SEC Commissioner Speaks at Columbia’s Going Public in the 2020s Conference

By Mark T. Uyeda March 7, 2023 by Mark T. Uyeda

Good morning and thank you, [Columbia Law School] Dean [Gillian] Lester, for the introduction. I am honored to speak to this distinguished group of academics, practitioners, and regulators at today’s “Going Public in the 2020s” conference. My remarks reflect solely

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SEC Commissioners Dissent to Charges Against McDonald’s for Flawed Disclosure of CEO Firing

By Hester M. Peirce and Mark T. Uyeda January 12, 2023 by Mark T. Uyeda

We are unable to support the charges against McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) for failing to disclose sufficient information regarding the termination of its former CEO, Stephen Easterbrook, in its 2020 proxy statement. The Order[1] casts McDonald’s, the victim of Mr. …

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SEC Commissioner Speaks at Columbia’s Going Public in the 2020s Conference

SEC Commissioners Dissent to Charges Against McDonald’s for Flawed Disclosure of CEO Firing