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SEC Adopts Final Climate Rules
The SEC adopted amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that will require registrants to provide certain climate related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The final rules will…
March 1, 2024 Issue – Withdrawal Without Cause
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I’ve undertaken the representation of a client in a series of business dealings. It turns out that the client is simply a jerk. He treats me and others with a lack of respect, and sometimes in…
February 15, 2024 Issue – Confidentiality of Closed Files
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I represented a closely-held LLC in the sale of real estate. A story broke yesterday that the LLC’s principal is being investigated for various alleged frauds and tax evasion. Now, an IRS agent has made an…
February 1, 2024 Issue – Aggregate Settlement Issues in Joint Representation
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, A lawyer is representing the plaintiffs, six people injured to various extents in an industrial accident. Is it unethical for a defendant’s lawyer to extend an aggregate settlement offer to settle all the cases on an…
January 16, 2024 Issue – Waiver of Conflict When Matter is Highly Confidential
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Our firm is currently advising Client A on whether a product it is developing would infringe a patent held by Competitor B. B has now asked a lawyer with the firm to represent it in an…
NYSE Updates Shareholder Approval Rule
The NYSE amended its shareholder approval rules to make it easier for listed companies to sell securities to passive existing shareholders without obtaining shareholder approval. The SEC approved the change on an accelerated basis.
Section 312.03(b)(i) of the NYSE’s Listed…
January 2, 2024 Issue – Case Settled Based on Client Hiding Documents
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, We recently mediated a litigation matter for a demanding and difficult client whom I was happy to put in the rearview mirror. This morning, a couple of days after the settlement agreement was signed, and the…
2024 ISS Policy Update: Severance Arrangements
It appears the lone ISS policy update for the US will be to Severance Agreements for Executives/Golden Parachutes.
ISS will vote on a case-by-case basis on shareholder proposals requiring that executive severance (including change-in-control related) arrangements or payments be submitted…
SEC Issues Staff Report on Accredited Investor Definition
The SEC issued a staff report on the accredited investor definition. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directs the Commission to review the accredited investor definition as it relates to natural persons every four years to determine…