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Public Chatter provides practical guidance—and the latest developments—to those grappling with public company securities law and corporate governance issues, through content developed from an in-house perspective.   

Women in the workplaces
July 20, 2023

Three Questions: The Attorneys General "DEI Programs" Letter

Here's an excerpt from our Client Update from Chris Wilkinson, Abdul Kallon and Jeremy Wright about a recent public letter from 13 state attorneys general voicing opposition to employers' use of DEI programs:

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July 19, 2023

Shareholder Proposal Stats for the Proxy Season

During last week's webcast, Proxy Analytics's Steve Pantina shared some stats about how shareholder proposals fared this proxy season.

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July 18, 2023 Programs

Video Archive: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”

We have posted the video archive for last week's webcast - "Proxy Season Deep Dive - 20 Things" - during which Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina covered what happened during thi

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July 17, 2023

John Chevedden Speaks!

As someone who tried for years to get him to speak on a podcast, I was tickled to see John Chevedden in-person at the recent Annual Conference for the Society for Corporate Governance.

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July 13, 2023

New Sheriff in Town? The PCAOB’s “Noncompliance With Laws & Regulations” Proposal

Last month, the PCAOB issued a proposal for public comment (Release No. 2023-003) to replace current AS 2405 ("Illegal Acts by Clients"), in its entirety with a new AS 2405 ("A Company's Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations").

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July 12, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

Here's our latest edition of our new monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:

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July 11, 2023 Programs

This Thursday's Webcast: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”

Join us this Thursday, July 13th 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 this wild proxy season, from shareholder engagement, universal p

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Contracts
July 10, 2023

HSR: Antitrust Officials Pile On the Paperwork

Kudos to Chris Williams and Henry Hauser on their great Op-Ed that was published recently in the "Wall Street Journal" about the DOJ's and FTC's proposed overhaul of the HSR process. View blog post
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July 6, 2023 Programs

Next Week's Webcast: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”

Join us next week - on Thursday, July 13th - 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 this wild proxy season, from shareholder engagement,

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June 29, 2023

The Compensation Committee After Disney

Here's a tip from the sixth edition of our popular publication The Public Company Handbook, which is an easy-to-read guide that provides practical insights regarding legal and other board management issues facing public—or soon-to-be-public—companies.

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June 28, 2023

The ISSB Issues Climate Disclosure Standards!

A few days ago, as noted in this press release, the ISSB released its initial climate disclosure standards.

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June 27, 2023 Programs

Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”

Join us in two weeks - on Thursday, July 13th - 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 this wild proxy season, from shareholder engageme

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Artificial Intelligence
June 26, 2023

Ten Considerations for Developing an Effective Generative AI Use Policy

Here's the intro to our Client Update that then lays out 10 considerations for developing a generative AI use policy:

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Artificial Intelligence
June 22, 2023

Generative AI Can Be Useful (But You Need to Provide Context)

I had the privilege of attending an engaging and thoughtful in-person program recently on Generative AI for the Corporate and Securities Lawyer.

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June 21, 2023

Use of Generative AI in Litigation Requires Care and Oversight

Here's the intro from this recent Client Update by John Hardin, Andy Smetana, and Ngai Zhang:

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