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PCAOB Survives and Continues to Share Guidance with Audit Committees

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Despite the future of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board coming under threat, the PCAOB continues to release guidance, implement rules, conduct inspections and pursue enforcement actions....more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Schedules 13D and 13G

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In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments and issued guidance to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act...more

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Shareholder Proposals in the Wake of Staff Legal Bulletin 14M

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As we previously addressed here, on February 12, 2025, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published Staff Legal Bulletin 14M (“SLB 14M”). Among other things, SLB 14M...more

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SEC Policy Shift and Recent Corp Fin Updates–Part 3

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SEC Issues New Guidance on Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals - Since the beginning of the year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance staff (Corp Fin Staff) has issued several...more

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Corp Fin Updates CDIs on Rule 10b5-1

On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to Rule 10b5-1 by issuing two new CDIs,...more

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Securities Snapshot: 1st Quarter 2025 - Trimming Climate Rules, Bulking Up Guidance

As many spent the first quarter chasing their New Year’s fitness goals, so, too, did the SEC, resolving to trim down its climate rules and bulk up other key guidance. In this Snapshot, we review the agency’s decision to walk...more

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SEC revamps approach to shareholder proposal exclusions

On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance regarding shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities...more

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The Relevance of "Economic Relevance"

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For those who use “March Madness” to describe proxy season rather than basketball, they'll immediately know that the “economic relevance” exclusion under Rule 14a-8(i)(5) is something of a lore in the SEC's shareholder...more

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SEC Updates Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals

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The SEC rescinded Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L and issued updated guidance on the exclusion of shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8 and certain other aspects of Rule 14a-8....more

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New SEC Guidance Eases Form S-3 Registration Process for More Public Companies

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The new registration statement guidance will make capital raises by non-WKSI companies filing on Form S-3 easier, as they can proceed with offerings during periods before their proxy statements are finalized – a privilege...more

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FAQs on the Latham Letter for Exempt Offerings with General Solicitation Under Rule 506(c)

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On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more

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SEC Staff Expands Confidential Review Accommodations for Certain Issuers and Transactions

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On March 3, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance, effective immediately, significantly expanding the ability of companies to...more

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SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on M&A Lockups and All-cash Tender Offers

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The SEC staff recently published new guidance for voting commitments in public M&A transactions and all-cash tender offers....more

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SEC Reinstates Shareholder Proposal Guidance Rescinded Under Chairman Gensler

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In one of its first actions under the new Administration, the SEC staff issued new guidance that largely reinstated older guidance that had supported the ability of public companies to exclude shareholder proposals from their...more

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SEC Staff Issues Guidance for Reporting Cybersecurity Incidents Under Item 1.05 Versus Item 8.01 of Form 8-K

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On May 21, 2024, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement providing guidance on the use of Item 1.05 of Form 8-K to disclose cybersecurity incidents....more

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NYSE Issues 2024 Listed Company Compliance Guidance Memo

The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), through the NYSE Regulation staff, has issued its annual Listed Company Compliance Guidance Memo for 2024 (“Memo”), which informs NYSE-listed companies of new matters, including the...more

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SEC Adopts Rules and Guidance on SPACs

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On January 24, 2024, the SEC adopted rules and guidance to impose a variety of new requirements on SPACs. The effective date of the rules is 125 days after publication in the Federal Register, an unpredictable process that...more

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DOJ and FBI Announce Guidance on Seeking Delays in SEC 8-K Filings for Cyber Incidents

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On December 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidelines for companies to follow in requesting that the Attorney General authorize delays of cyber incident disclosures required by the U.S. Securities and...more

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2023 Listed Guidance for NYSE and NYSE American Issuers

On January 17, 2023, the annual NYSE Guidance Memo and NYSE American Guidance Memo (each, a “Guidance Memo” and collectively, the “Guidance Memos”) were released. The Guidance Memos highlighted policies significant and...more

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SEC Staff Provides New Universal Proxy Guidance

On December 7, 2022, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued three Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations that address the universal proxy rules.  These are included in the Staff’s Proxy Rules and...more

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20 Years of Sarbanes-Oxley

On July 27, 2022, SEC Chair Gary Gensler gave remarks at the Center for Audit Quality entitled “Sarbanes-Oxley at 20: The Work Ahead.” Chair Gensler highlighted, among other things, impacts on auditing standards,...more

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SEC Reverses Course on Shareholder Proposals

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance announced it has rescinded Staff Legal Bulletin (“SLBs”) Nos. 14I, 14J and 14K after a review of staff experience applying the guidance in them.  Public companies relied on the guidance...more

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SEC Adopts Guidance Likely to Lead to More Policy-Related Shareholder Proposals

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On November 3, 2021, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (the New SLB), which will make it more difficult for companies to exclude social...more

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Back to the Future: The SEC Radically Alters Rule 14a-8 Interpretive Guidance

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Things are getting interesting, and the shareholder proposal and annual meeting season has only barely kicked off. On Wednesday, November 3, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange...more

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SEC Staff Issues Legal Bulletin Announcing Shift in Shareholder Proposal Review Process Ahead of 2022 Proxy Season

On November 3, 2021, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (SLB 14L), providing information regarding the...more

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