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FDA Pivots on Publishing Complete Response Letters, Raising SEC Disclosure and Securities Litigation Implications

On July 10, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was embracing “radical transparency” by publishing more than 200 Complete Response Letters (CRLs) — letters the agency issues to a sponsor when...more

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The SEC’s cybersecurity and disclosure rules: The questions compliance pros still have

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rules officially went into effect in December 2023. Aimed at improving cybersecurity risk...more

McGuireWoods LLP

SEC Settles Charges for Alleged Misleading Disclosures, Shedding Light on Materiality in Cyber Context

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On Oct. 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against four current and former public companies, Unisys, Avaya Holdings, Check Point Software Technologies and Mimecast, for allegedly...more

Cooley LLP

SEC Enforcement mini-sweep charges hypothetical risk factors and other misleading cyber disclosures

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On Tuesday, the SEC announced settled charges against four companies for “making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The charges against the companies, Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Adopts Climate Change Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

On March 6, 2024, two years after the issuance of a proposing release and following more than 24,000 comment letters and 4,500 unique letters submitted in response, by a vote of 3-2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Alston & Bird

SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Version of Its Proposed Climate Risk Rules

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Our Securities and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) teams examine the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rules on what kinds of climate-related risks companies need to disclose to investors....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

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The SEC Raises the Stakes: New Cybersecurity Rules for Publicly Traded Companies Hit the Books in 2023

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In 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its now-fully implemented Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure Rule. The Rule reflects the reality that cybersecurity...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] Practical Advice on the SEC Rule: Cybersecurity Incidents and Risk Management Disclosures - January 25th, 10:00 am PT

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Are you prepared for the new SEC Rule on Cybersecurity Incident and Risk Management Disclosures? Don't let your business get caught off guard! This webinar will cover important points about the rule and how to effectively...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Markets Promptly See Effect of New SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

On December 18, 2023, prior to the trading session, VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC) issued a press release disclosing that the company was investigating unauthorized activity on its computer systems – and that the intrusion had encrypted...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The SEC Cybersecurity Rules Are Now Effective: What You Need to Know and Do Now

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The Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies (the “Cybersecurity Rules”), which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had adopted earlier this year,...more

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FBI, DOJ and SEC Publish Guidance on Requesting Delayed Reporting of Material Cyber Incidents on Form 8-K: Takeaways for CISOs and...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules in 2023 that are intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by...more

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Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

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2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Cyber Criminals Weaponize SEC’s Future Cyber Disclosure Rules

In a first for both cybersecurity and securities law, a ransomware company filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against its own hacking victim for failure to disclose the hack itself. The...more

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Addressing the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance and Incident Disclosure Requirements

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In July 2023, the SEC adopted new cybersecurity rules for the stated purpose of enhancing and standardizing disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents by public companies. The...more

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Show Your Work: The SEC Cyber Rules and Documenting Materiality Analysis Under NIST FIPS 199

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The date July 26, 2023, marks the latest evolution of the cybersecurity regulation landscape as the Securities and Exchange Commission passed cybersecurity regulations for publicly traded companies. At the open meeting, SEC...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

SEC Issues Final Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures

On July 26, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rules”) for public companies that will require disclosures regarding cybersecurity incidents, as well as...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for U.S. Public Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules requiring the disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material incidents (the “Rules”), effective September 5, 2023. The Rules...more

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Public Companies Get Prepared: SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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The SEC adopted new rules for public companies regarding disclosure of information relating to cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and material incidents. Companies will now be required to disclose...more

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SEC Issues Final Rule on Cybersecurity Incident Reporting and Cybersecurity Risk Management Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a final rule on July 26, 2023 that will require public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K within four business days of discovery. In...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Rule

On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized a much anticipated rule addressing cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure. Public companies registered with the SEC...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Adopts Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in a 3-2 vote, adopted rules that will require public companies to make prescribed cybersecurity disclosures.1 The rules are designed to elicit "consistent,...more

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SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules Delayed Yet Again

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On June 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its Spring 2023 rulemaking agenda that delayed finalizing the proposed Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure...more

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