Douglas P. Baumstein
Mintz
Articles
Caremark Liability Following the SEC’s New ESG Reporting Requirements
USA - December 16 2022 Recent developments in the Court of Chancery concerning a corporate board’s duty to monitor and provide oversight over a corporation’s operations…
Jacob H. Hupart, Jonathan L. Kravetz, Will G. McKitterick, Ellen Shapiro
What Public Comments on the SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Rules Reveal—and the Impact They May Have on the Proposed Rules
USA - July 20 2022 On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published for comment its much-anticipated proposed rules on climate disclosures…
William F. Weld, Megan N. Gates, Luke Haubenstock, Jacob H. Hupart, Jennifer B. Rubin, Courtney O. Taylor
SEC Proposes Regulations to Address “Greenwashing” By Investment Funds
USA - June 13 2022 Both the Names Rule and the ESG Disclosure Rule reflect a broader agenda by the Biden Administration’s SEC to advance efforts to combat climate change…
William F. Weld, Megan N. Gates, Jacob H. Hupart, Thomas R. Burton III, Pete S. Michaels, Sahir Surmeli, Courtney O. Taylor
A Brief Summary of the SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Rules
USA - March 30 2022 On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) unveiled its long-anticipated proposed rules on climate disclosures, entitled “The…
William F. Weld, Megan N. Gates, Luke Haubenstock, Jacob H. Hupart, Jennifer B. Rubin, Courtney O. Taylor
Minimizing Stockholder Litigation Risks
USA - February 18 2022 In 2021, approximately of all federal securities fraud class action lawsuits filed nationwide were against life sciences companies and their officers…
Francis J. Earley, Emily Kanstroom Musgrave, Sean T. Prosser, James A. Rapore, Laurence A. Schoen, Adam L. Sisitsky, John F. Sylvia, Jason C. Vigna
