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Publicly-Traded Companies Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) Compliance

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

10 Disclosure Considerations for Public Companies Given Trump’s and DOJ’s Outlook on “Illegal DEI”

As we previously explained, Trump issued a handful of executive orders aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs and policies within the federal government and encouraged the private sector...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Impact of DEI-Related Executive Orders on Disclosures in Recent Public Company Annual Reports

President Trump’s executive orders aimed at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and policies, including the executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity” (Executive...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2022

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC approves Nasdaq’s board diversity rules - SEC Update

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On August 6 the SEC approved the Nasdaq Stock Market’s proposal to amend its listing rules to require operating companies listed on its U.S. exchanges to provide annual disclosures about the diversity of their board...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Greenlights New Director Diversity Disclosure Requirements for Nasdaq-Listed Companies

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new disclosure rules on August 6 regarding board member diversity of Nasdaq-listed companies. Nasdaq’s new rules require most companies to tell shareholders how many of...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Nasdaq Adopts New Requirements for Board Diversity

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On August 6, 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s proposed rule regarding board diversity and disclosure. This rule will require companies listed on Nasdaq to have at least two diverse directors or to explain why it failed to do...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Standards

On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved1 the Nasdaq Stock Market’s (Nasdaq) proposal to amend its listing standards to encourage greater board diversity and to require board diversity...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

2021: Trends in Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

2020 was a particularly challenging year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For corporate risk managers and compliance officers, the year posed additional challenges. Organizations had to contend with an alarming rise in...more

The Volkov Law Group

California Mandates Increased Diversity on Corporate Boards

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The United States continues to lag in corporate board diversity.  Many corporate boards are dominated by white males.  Progress on this issue has been slow....more

The Volkov Law Group

US Board Diversity: Slow-Moving Change

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It is hard to admit it but most boards fall well short in dedicating themselves to ethics and compliance. I have a significant list of concerns – boards do not understand how to oversee and monitor a compliance program;...more

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