVID-19 pandemic, volatile market conditions, and increasing stakeholder attention to a range of environmental and social topics made 2020 a remarkably difficult year for many public companies. 2021 will bring new...more

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