23 Nov, 2022 SEC Highlights ESG Enforcement Activity in Annual Report By Jacob H. Hupart The SEC recently announced its yearly summary of enforcement activity. Among the items it chose to highlight were its efforts to enforce...
23 Nov, 2022 Department of Labor Enables Consideration of ESG Factors in ERISA Investments By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, the Department of Labor "released a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) . . . [that]...
14 Nov, 2022 Biden Administration Proposes That Federal Contractors Must Disclose GHG Emissions By Jacob H. Hupart Last Thursday, the Biden Administration proposed that all federal contractors (except those receiving less than $7.5 million annually in...
08 Nov, 2022 An SEC Win - US District Court Judge Rules LBRY’s LBC Token a Security By Cory Flashner Ed Daley In a significant victory for the SEC, US District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro granted summary judgment to the SEC in what is the first...
07 Nov, 2022 Senate Republicans Issue Warning to Law Firms About Potential Antitrust Implications of ESG Activities By Jacob H. Hupart Last Thursday, five Republican senators--Cotton (AR), Grassley (IA), Rubio (FL), Lee (UT), and Blackburn (TN)--sent an identical letter...