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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.   

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January 18, 2024 Quick Alerts

ISS Releases a Bevy of FAQs on Six Topics

As we recently blogged, ISS barely changed its proxy voting guidelines for 2024. Now, ISS has issued a bunch of FAQs including (changes to the FAQs are shaded in yellow):

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January 16, 2024 Quick Alerts

Corporate Transparency Act Applied to M&A

This excerpt from this Client Update explains why you should read the full Update: "Prospective buyers and target companies should carefully consider how these new CTA regulations may apply to the complicated corporate structures commonly used in mergers

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January 10, 2024 Quick Alerts

Shadow Trading: The SEC’s Latest Insider Trading Theory Takes Further Shape

Here's the conclusion from this "White Collar Briefly" bl

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January 4, 2024 Quick Alerts

ISS Barely Changes Its Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2024

Just before Christmas, ISS announced its 2024 Benchmark Policy Updates, which will be effective for meetings on or after February 1, 2024.

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January 3, 2024 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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January 2, 2024 Quick Alerts

The Fifth Circuit Officially Vacates the SEC’s Share Repurchase Rule

As we have blogged about several times

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World Cybersecurity
December 19, 2023 Quick Alerts

Corp Fin Director Erik Gerding Speaks on Cyber Incident Disclosure

Yesterday, we blogged about four CDIs that Corp Fin issued last week on the "limited disclosure exception" to the obligation of reporting material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K.

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World Cybersecurity
December 18, 2023 Quick Alerts

Corp Fin (and the DOJ and FBI) Issue Cybersecurity “Limited Disclosure Exception” Guidance

We got some guidance from Corp Fin, the Department of Justice and the FBI last week related to the SEC's new cybersecurity disclosure rules adopted back in July (this blog covers what those rules require).

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December 15, 2023 Quick Alerts

Preparing for the 2024 Public Company Reporting Season

Hot off the press! Our popular Client Update regarding the upcoming proxy season.

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December 14, 2023 Quick Alerts

Think Public and Large Companies Are Entirely Exempt From the Corporate Transparency Act? Think Again.

Here's the intro from this Client Update: "Key portions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will take effect on January 1, 2024, requiring an estimated 30 million "reporting companies" to disclo

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December 5, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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November 2, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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October 4, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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September 6, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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August 2, 2023 Quick Alerts

8 Things to Know Right Now

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

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