On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Navigating Fiduciary Responsibilities in a Tide-Turning ESG Era
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
Compliance into the Weeds: More Compliance Challenges in the Trump Era
Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Sectoral Trends
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
Podcast - Beyond Compliance: A Deep Dive into Carbon Markets Fraud and the Government's Response
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 17 - The Evolution of ESG Enforcement Under the SEC
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Regulatory Uncertainty: Benefits-Related Legal Challenges in a Post-Chevron World — Troutman Pepper Podcast
Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 16: The Political and Legal Maze of ESG in the U.S. and Abroad
Episode 326 -- Dottie Schindlinger on Diligent's Report on Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks and Performance
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JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California– Who's on the Hook?
ESG Masterclass — Legal Risks Hiding in Your DEIB Programming
Leaning in on AI in Compliance Programs
ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
ESG Masterclass — Empowering Women and Girls in Sparking Lasting Change
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This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more
In January and March 2024, respectively, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules concerning special purpose acquisition companies and mandatory climate-related disclosure. Each rulemaking was the...more
Resetting expectations - It was clear in the opening months of 2022 that the winds had changed for the global IPO market as compared to the prior year, a rocky path that continued throughout the year and into the first...more
2022 was an eventful and tumultuous year that will long be remembered for aggressive Fed tightening, the Russia and Ukraine conflict, the cryptocurrency meltdown, and a sharp reduction in IPO and SPAC activity. 2023 is...more
Coming off record-setting levels in 2021, M&A deal activity cooled in the second half of 2022. A multitude of factors – including soaring inflation, steadily rising interest rates and the higher cost of financing,...more
SEC committee discusses climate and SPAC proposals - On May 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met to discuss the SEC’s recent rule proposals regarding...more
As we predicted in the previous edition of this report, 2021 turned out to be a very strong year indeed for US life sciences dealmaking, marked by high transaction values and volumes as the industry continued on its...more
SEC’s Climate-Related Comment Letters – Avoiding Potential Pitfalls - In September 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a sample comment letter that included nine potential climate-related comments...more
Following a record-breaking year for IPOs and other going-public transactions in 2021, the beginning of 2022 has presented a challenging environment. That’s largely a result of volatile market conditions due to the ongoing...more
Going into 2022, the stage was set for a quieter year for IPOs than the buoyant 2021: Inflation worries and the specter of interest rate hikes had led some investors to pull out of equities, as had projections of slower GDP...more
Following a record-breaking year for IPOs and other going-public transactions, the beginning of 2022 has presented a challenging environment. That’s largely a result of volatile market conditions due to the ongoing conflict...more
Editor’s Note: Akin Gump is pleased to publish the first in a series of blog posts covering significant issues U.S. boards of directors may expect to face in 2022. In addition to ongoing pressures on the part of boards of...more
Morrison & Foerster’s Automotive Task Force represents automotive industry clients in their most significant legal matters. We have tapped our multidisciplinary Automotive Task Force to get their opinions on what is likely...more
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
Takeaways - ESG activist campaigners are likely to continue asserting themselves. Companies that have merged with SPACs and whose stock prices have slumped will be at risk for activist pressure. Watch for more activist...more
TRANSACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON 2022 - What are the trends, risks, and opportunities in 2022? As dealmakers recover from a record-breaking 2021, we expect another busy year in 2022. While risks in the financing market,...more
Broad reform to listing regimes, growing ESG scrutiny, and increasing retail participation in fundraisings are among the areas to watch. Last year was memorable for UK equity capital markets (ECM). The IPO market was at...more
The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (“OASB”) recently issued its 2021 Annual Report (the “Report”), which reviews the capital raising activities of a variety of companies, from startups and...more
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Gary Gensler was sworn in as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2021. Chairman Gensler has promised to strengthen transparency and accountability in the financial markets. Under Chairman Gensler, we...more
Much has been written and discussed in the last several months about SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies. What is a SPAC, and what are the possible applications of this capital raising and acquisition strategy in...more
In Mintz’s recent article—“Public Benefit Corporations are Going Public,”—we predicted that, as Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) reemerge as an alternative to initial public offerings (“IPOs”), Public Benefit...more
Although most SPAC activity is concentrated in the US, the boom in listings spells opportunities for European firms - Amid the ups and downs in financial markets in 2020, the boom in activity in the special purpose...more