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
The SEC has nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and has aggressively pursued cyber-related enforcement actions against public companies and regulated entities. In a few months the SEC will finalize...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
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
[This post is Part II of a revision and update of my earlier post that primarily reflects the contents of the proposing release. Part I (here) covered the background of the proposal and described the SEC’s proposed climate...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
[This post is Part I of a revision and update of my earlier post primarily reflecting the contents of the proposing release. This post covers background and describes various aspects of the proposal other than the sections on...more
On March 21, the SEC proposed a highly anticipated set of rules that would require public companies to include a suite of climate-related disclosures in their SEC filings. Although the SEC published guidance in 2010...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
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules and amendments to mandate disclosure regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting, including amendments to Form 8-K,...more
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a number of new rules to enhance public companies’ reporting of (i) cybersecurity incidents, (ii) their policies and procedures for identifying and...more
On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules that are intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance, as well as cybersecurity...more
On March 9, 2022, the SEC released proposed rules intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and cyber incident reporting by companies that are subject to the...more