5/22/2025 6:28:30 PM DOJ to Use False Claims Act to Crack Down on Illegal DEI By Wendy Grasso On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new initiative, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will utilize...
5/21/2025 1:46:02 PM Texas Adopts Law Permitting Limits on Shareholder Proposals By Wendy Grasso On May 19, 2025, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill No. 1057 (SB 1057) into law. SB 1057, which will become effective on...
5/15/2025 11:00:00 PM BE-10 Survey Filing Required for Certain U.S. Business Entities with Foreign Affiliates by May 30, 2025 By Wendy Grasso Robert Slack Carrie Schroll The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) administers a survey every five years to collect information from...
5/15/2025 8:11:33 PM Texas Adopts Much-Anticipated Senate Bill No. 29 and Other Pro-Business Legislation By Wendy Grasso On May 14, 2025, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the much-anticipated Senate Bill No. 29 (SB 29) into law. As we previously reported, the...
5/12/2025 1:00:40 PM Delaware Amends General Corporation Law to Stanch Company Exodus By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less On March 25, Delaware adopted significant amendments to §§ 144 and 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which aim to provide...
5/7/2025 1:00:15 PM SEC OKs Nasdaq's Changes to Initial Listing Reqs By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less The SEC recently approved Nasdaq’s proposed changes to the initial listing requirements related to liquidity. Nasdaq proposed to change...
5/5/2025 1:00:59 PM SEC updates CDIs on Rule 10b5-1 plans, clawbacks, and de-SPAC transactions By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less On April 25, the SEC staff added two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs), revised 20 CDIs and withdrew three CDIs...
5/2/2025 1:00:31 PM Risk Factor Considerations for Upcoming Form 10-Q By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less As companies prepare their Form 10-Q disclosures, it's worth bearing in mind a number of special considerations amid the current economic...
4/17/2025 7:55:01 PM SEC Approves First U.S. National Securities Exchange Focused On Sustainability By Wendy Grasso The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of the first U.S. “green” stock exchange—Green Impact Exchange...
4/16/2025 5:16:25 PM Trump’s DEI Executive Orders Hit Another Judicial Roadblock By Wendy Grasso On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion for...
3/31/2025 1:00:18 PM Proxy Advisors, Institutional Investors Shift Diversity Policies and Mandates By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less Some proxy advisors and institutional investors have made changes to their diversity policies and mandates, including the following: ISS...
3/28/2025 1:00:58 PM SEC Updates CDIs on Schedules 13D and 13G Eligibility By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less The SEC published updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on the filing of Schedules 13D and 13G/Shareholder Engagement....