Harald Halbhuber

May 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Richard J Alsop |Ffion Flockhart |Harald Halbhuber

The Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC issued a statement yesterday relating to the recent SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules that require public companies to disclose the occurrence of material cybersecurity events on Form 8-K under a new Item 1.05.

Mar 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard B. Alsop |Roberta Cherman |Harald Halbhuber |Lona Nallengara

On March 6, 2024, almost two years after its originally proposed rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures.

Oct 17, 2023 | lexology.com | Richard B. Alsop |Geoffrey Goldman |Harald Halbhuber |Erika Kent |Doreen Lilienfeld |Gillian Emmett Moldowan | +5 more

On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing the reporting of beneficial ownership of securities under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments accelerate the deadlines by which Schedules 13D and 13G must be filed. While the SEC decided not to adopt proposed rules regarding disclosure of cash-settled derivatives and group formation, it issued guidance on these topics.

Aug 13, 2023 | corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Erika Kent |Harald Halbhuber

Cybersecurity, Disclosure, incident reporting, private issuers, Risk management, SEC enforcementMore from: Emily Westridge Black, Erika Kent, Harald Halbhuber, JB Betker, Richard Alsop, Roberta Cherman, Shearman & SterlingEmily Westridge Black, Erika Kent, and Harald Halbhuber are Partners at Shearman & Sterling LLP. This post is based on a Shearman & Sterling memorandum by Ms. Black, Ms. Kent, Mr. Halbhuber, Richard Alsop, Roberta B. Cherman and JB Betker.

Mar 10, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Richard J Alsop |John Cannon III |Harald Halbhuber

The SEC’s Division of Enforcement has increasingly put the spotlight on disclosure controls— the processes that public companies use to collect information for disclosures in their public filings. The agency recently charged video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. with a failure to maintain disclosure controls, a charge that came in the aftermath of a public controversy concerning widespread allegations of workplace misconduct at the company.