Across The Board

Keeping companies and their boards a step ahead.

Across The Board, published by Mayer Brown, covers a broad range of corporate and securities law topics with a focus on regulatory developments affecting public companies and foreign private issuers. The blog addresses issues such as SEC disclosure requirements, proxy advisory firm regulations, shareholder voting guidelines, and legislative changes impacting corporate governance. It also discusses trends in areas like environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and financial reporting. The content is aimed at helping corporations, financial institutions, and legal professionals navigate complex compliance and disclosure obligations in the evolving regulatory landscape.

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Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor The Character of the Corporation 2025.  This forum brings together public company board members, institutional shareholders, proxy advisors, judicial and governmental representatives and corporate governance thought leaders…

In late 2023, California enacted a landmark set of climate-related disclosure laws—collectively referred to as the “California Climate Accountability Package”—which require disclosures of greenhouse gas emissions (SB 253) and climate-related financial risks (SB 261). As the first reporting deadlines approach…

Calls to consider the frequency of corporate reporting have resurfaced, driven by a rulemaking petition from the Long-Term Stock Exchange, the President’s social media posts, and remarks by SEC Chair Atkins.

On September 30, 2025, the Long-Term Stock Exchange (the…