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Florida Attorney-General Bans Outside Counsel with DEI & ESG Policies

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The State of Florida's Attorney-General has increased the scope of his offensive against DEI and ESG initiatives. Not only has the Florida AG announced an investigation into climate non-profits concerning environmental...more

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Florida AG Bars Outside Counsel with DEI or ESG Practices

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Florida AG James Uthmeier issued a policy memo to some law firms in Florida informing them that his office will no longer retain outside counsel that engages in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or environmental, social...more

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Florida AG Investigates ESG Market Practices

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Florida AG James Uthmeier announced that his office is investigating CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) and the Science Based Targets Initiative for potential violations of Florida’s consumer protection and...more

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Middle District Of Florida Denies Motion To Dismiss Federal Securities Action Against Retailer Holding Plaintiff Adequately...

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On December 4, 2024, Judge John L. Badalamenti of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities fraud action against a retail company (the “Company”), its...more

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Florida’s Fair Access to Banking Expansion Takes Effect July 1: Are You Ready?

On July 1, 2024, banks and other financial institutions doing business in Florida will be required to comply with new rules designed to ensure fair access to banking and prevent politically or ideologically motivated denial...more

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Florida Adopts Laws Erecting Roadblocks to the Climate Transition

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This week, Governor DeSantis of Florida signed into law certain legislation that expressly seeks to minimize ongoing efforts to combat climate change, and indeed erects various roadblocks to actions designed to promote...more

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Lessons from Disney: The Exercise of the Corporate Voice is Protected Business Decision

In the ever-changing and divisive political climate facing our nation today, boards of directors and the companies they oversee face myriad pressures from numerous stakeholders to weigh in on specific political, cultural, and...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Decision on Disney Board’s Obligations in the DeSantis Dispute

On June 27, 2023, Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a much-anticipated decision addressing the obligations of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company (Disney) in overseeing Disney’s...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Rejects Books/Records Suit Against Disney Relating to “Don’t Say Gay” Legislation

The Delaware Court of Chancery rejected a lawsuit by a Walt Disney Company stockholder to compel inspection of Disney’s books and records relating to the company’s opposition to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law – a stance that...more

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HB-3: An Overview of ESG Factors Relating to Public Funds Investment and Financial Industry Impacts

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On May 2, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 3, also known as “An Act Relating to Government and Corporate Activism (the “Act”). The Act amends Florida Statute provisions relating to (i) deposits and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Florida Enacts Anti-ESG Legislation – House Bill 3 Explained

On May 2, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law House Bill 3 (HB3), legislation that, among other things, blocks the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in state and local investment...more

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Florida’s Response to ESG Investing

Governor DeSantis has signed a law prohibiting reliance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) for Florida’s funds. Banks and financial institutions could face administrative sanctions if found to discriminate...more

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Florida's Latest Anti-ESG Efforts

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Today, Governor DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law an anti-ESG bill that, among other things, bars managers of the state's pension fund from considering ESG factors when making investments.  Instead, pecuniary factors are the...more

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Disney Sues Florida Officials for Allegedly Unconstitutional Retaliatory Legislation

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. (“Disney”), the owner and operator of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, has sued Florida’s Governor and other officials for allegedly launching “a targeted campaign of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

State Legislative Developments: Florida Goes One Way – Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota and Wyoming Go The Other

On February 13, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his support for what his office described as “comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the woke environmental, social, and corporate governance...more

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Florida CFO Bans ESG Investing By Florida Deferred Compensation Plan

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This week, Florida CFO Patronis directed "all participating asset managers to remove ESG investment funds as options for participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan." In effect, Patronis has now barred investments in ESG...more

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The Florida Legislature: A Look Ahead at the 2023 Legislative Session

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Complete with traditional pomp and circumstance, the Florida Legislature convened Tuesday for the purposes of organizational session. The 160 member body was sworn-in before friends, family, state dignitaries and staff. This...more

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Court Preliminarily Enjoins Florida’s “Stop Woke Act”

In a new skirmish in the volatile ESG and culture wars, a Florida federal court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of portions of Florida’s “anti-woke” law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend...more

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Florida Becomes Latest State to Propose Anti-ESG Legislation

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On July 27, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced legislative proposals and initiatives that would prevent State Board of Administration (SBA) fund managers from considering environmental social and governance (ESG)...more

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