30 Jun, 2021 Commissioner Lee Emphasizes the Role and Responsibilities of the Corporate Board Concerning ESG and Climate Change By Jacob H. Hupart In recent remarks delivered by Commissioner Lee at the Society for Corporate Governance, she took the opportunity to again focus on the...
29 Jun, 2021 SEC Commissioner Roisman Continues Critique of New Climate Change Disclosure Requirements By Jacob H. Hupart SEC Commissioner Roisman, one of the two Republicans currently serving as SEC commissioners, has questioned over the past few months the...
29 Jun, 2021 SEC Chairman Gensler Re-Affirms Focus on Climate Change Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart During his remarks at London City Week, SEC Chairman Gensler again highlighted the SEC's new focus on climate change disclosures. ...
25 Jun, 2021 Big News, But Maybe Not so Big? By Joseph M. Miller Antitrust reform advocate Lina Khan was designated as Chair of the FTC last week, a few minutes after her confirmation vote. She was...
24 Jun, 2021 Leaked Billionaire Tax Records Highlight the Need for Asset-Recovery Claimants to Navigate Privacy Havens in the U.S. West. By Daniel T. Pascucci As fallout continues to stem from the recent ProPublica leak of private billionaire tax records, the extent of hidden wealth in U.S....
21 Jun, 2021 Political Momentum Grows in Support of Mandatory Financial ESG Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart The House of Representatives recently passed a bill--albeit by the narrowest of majorities--that would mandate that companies provide...
16 Jun, 2021 At the Intersection of Race and Business | Can Actions Speak Louder than Names? By Stephen M. Osborn What’s in a name? I grew up in the Bay Area. I was raised by parents who were open-minded, entrepreneurial and colorful raconteurs. At...
15 Jun, 2021 G7 Communique Emphasizes Climate-Related Financial Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart Following the meeting of G7 leaders in Cornwall, a joint communique was issued on June 13, 2021 concerning many issues of common...
09 Jun, 2021 Breach of Duty of Oversight Claims Gain Some Momentum By Breton Leone-Quick Over this past year, I have had numerous calls and virtual meetings with Boards and individual directors concerning the recent cases...
08 Jun, 2021 Expanded ESG Reporting Obligations in the EU By Jacob H. Hupart The European Commission (an organ of the European Union) issued a proposal a few weeks ago--the "Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
08 Jun, 2021 Will Renewed White House Focus on Overseas Beneficial Ownership Loopholes Translate to Domestic Disclosure? By Daniel T. Pascucci The Biden Administration has accelerated the march to more effective global economic enforcement with the issuance of its National...
04 Jun, 2021 SEC Commissioner Roisman Suggests Safe Harbor for ESG Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart Republican SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman, who has expressed considerable skepticism concerning the SEC's recent moves towards mandatory...