2/13/2025 3:20:05 PM The Life Sciences IPO Market Is Off to a Solid Start in 2025 - Is Your Company Ready? By Rob Freedman Various biotech companies have completed or launched their IPOs so far in 2025. As of early February, five sizeable life sciences...
2/10/2025 2:29:46 PM California’s Climate-Related Disclosure Laws Live To Fight Another Day By Wendy Grasso On February 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a motion to dismiss filed by the California...
2/6/2025 3:39:58 PM U.S. Department of Treasury’s Proposed PTEP Regulations: Key Changes and Tax Implications By Kris Hatch William Skinner The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) recently released proposed regulations under §§ 959 and 961 and related Code sections...
2/5/2025 5:57:03 PM New York Reintroduces Climate Disclosure Bills By Wendy Grasso As in-scope companies prepare to begin publishing climate disclosures in California in 2026 (assuming these laws survive the ongoing...
1/29/2025 7:19:30 PM Navigating the Massive Impact Changes to Telework Policies Would Have at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office By Matthew Damm Jennifer Bush The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) faces unique challenges amid discussions on altering telework policies. With 96% of its...
1/29/2025 5:49:00 PM SEC rescinds SAB 121—What it Means for Financial Institutions and Crypto Exchanges By Ran Ben-Tzur Kevin Kirby Matthew Dimon Hector Velez +1 more... Show less What You Need to Know Controversial Securities and Exchange Commission accounting guidance known as SAB 121 has been rescinded. SAB 121...
1/28/2025 8:12:39 PM SEC Approves Nasdaq Proposal to Remove Board Diversity Rules By Wendy Grasso The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as expected, has approved Nasdaq's recent proposal to remove the board diversity rule from...
1/23/2025 4:14:41 PM Nasdaq Proposes Eliminating Board Diversity Disclosure Rule By Wendy Grasso Last week, Nasdaq filed a proposed rules change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the board diversity rule from...
1/22/2025 9:25:06 PM Fenwick Takes Home Double Win: Named Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’ for Tech and Life Sciences By Fenwick . Underscoring the exceptional value of a firm that’s purpose-built for tech and life sciences, Law360 named Fenwick a 2024 Practice Group...
1/22/2025 8:35:32 PM COPPA’s Coming of Age: Key Compliance Changes in FTC’s Final Rule By Tyler Newby Ana Razmazma Alyona Eidinger On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule...
1/17/2025 8:43:36 PM Study Suggests That Investors View ESG as a Luxury Item By Wendy Grasso Stanford Business recently posted an interesting article describing the results of a three-year study conducted to analyze American...
1/17/2025 5:10:26 PM Judge Finds American Airlines Breached its Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty by Allowing Investment Manager to Prioritize ESG Goals with 401(k) Plan Assets By Wendy Grasso On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas found that American Airlines and its employee benefit...