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October 05, 2026

Key Takeaways from BlackRock and Vanguard's Voting Reports for the 2025–2026 Proxy Season

By David Bell, Wendy Grasso

BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS) and the two newly separated Vanguard stewardship teams—Vanguard Capital Management Inves

A person reading business metrics.
October 05, 2026

Key Takeaways from BlackRock and Vanguard's Voting Reports for the 2025–2026 Proxy Season

By David Bell, Wendy Grasso

BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS) and the two newly separated Vanguard stewardship teams—Vanguard Capital Management Inves

October 05, 2026

What Healthtech Founders Raising Capital Need to Know About Data Privacy Before Their Next Pitch

By Sari Heller, Jason Raylesberg
Privacy diligence used to be a checklist item near the end of a term sheet process, but it’s now showing up earlier, and investors are asking sharp questions.
Healthcare startup
October 05, 2026

What Healthtech Founders Raising Capital Need to Know About Data Privacy Before Their Next Pitch

By Sari Heller, Jason Raylesberg
Privacy diligence used to be a checklist item near the end of a term sheet process, but it’s now showing up earlier, and investors are asking sharp questions.
September 24, 2026

Expansion of Trademark Rights: What Yuga Labs v. Ripps Means for Game Studios

By Eric Ball, Molly Melcher, Kimberly Culp
In Yuga Labs v. Ripps, a federal appeals court held that you can have a trademark over a crypto token product.
blockchain
September 24, 2026

Expansion of Trademark Rights: What Yuga Labs v. Ripps Means for Game Studios

By Eric Ball, Molly Melcher, Kimberly Culp
In Yuga Labs v. Ripps, a federal appeals court held that you can have a trademark over a crypto token product.
September 17, 2026

Should Your Game Terms of Service Include an Arbitration Clause? A Decision Framework for Game Developers

By Eric Ball, Molly Melcher, Kimberly Culp
Consumer-facing terms of service need a dispute-resolution provision, and a significant decision a game developer will make is whether that provision sends disputes to arbitration or leaves them in court.
A gaming PC and peripherals.
September 17, 2026

Should Your Game Terms of Service Include an Arbitration Clause? A Decision Framework for Game Developers

By Eric Ball, Molly Melcher, Kimberly Culp
Consumer-facing terms of service need a dispute-resolution provision, and a significant decision a game developer will make is whether that provision sends disputes to arbitration or leaves them in court.
September 01, 2026

CARB Posts Supplemental Guidance for 2026 GHG Reporting

By Wendy Grasso
As promised at its last public workshop on implementation of Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has today provided supplemental guidance for the first round of GHG reporting under SB 253.
The California and U.S. flags flapping in the wind.
September 01, 2026

CARB Posts Supplemental Guidance for 2026 GHG Reporting

By Wendy Grasso
As promised at its last public workshop on implementation of Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has today provided supplemental guidance for the first round of GHG reporting under SB 253.
August 18, 2026

US Presses EU to Scale Back Sustainability Due Diligence Rules for American Companies

By Wendy Grasso
The U.S. government has formally asked the European Union to significantly narrow two of its flagship sustainability laws, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that both still place unfair burdens on American businesses despite recent reforms.
August 18, 2026

US Presses EU to Scale Back Sustainability Due Diligence Rules for American Companies

By Wendy Grasso
The U.S. government has formally asked the European Union to significantly narrow two of its flagship sustainability laws, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that both still place unfair burdens on American businesses despite recent reforms.
August 17, 2026

SEC to Discontinue Responding to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests

By Merritt Steele
On Friday, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that it will discontinue responding to Rule 14a-8 no-action requests entirely, effective immediately.
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August 17, 2026

SEC to Discontinue Responding to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests

By Merritt Steele
On Friday, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that it will discontinue responding to Rule 14a-8 no-action requests entirely, effective immediately.
August 06, 2026

TXSE Takes Aim at Broker Discretionary Voting

By Wendy Grasso
The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), which just began live trading in July, is already proposing a significant change to how uninstructed shares get voted at its listed companies.
The Texas state flag.
August 06, 2026

TXSE Takes Aim at Broker Discretionary Voting

By Wendy Grasso
The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), which just began live trading in July, is already proposing a significant change to how uninstructed shares get voted at its listed companies.
August 04, 2026

Delaware Court of Chancery Exempts PBC Directors from Revlon Duties

By Wendy Grasso
A recent opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery addresses, for the first time, whether Revlon's best-price mandate applies to public benefit corporation (PBC) directors, who are statutorily required to balance stockholder pecuniary interests with the interests of affected constituencies and the corporation’s stated public benefit.
People signing a court document.
August 04, 2026

Delaware Court of Chancery Exempts PBC Directors from Revlon Duties

By Wendy Grasso
A recent opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery addresses, for the first time, whether Revlon's best-price mandate applies to public benefit corporation (PBC) directors, who are statutorily required to balance stockholder pecuniary interests with the interests of affected constituencies and the corporation’s stated public benefit.