On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements with representatives from public companies, investors, industry groups and advisors. In his...more
At an Open Meeting on July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules and amendments that impose new cybersecurity-related disclosure requirements for public companies subject to the...more
In yet another indication of the increasing weight being given by government officials to cybersecurity, on July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules requiring public companies to disclose...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules requiring disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents as well as periodic disclosure of cybersecurity risk, management, strategy, and governance...more
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt final rules that are intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and...more
The SEC today adopted rules requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy...more
We discuss the status of two pending federal regulations that would require the disclosure of information concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related risks: one proposed by several agencies that would apply...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. According to the SEC, while public companies have improved their cyber disclosures over time, overall, they have...more
As cybersecurity threats to the private and public sectors increase, the government has continued its efforts to enhance cybersecurity outside of government-controlled systems. On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and...more
On March 21, 2022, the SEC issued a Proposing Release setting out sweeping new requirements for climate change disclosures. If finalized as proposed, these climate disclosure rules would require dramatic changes to corporate...more
In sports, the rules of the game allow for consistent guidance in the face of ambiguity on a given call, as well as allow for comparison across teams, leagues, seasons, and years. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler made this analogy...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a new rule concerning the disclosure of “certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports” as well as “certain...more
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its much-anticipated proposed rule titled "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors." The proposed enhanced...more
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose long-anticipated rules mandating climate-related disclosures in companies’ annual reports and registration statements. The proposed rules...more
Holland & Knight Partner and former SEC Enforcement Assistant Director Scott Mascianica sat down on March 28, 2022, with Eric Werner, Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the SEC's Fort Worth Regional Office, to...more
After months of anticipation, on March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3:1 to propose climate change-related disclosure rules that would impact a company’s annual reports and registration...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its much-anticipated and ground-breaking proposed rule for the disclosure of climate-related risks. “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related...more
Requirements under the proposed rules would include the disclosure of: •Climate-related risks and their actual or likely material impacts on the registrant’s business, financial statements, strategy, and outlook ...more
On March 9, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules (“Proposed Rules”) that would expand cybersecurity disclosures applicable to public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more
The Biden administration has prioritized environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks to capital markets, particularly climate-related financial risks (discussed in our previous alert, Biden Administration ESG Activity...more
Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed groundbreaking rules intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosure requirements for public companies. The SEC’s climate...more
THE SEC’S RULE PROPOSALS AIM TO ASSIST INVESTORS - On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules “to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management,...more
Requirements under the proposed rules would include the disclosure of: •Material cybersecurity incidents within four business days of the determination that a material cybersecurity incident has occurred in a Form 8-K- ...more
Less than a month after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed substantial new cybersecurity requirements for investment advisers and registered investment companies, the commission unveiled a new slate of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued for comment two separate but related proposed rule amendments regarding share repurchases and 10b5-1 Plans. The comment period will remain open for 45 days after...more