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SCOTUS decides Slack—in direct listings, tracing required for §11 standing

USA - June 5 2023 On Thursday, SCOTUS decided Slack Technologies v. Pirani in a unanimous opinion by Justice Gorsuch holding that, even in a registration by direct…

Federal court holds unconstitutional California’s board diversity statute regarding “underrepresented communities”

USA - June 1 2023 There have been a number of challenges to California’s board diversity legislation, SB 826, the board gender diversity statute, and AB 979, the board…

Corp Fin posts three new CDIs on Rule 10b5-1

USA - May 30 2023 Last week, Corp Fin posted (and then deleted and reposted—but that’s another story) three new CDIs regarding the affirmative defense under Rule…

SEC’s climate disclosure rules probably pushed back until fall

USA - May 18 2023 Here’s a scoop from S&P Global Market Intelligence : apparently, the climate disclosure rulemaking that was targeted for adoption in April 2023 has…

Steep increase in accounting enforcement activity reported —especially against individuals

USA - May 17 2023 In this report from Cornerstone Research, SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity—Year in Review: FY 2022, Cornerstone tells us that…

Chamber sues SEC over share repurchase rules

USA - May 15 2023 On Friday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that, together with the Texas Association of Business and the Longview Chamber of Commerce, it had…

Will Chevron deference survive? Why you might really care about a case about fishing

USA - May 11 2023 On May 1, SCOTUS granted cert in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a case about whether the National Marine Fisheries Service has the…

SEC adopts “better-than-it-might-have-been” final rules for stock buyback disclosure [UPDATED]

USA - May 8 2023 At an open meeting last week, the SEC voted three to two to adopt a proposal intended to modernize and improve disclosure regarding company stock…

SEC adopts “better-than-it-might-have-been” final rules for stock buyback disclosure

USA - May 4 2023 At an open meeting yesterday, the SEC voted three to two to adopt a proposal intended to modernize and improve disclosure regarding company stock…

How are companies reacting to anti-ESG efforts?

USA - May 3 2023 It’s not just Mickey Mouse that’s feeling the heat from anti-ESG efforts lately. Reuters reports that, so far this year, legislators have filed about…