02 Oct, 2024 SEC Charges Biotech Co. with Misleading IPO Investors By Merritt Steele On September 13, the SEC charged Zymergen Inc., a biotechnology company, with misleading IPO investors about the company’s market...
30 Sep, 2024 SEC Charges Coffee Pod Co. Over Recyclability Claims By Merritt Steele On September 10, the SEC charged Keurig with making inaccurate statements regarding the recyclability of K-Cups. According to the SEC’s...
27 Sep, 2024 SEC Settles Seven Whistleblower Protection Actions By Merritt Steele On September 9, the SEC settled charges against seven public companies for violations of the whistleblower protection rule. According to...
25 Sep, 2024 Form 4 Code J Transactions Under Scrutiny By Merritt Steele The Harvard Business Law Review recently published an article entitled “Insider Trading by Other Means” by an influential research group,...
25 Sep, 2024 Key Considerations for New Insider Trading Disclosures By Merritt Steele The following new SEC insider trading disclosures will be required in companies’ upcoming Forms 10-K (FY 2024) and/or proxy statements:...
23 Sep, 2024 CEO Ousters Hit Record Numbers By Merritt Steele According to research firm Exechange, 74 chief executive officers have been fired or forced out this year, which is the highest number...
23 Sep, 2024 California Legislature Amends Climate Disclosure Laws By Merritt Steele On August 31, the California Assembly and Senate passed SB 219, which provides for the following notable changes to the climate...
18 Sep, 2024 Investor Coalition for Equal Votes Targets Dual-Class Structures By Merritt Steele Recently, the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) has been sending letters to private companies requesting a meeting to discuss...
16 Sep, 2024 Considerations for Upcoming 10-Q Disclosures By Merritt Steele With the end of the third quarter quickly approaching, companies may want to consider the following for their upcoming Quarterly Reports...
16 Sep, 2024 The CrowdStrike Ripple Effect: Ongoing Reporting Implications for Public Companies By Merritt Steele Companies impacted by CrowdStrike’s defective software update should consider the following long-term reporting implications: Risk...
13 Sep, 2024 SEC Disbands Climate and ESG Task Force By Wendy Grasso The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that its climate and environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
10 Sep, 2024 New Schedule 13G Filing Deadlines Looming By Merritt Steele New filing deadlines for Schedule 13G become effective on September 30. In October 2023, the SEC adopted new rules governing beneficial...