9/30/2021 12:46:47 PM Commissioner Crenshaw Highlights SEC Focus on Climate Issues By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, during a program on "Building the Financial System of the 21st Century," in the course of a speech principally focused on...
9/23/2021 6:31:20 PM What does Equal Pay really mean? By Paul Huston By now you've certainly heard of the U.S. women's soccer team's challenge to their pay arrangement. Back in the spring of 2019, the...
9/23/2021 5:28:48 PM SEC Releases Sample Letter Concerning Climate Change Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, the SEC released a sample letter to companies concerning climate change disclosures. Relying upon the guidance the SEC issued...
9/22/2021 9:14:05 PM Commissioner Gary Gensler Has His Eyes Set on Rule 10b5-1 Plans By Mintz The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is honing in on Rule 10b5-1 plans. Rule 10b5-1 plans provide an affirmative defense and...
9/22/2021 5:19:59 PM Court Finally Clarifies When Biometric Lawsuits Are Untimely Under BIPA By Mintz In a highly anticipated decision, the Illinois Appellate Court finally clarified the correct application of the statute of limitations...
9/20/2021 8:18:48 PM Rating Agencies Focus on ESG Concerns By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, Fitch Ratings announced the launch of new ESG ratings system, which is intended to use a "clear methodolog[y]," of a "full...
9/17/2021 5:04:40 PM SEC Fines App Annie and Its CEO for $10 Million in Connection with Non-Anonymized Data By Mintz In a first-of-its kind enforcement action, the SEC fined an alternative data provider for the mobile app industry and its former CEO for...
9/17/2021 2:54:52 PM Vermont Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against Major Oil Companies By Jacob H. Hupart Earlier this week, Vermont became the latest state to file a lawsuit against the major oil companies featuring allegations focusing on...
9/17/2021 2:52:19 PM House Oversight Committee Investigating Climate Change Disinformation By Jacob H. Hupart In yet another front of the multifaceted government campaign against climate change, the House Oversight Committee is now investigating...
9/16/2021 8:25:27 PM California AG Reminds Healthcare Entities to Comply with Data Breach Laws By Mintz California's Attorney General recently issued guidance for healthcare providers and facilities. The guidance serves as a reminder to...
9/15/2021 9:18:10 PM SEC Chairman Gensler's Senate Testimony Reaffirms focus on ESG Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, SEC Chairman Gensler testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. His remarks were...
9/8/2021 4:58:36 PM Biometric Privacy Class Action Against Google Is Stayed to Reduce Litigation Costs By Mintz A federal court in Illinois agreed with Google that a biometric privacy lawsuit filed against it in the Northern District of Illinois...
9/2/2021 5:14:55 PM DTLA 2040 - A Tall Order... By Daniel B. Guggenheim The challenges of trying to plan for Downtown LA's projected growth over the next 20 years seem overwhelming, even more so while having...