Matthew Weston

Jan 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | John Cannon |Doreen Lilienfeld |Gillian Emmett Moldowan |Matthew Weston

The U.S. Senate recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (the "NDAA"), which, if enacted, would subject insiders (i.e., directors, executive officers and greater than 10% shareholders) of foreign private issuers ("FPIs") to the requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to their ownership and transactions in the securities of the relevant FPI.

Jul 28, 2023 | mondaq.com | Doreen Lilienfeld |Matthew Weston

Effective risk management demands a multidimensional, strategic approach. Succession planning is a critical component of enterprise risk management. Getting succession planning right can mitigate adverse impacts on a company's ongoing operations, stock price, employee morale and investor confidence. Executive succession planning has historically had a singular focus — identifying a successor CEO.

Jun 27, 2023 | directorsandboards.com | Doreen Lilienfeld |Matthew Weston |Cliff Justice |Phyllis Campbell

Directors should be asking about privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity and more. Artificial intelligence (AI), including ChatGPT, has now ushered its way regularly into management conversations. AI can provide an organization with a competitive advantage or make its operations more efficient. But the technology also poses legal risks, and board members need to ask the right questions to ensure those risks don’t outweigh the benefits.

Jun 26, 2023 | directorsandboards.com | Doreen Lilienfeld |Matthew Weston

Succession planning is a critical component of enterprise risk management. Getting succession planning right can mitigate adverse impacts on a company’s ongoing operations, stock price, employee morale and investor confidence. Executive succession planning has historically had a singular focus — identifying a successor CEO.

Mar 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Doreen Lilienfeld |Gillian Emmett Moldowan |Matthew Weston

The recent closure of Silicon Valley Bank (the “SVB Closure”) has created liquidity issues for many employers, which in turn may impact their ability to, among other things, timely pay employees and operate their compensation and benefit programs. This alert discusses key employee-related considerations for employers that may arise in the wake of the SVB Closure and related disruptions in the employers’ access to liquidity.