In recent weeks, Corp Fin has been active in providing guidance about Form 8-Ks filed to report cyber incidents. Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding has issued two separate statements – and now Corp Fin has issued five CDIs. These CDIs
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Corp Fin Director Gerding Speaks on “State of Disclosure Review”
Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding has been busy providing us with a lot of transparency in recent months about all sorts of things. In this new statement, Erik essentially puts the remarks from the Corp Fin Staff during the…
Corp Fin Clarifies That Companies Can Share Cyber Incident Information With Third-Parties Beyond 8-K Disclosure
Following on the heels of his statement last month clarifying that companies should not file Form 8-K under Item 1.05 in connection with a cybersecurity incident that they have determined isn’t material or for which they have not yet made…
Tomorrow’s Webcast: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, June 25th for a webcast – “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things” – to hear Perkins Coie’s Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek and Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina as they cover what happened during…
Results from First Year of Effectiveness of Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Objective
As we await the decision of the en banc Fifth Circuit about whether the Nasdaq’s board diversity rule will survive, check out this recap of board diversity data in the first year that the board diversity objective of Nasdaq’s rule…
Next Tuesday’s Webcast: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”
Join us next Tuesday, June 25th for a webcast – “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things” – to hear Perkins Coie’s Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek and Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina as they cover what happened during…
The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(c)’s Strategy, Financial Planning and Capital Allocation Considerations from Climate Risks
This is the latest in our series of blogs breaking down the SEC’s new climate risk disclosure rules.
We’re starting with Regulation S-K Item 1502, Strategy. For the full text, see pages 853 through 856 of the adopting release.…
7 Things to Do When You Change a Company’s Name (With the SEC & Otherwise)

Changing a company’s name is a big deal. From a legal standpoint, there’s so much more to do than you would think. It’s expensive – and time-consuming – to pull off.
Man, we don’t envy those of you who have…
In-House Corner: How We’re (Semi) Embracing AI

This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice. This particular batch of thoughts is about how in-house practitioners are embracing generative AI so far:…
Upcoming Webcast in Two Weeks: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”
Join us in two weeks – on Tuesday, June 25th for a webcast – “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things” – to hear Perkins Coie’s Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek and Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina as they…