AI Today in 5: August 5, 2025, The AI at the SEC Episode
From the Editor’s Desk: Compliance Week’s Insights and Reflections from July to August 2025
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending July 19, 2025
Daily Compliance News: July 18, 2025, The Don’t Alter Docs Edition
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Compliance Tip of the Day: New FCPA Enforcement Memo - What Does it Say?
Compliance into the Weeds: Changes in FCPA Enforcement
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 17, 2025
Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2025, The Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition
Everything Compliance: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Daily Compliance News: April 22, 2025, The Upping Your Game Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 9, 2025, The Corruption at the DOJ Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 4, 2025, The Tariffs on Penguins Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 3, 2025, The Tribute to Ice Edition
Great Women in Compliance: The Future of Enforcement with Jennifer Lee
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 65 – The Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt FCPA Enforcement – The Implications for Asia and the World with Tom Fox, Malcolm Nance, and Philip Rohlik
The current proxy season presents new challenges and opportunities for U.S. companies as they face shifting expectations regarding board diversity. There are a number of notable developments. The Fifth Circuit Court of...more
Companies with forthcoming annual report and proxy statement filings should consult with counsel regarding recent regulatory and legal developments related to diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives and the...more
As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 en banc decision, vacated the approval of Nasdaq's board diversity rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court held that the...more
While your winter blues are hopefully melting away, recent rule making from the Securities and Exchange Commission is feeling the heat of several lawsuits. In this Snapshot, we review the legal challenges facing the SEC’s...more
As we enter the 2024 proxy season, public companies should consider a number of key disclosure and governance matters. Below is a high-level summary of applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the...more
Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more
SEC Proxy Filing Requirements - File proxy card, Notice of Internet Availability and other soliciting materials with the SEC. In addition to filing the proxy statement, companies should confirm that the proxy card, the...more
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On January 6, Katten Capital Markets partner Farzad Damania, along with Zally Ahmadi of D.F. King, George Lu of ADEC ESG Solutions and Ari Frankel of Solebury Trout, presented a program sharing their insights into the trends...more
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Fenwick has surveyed the corporate governance practices of the companies included in the Standard & Poor’s 100 Index (S&P 100) and the technology and life sciences companies included in the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon...more
On December 2, Larry Levin and Alyse Sagalchik, partners in Katten's Capital Markets practice, along with Ernst & Young LLP and Meridian Compensation Partners (Meridian), shared updates for the 2022 proxy season as part of...more
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy advisors in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the 2022 proxy season. Their voting...more
Fenwick’s gender diversity survey provides unique insight into women’s participation at the most senior levels of technology and life sciences public companies on the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List (SV 150)...more
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Glass Lewis announced updates to its United States Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines late November 2020. The 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines include a variety of changes from the 2020 version, including new provisions...more
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On February 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance ("Corp Fin") posted two identical Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DIs") relating to diversity disclosure under Items...more
The 10-K and proxy season begins in a little over a month for companies with calendar fiscal year-ends. The following governance and disclosure developments should be considered in the course of preparing these filings....more
Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements, guidance from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc....more