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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Michael Heinz |Kayla West
On March 3, 2025, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance announced a significant expansion of accommodations for issuers who wish to submit a draft registration statement (DRS) for the SEC staff’s nonpublic review.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
datamatters.sidley.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Beth Berg |Paul Choi |Samir A. Gandhi
Rapid rulemaking and aggressive enforcement by the SEC, combined with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments, have created new requirements and expectations for U.S. public companies. As we begin 2025, action items for U.S. public companies include the following:Assess what a second Trump presidential administration may mean for your company. A second Trump administration will likely bring new risks and opportunities for U.S. public companies.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Holly Gregory |John P. Kelsh |Andrea Reed |Claire Holland |Christine Duque
To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF. USAJune 3 2024Overboarding concerns have become a key driver for recommendations or votes against director elections. This Sidley Update summarizes the overboarding policies applicable to U.S. public company directors of proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services as well as several large institutional investors.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Samuel B. Boxerman |Heather Palmer |Aaron Flyer
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) issued an order staying its March 6, 2024, Final Rules — The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Rel. Nos. 33-11275, 34-99678 (Mar. 6, 2024), 89 Fed. Reg. 21,668 (Mar. 28, 2024).
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Samir A. Gandhi |Sonia Gupta Barros |Heather Palmer
Click here to listen to the audioThe Sidley Podcast is currently updating this recording to reflect breaking news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has stayed its new climate-related disclosure requirements pending judicial review. Please check back for our update. The SEC is planning to usher in a new era of corporate disclosure. Its new rules will require public companies to report extensive climate-related information.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Michael Heinz |Joshua Duclos |Sonia Gupta Barros |W. Hardy Callcott
On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and de-SPAC transactions. While the final rules substantially track the rules originally proposed in March 2022, the SEC elected not to adopt two provisions that had received significant attention and changed market behavior.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |John P. Kelsh |Andrea Reed |Claire Holland |Katie LaVoy |Christine Duque
This Sidley Update highlights certain key disclosure considerations for preparing your annual report on Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year, including recent amendments to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rules and other developments that impact 2023 Form 10-K filings, as well as certain disclosure trends and current areas of SEC focus.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Beth Berg |Paul Choi |Samir A. Gandhi
Rapid rulemaking and aggressive enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), combined with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments, have created new requirements and expectations for U.S. public companies. As we approach year end, such companies might consider taking the following actions in 2024:The post Action Items for U.S. Public Companies to Consider for 2024 appeared first on Enhanced Scrutiny.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Beth Berg |Paul Choi |Samir A. Gandhi |John P. Kelsh |Claire Holland
Rapid rulemaking and aggressive enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), combined with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments, have created new requirements and expectations for U.S. public companies. As we approach year end, such companies might consider taking the following actions in 2024:For Delaware corporations, consider amending your charter to provide for officer exculpation if you have not already done so.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Lisa Gilford |Simone Jones |Elizabeth Curtin |Stephen E. Hessler |Sam Newman |Timothy Webster | +5 more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long been used in manufacturing to make everyday items resistant to extreme temperatures, reduce friction, and repel oil, water, grease, and stains. As global governmental bodies promulgate PFAS laws and regulations, Sidley has dedicated lawyers with experiential insights committed to staying up to date on the evolving state, federal, and international guidelines in order to keep clients one step ahead of potential liabilities.
