By Dr. Torsten Volkholz, Otto-Philipp von Gruben, and Sven Nickel
This week, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued its eagerly awaited judgment on rent payment obligations during COVID-related business closures. The judgment eases, at least in part,
The policies aim to provide crucial guidance to public companies amid the growing importance of ESG in proxy voting.
By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, Andra Troy, and James Bee
In late 2021, Institutional Shareholder Services
The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
By Jennifer Roy and Julie Miles
On December 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive
The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
By Jennifer Roy and Julie Miles
On December 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive
Dealmakers should continue to weigh the impact of ESG issues on M&A deals as ESG standards evolve.
By Richard Butterwick, Pierre-Louis Cléro, Paul A. Davies, Tobias Larisch, Michael D. Green, James Bee, and Catherine
von Tim Wybitul
Kläger und spezialisierte Anbieter können mit Massenklagen wegen Datenschutzverstößen viel Geld verdienen. Die Preisfrage bei Meldungen über Datenpannen oder sonstige mögliche Datenschutzvertöße: Wer freut sich darüber? Die Opfer, die deshalb klagen und die Anwälte auf beiden Seiten. Denn
The Proposal would have a significant impact on current practices surrounding the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans by public companies and insiders.
By Joel H. Trotter, Stephen P. Wink, Naim Culhaci, and Deric Behar
On December 15,
Corporate reporting (including SEC developments), climate change, energy transition, supply chain management, and the mitigation of ESG-related litigation risk are expected to be the leading ESG themes of this year.
This annual publication outlines some of the primary focus areas in 2022 for UK-regulated financial services firms. There has been a marked shift away from dealing with immediate post-Brexit priorities to more fundamental consideration of the direction of travel of
A revised standard highlights the need for parties to consider non-scope considerations when conducting environmental assessments for transactions.
By Kegan A. Brown, David S. Langer, Thomas C. Pearce, and G. Jack Mathews
The American Society for Testing