The Effects of SEC Comment Letters on Compensation Contract Efficiency

By Rachel Geoffroy, Sophia Hamm and Brent Schmidt February 14, 2023 by renholding

In a new paper, we examine whether SEC comment letters on deficiencies in compensation disclosure have an impact on executive-compensation “contract efficiency,” meaning the extent to which such contracts align with shareholder interest. The goal of comment letters is not …

What is the SEC Hiding?

By Alexander Platt February 8, 2023 by renholding

Under Chair Gary Gensler, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been on a transparency rampage – proposing extensive new disclosure obligations on public companies, activist investors, private funds, and (maybe soon) so-called “unicorn” startups. …

SEC Chair Gensler Speaks Before Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

By Gary Gensler February 8, 2023 by renholding

Good morning. It is good to join the advisory committee for your first meeting of the year. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own and I am not speaking on behalf of the Commission …

SEC Commissioner Urges Reform of Regulation D and Private Markets

By Caroline A. Crenshaw February 2, 2023 by renholding

Thank you Thomas [Kim] for that lovely introduction and I’m very pleased to be here at the Securities Regulation Institute giving the Alan B. Levenson Keynote Address. Director Levenson was the consummate public servant who left an enduring mark on

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Can a Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Rule Lead to Emissions Reductions?

By Sorabh Tomar January 30, 2023 by renholding

In response to growing concern about the effects of climate change, different regions of the world have adopted mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) disclosure rules, including Australia, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Notably, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …

Cleary Gottlieb Discusses the SEC’s Disclosure Agenda and Corporate Governance

By Helena K. Grannis and Synne D. Chapman January 27, 2023 by renholding

In 2022, public companies witnessed a new kind of corporate governance activism. New rules and regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) use the lever of mandated disclosure to push for corporate governance actions, and in some cases …

SEC Issues Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026

By Gary Gensler January 26, 2023 by renholding

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Davis Polk Discusses SEC Package of Equity Market Structure Proposals

By Zachary J. Zweihorn, Robert A. Cohen, Gabriel D. Rosenberg, Mary Jane Dumankaya and Tyler X. Senackerib January 24, 2023 by renholding

The SEC recently proposed a set of sweeping equity market structure reforms across four rule proposals that would make highly significant changes to how national market system (NMS) stock orders are priced, executed and reported. The proposals include:

a new

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses ESG Considerations for Financial Institutions in 2023

By Michelle Chen, Harshil Bansal, June Hu, Cathy Clarkin and Mark Treviño January 23, 2023 by renholding

As U.S. financial institutions assess their ESG risks, opportunities, policies and procedures for 2023, key considerations include the numerous significant ESG developments in 2022—in particular, recent proposals and initiatives announced by financial regulators with respect to climate-related risk management and …

Market Practices and the Awareness/Use Problem in Insider Trading Law

By Robert T. Miller January 17, 2023 by renholding

In a new article, I respond to an article by Professor Andrew Verstein concerning the awareness/use problem in insider-trading law. As many readers know, this problem arises because, although Rule 10b-5 prohibits persons bound by a duty of confidentiality from …

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 renholding

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. …

Assessing the SEC’s Role As Enforcer Against Financial Misconduct

By Chuan Chen, Yanrong Jia, Xiumin Martin and Bernardo Silveira January 10, 2023 by renholding

The Securities Exchange Act grants the SEC ample authority and discretion to investigate and seek sanctions related to violations of the securities laws, with the goal of protecting investors; maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitating capital formation (SEC, …

Skadden Discusses Recent Contests Under the Universal Proxy Rules and the 2023 Outlook

By Richard J. Grossman, Neil P. Stronski, Anya Richter Hodes and Alexander J. Vargas January 9, 2023 by renholding

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new universal proxy rules, which took effect for meetings after August 31, 2022, require the use of “universal” proxy cards in all director election contests, except for elections held by registered investment companies and …

Does the Market Demand Climate-Related Disclosure Regulation?

By Richard M. Frankel, Yongzhao (Vincent) Lin and Xiumin Martin January 4, 2023 by renholding

On March 21, 2022, the Security and Exchange Committee (SEC) proposed that all public firms disclose climate-change risk and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission information in their financial statements. According to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the proposal “would help issuers more efficiently …

Arnold & Porter Discusses SEC Case on Impeding and Retaliating Against Whistleblower

By Jane Norberg, Jonathan Green, Dan Hawke, Christian Schultz and Jennifer McLellan January 4, 2023 by renholding

On November 22, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) filed an amended securities fraud complaint against Adam Rogas, the former Chief Executive Officer of NS8, Inc. (NS8), alleging that, among things, Rogas engaged in whistleblower impeding …

SEC Chair Gensler on Final Amendments to Insider Trading Requirements

By Gary Gensler December 16, 2022 by renholding

Today [December 14], the Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1, as well as new required corporate disclosures related to executive officers’ and directors’ trading. I am pleased to support these new requirements because, if adopted, they …

Market Trends, Shareholder Activism, the SEC, and Litigation Get Lively Airing at Columbia Law School M&A and Corporate Governance Conference

By Tianzi Wu December 15, 2022 by renholding

Top practitioners, judges, regulators, and scholars gathered at Columbia Law School on December 2 to offer their unique perspectives and cutting-edge insights on a variety of topics related to M&A and corporate governance. The topics included current M&A market trends, …

Angels and Devils: The Early Crypto Entrepreneurs

By Darian Ibrahim December 8, 2022 by renholding

After the collapse of FTX and a summer of crypto failures (Terra Luna, Celsius, Three Arrows), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will want to act quickly and treat more digital assets as “securities.” But which ones? In a new …

The FTX Collapse: Why Did Due Diligence, Regulation, and Governance Evaporate?

By Georges Ugeux November 30, 2022 by renholding

FTX[1] is a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2019 that, at its peak in 2021, had over 1 million users, making it the world’s third largest crypto exchange by volume. Since November 11, 2022, though, FTX has been in …

Let’s Stop Treating Crypto Trading as If It Were Finance

By Todd H. Baker November 29, 2022 by renholding

Members of Congress and financial regulators from the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, SEC, CFTC, and CFPB appear set on regulating the crypto trading system (traded coins and associated marketplaces, exchanges, brokerages, lending, staking, derivatives, intermediaries, and enablers) as part of …

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