Our recent Client Alert discusses the order issued late last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, temporarily staying the SEC’s new climate-related disclosure rules. In light of this development, we have moved our webinar
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Webinar Alert | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules, March 19, 2024
Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, for a discussion of the SEC’s final climate-related disclosure rules and practical compliance tips. Register here.
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SEC Adopts Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring companies to provide certain climate-related information in their annual reports and registration statements. The SEC Fact Sheet is available here. Set forth below are…
Snapshot: Form 10-K Cybersecurity Disclosures
Last summer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring annual disclosure by public companies regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance, and current disclosure about material cybersecurity incidents. Companies must comply with the annual disclosure requirements…
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Validity of Stockholder Agreement-Based Restrictions over Corporate Governance Matters
Our recent Client Alert discusses a February 23, 2024, decision issued by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery concluding that some provisions of a stockholder agreement purporting to give a large stockholder various governance rights—here,…
SEC Set to Vote on Climate Change Disclosure Rules on March 6
On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published notice of an open meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, to consider whether to adopt rules to require public companies to disclose certain climate-related information…
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Fiduciary Duty Claims Arising from Reincorporation to Nevada
Our recent Client Alert discusses that on February 20, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion refusing to dismiss stockholder claims challenging the reincorporation of TripAdvisor from Delaware to Nevada and determining…
Preparing for the 2024 Proxy Season
Our recent Client Alert discusses applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the 2024 proxy season, as well as reminders for what is on the horizon for public company governance and disclosure. It covers the following topics:…
2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review
We are pleased to present our 2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year In Review.
In 2023, the Delaware courts issued many decisions addressing an array of important topics, including director and officer oversight obligations, the role of boards…
Wilson Sonsini’s SV150 Corporate Governance Report Highlighted on Boardroom Governance Podcast
Wilson Sonsini Partner and Known Trends Editorial Board member Richard Blake recently joined Evan Epstein on the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss the firm’s 2023 Silicon Valley 150 (SV150) Corporate Governance Report. Richard and Evan talk about some of…