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SEC Addresses Expected Changes and Continuing Priorities Post-Election
On November 6, senior officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement spoke at the Securities Enforcement Forum D.C. 2024, addressing anticipated leadership changes and enforcement priorities at the SEC.
Dissenting Commissioners’ Statement in SEC Cyber Disclosure Enforcement Actions May Forecast Change Ahead
SEC Sweep of Late Beneficial Ownership Filings
Are Public Companies Required to Have a Principal Accounting Officer?
California Updates Climate Disclosure Rules
Does Withholding of Taxes for an RSU Vesting Require Item 703 Disclosure?
SEC Registration Fees Increase by 3.7%
Whistleblower Protection Remains SEC Priority
Last week, the SEC announced settled charges against seven public companies for use of agreements that the SEC alleges have provisions that violate the whistleblower protection rule.
The Tide Continues to Turn on ESG
As Bloomberg Law recently reported, the SEC quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force, which had been active since March 2021 and played a key role in bringing enforcement actions against misleading environmental, social, and governance disclosures.
Updating Your Description of Securities Exhibit
As summer turns into fall and in-house lawyers start thinking ahead to the upcoming 10-K filing season, we’re often asked to review and update the description of securities exhibit(s) required to be filed with Form 10-K by Item 601(b)(4)(vi) of Regulation S-K.
SEC Chair Gensler Office Hours Video: AI Disclosures
AI seems to be everywhere at the moment.
Sustainability Considerations for Retail and Consumer Products Companies
Sustainability is a constant refrain for many companies in the current business environment.
SEC’s August 20 Open Meeting: Commissioners Approve Updated Audit Rules
The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(e)’s Transition Plan Disclosure (Including Annual Progress)
This is another in a series of blogs we will be posting breaking down the SEC’s new climate disclosure rules (here’s the last blog we posted).
Midyear Update on the Corporate Transparency Act
While public companies generally have an exemption from filing beneficial ownership information reports with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it can be a complicated analysis to figure out what is required for joint ventures, partnerships, and certain other corporate structures.