On April 8, 2020, the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) – Jay Clayton – and the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance – William Hinman – issued a joint statement titled The Importance of Disclosure – For Investors, Markets and Our Fight Against COVID-19 (the “Statement”) providing guidance
Elizabeth A. Raymond
COVID-19: SEC Disclosures and Related Ramifications
By Laura D. Richman, James B. Carlson, Robert F. Gray, Michael L. Hermsen, Phyllis G. Korff, Anna T. Pinedo, Elizabeth A. Raymond & Jodi A. Simala on
Posted in COVID-19, Public Companies
In addition to a host of significant general business concerns, such as those relating to liquidity and financing opportunities, revenues, supply chain and employee and community health and welfare, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has raised a number of issues specific to public companies that file reports with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.…