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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.
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable: Preparing for 2025”
Join us for our webcast—“Proxy Season Roundtable: Preparing for 2025”—set for Tuesday, December 17 (10:00 a.m. PT; 11:00 a.m. MT; 12:00 p.m. CT; 1:00 p.m. ET).
Whistleblower Protection Remains SEC Priority
Last week, the SEC announced settled charges against seven public companies for use of agreements that the SEC alleges have provisions that violate the whistleblower protection rule.
6 Things to Know Right Now
Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
SEC Announced Two Large Whistleblower Awards in July
While poking around the SEC's updated website, I was struck that the SEC announced two separate $37 million whistleblower awards little more than a
SCOTUS Poised to Address Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail and Wire Fraud
Here's the intro from this "White Collar Briefly" blog by Spencer Gottlieb: "White-collar criminal prosecutions frequently involve charges under the federal mail and wire fraud statutes.
Video Archive: "Navigating the DOJ’s New Whistleblower and Self-Disclosure Programs"
This "White Collar Briefly" blog highlights a webcast that took place last week for which the archived video is already posted: "T
A New Guide: "In-House Perspectives - Random Bits of Fun"
In this "In-House Perspectives: Random Bits of Fun" Guide, I have compiled the various "In-House Corners" in which our in-house readers have shared tips, anecdotes, and thoughts about topics that arise in their daily practice. The topics include:
The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(d)’s Climate Risk Impact on Financial Matters
This is the latest in our series of blogs breaking down the SEC's new climate risk disclosure rules.
Supreme Court Overrules Chevron; Courts Must Determine “Best” Meaning of Statutes Without Deference
Here's a teaser from this Client Update: "The Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
A Post-Chevron World: Business As Usual?
Given the potential implications of the overturning of the Chevron doctrine by the US Supreme Court a few weeks ago – see our Client Update on the
"Spring 2024" Reg Flex Agenda is Up: Final Shareholder Proposal Rule Amendments on the Horizon?
It's that time of year again, the semi-annual posting of the SEC's Reg Flex Agenda.
Employers Left in Limbo by FTC Noncompete Decision
Video Archive: “Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things”
We have posted the video archive for the recent webcast – "Proxy Season Deep Dive – 20 Things" – during which Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina covered what happened during this wild proxy seaso
SCOTUS' Securities Fraud Ruling Further Limits SEC's Enforcement Authority (With Rippling Effects on the Administrative State)
Here's the teaser for this Client Update: "In the recent 6-3 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that respondents to a U.S.
8 Things to Know Right Now
Here's our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments: