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Wilson Sonsini Discusses the New SEC Crypto Task Force

By Amy Caiazza and Alice Cao March 12, 2025 by eorozco

The lead of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new Crypto Task Force (Task Force), Commissioner Hester Peirce, recently laid out principles for how the Task Force will approach regulation and provided a roadmap for specific issues the Task …

SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks on ESG Disclosure

By Hester M. Peirce July 21, 2021 by renholding

This summer was the summer of the cicadas. The dull hum of their song permeated the solitude of an evening stroll, along with the disconcerting crunch as pedestrian attempts to avoid squashing the creatures inevitably failed. Every seventeen years the …

Why the Proposed Blockchain Token Safe Harbor Makes Sense

By Lee A. Schneider April 24, 2020 by renholding

The application of the U.S. securities laws to blockchain tokens has been a controversial subject, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking an aggressive posture. On February 6, 2020, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a non-exclusive safe harbor from …

SEC Chairman and Commissioners Issue Statements on Proxy Adviser Guidance

By Reynolds Holding August 22, 2019 by renholding

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s chairman and each of its commissioners issued a statement at yesterday’s open meeting on guidance about proxy voting and proxy voting advice. Chairman Jay Clayton’s statement is here. In support of the guidance, …

SEC Chair’s Remarks at Ceremonial Swearing In of New Commissioners Jackson and Peirce

By Jay Clayton January 17, 2018 by renholding

Good Morning.

I hope that everyone had a very nice weekend and enjoyed the holiday on which we commemorate the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I note that this August will be the 55^th anniversary

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Wilson Sonsini Discusses the New SEC Crypto Task Force

SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks on ESG Disclosure

Why the Proposed Blockchain Token Safe Harbor Makes Sense

SEC Chairman and Commissioners Issue Statements on Proxy Adviser Guidance

SEC Chair’s Remarks at Ceremonial Swearing In of New Commissioners Jackson and Peirce