Jennifer Zepralka joined our Washington D.C. office as a partner, and comes to us from the SEC, where she led the Office of Small Business Policy, working on major rulemakings. Her insights will prove valuable to clients navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Jennifer brings a wealth of experience advising companies on compliance, corporate and
Speaking Out on Hot Button Topics: How Boards Can Steer CEOs and Companies in Choppy Waters
Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
2024 Weinberg Center Distinguished Speaker Larry A. Cunningham
Webinar | April 11, 2024
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. EST
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Corporate leaders face complex challenges in responding to public debates on contentious topics. They must balance competing pressures to speak or remain silent, while navigating the polarization of today’s
MB Microtalk: The SEC’s Climate-Change Disclosure Rules: Gap Analyses, Disclosure Controls and ICFR Considerations
In this MB microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Jen Carlson discusses practical considerations for companies implementing the SEC’s new climate-change disclosure rules, such as conducting gap analyses, reviewing disclosure controls and ICFR considerations.
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MB Microtalk: The SEC’s Climate-Change Disclosure Rules: REG S-X Changes
In this MB Microtalk video, discussing the SEC’s final climate-change disclosure rules, Mayer Brown’s Matt Bisanz provides an overview of the changes made by the final rules to Regulation S-X, which require a company to include certain climate-related financial statement metrics and related disclosures in a note to its audited financial statements.
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Climate Change Disclosure Rules & Other ESG Developments
April 3, 2024 Webinar
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
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After much anticipation, on March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt final rules that require reporting by public companies of climate change-related disclosure. While the final rules differ from the SEC’s controversial proposed rules in significant ways
SEC Adopts Climate Change Disclosure Rules Applicable to Public Companies and Offerings
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted new rules that require public companies to disclose substantial information about the material impacts of climate-related risks on their business, financial condition, and governance (the “Final Rules”). The SEC says that “climate-related risks, their impacts, and a public company’s response to those risks can significantly affect
The FDIC′s Governance Proposal
Mayer Brown welcomes Dale Baker, Vice President, Trust Policy from the American Bankers Association to our upcoming panel discussion on the FDIC’s Governance Proposal.
Webinar, March 15, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET – 1:00 p.m. ET
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On October 11, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a far-reaching proposal for new corporate
ESG and SEC Enforcement
As we anticipate, with some trepidation, this week’s final climate change disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission, it’s important to remember that those rules will remain only a part of the agency’s ESG agenda. There are several pending proposed rules that touch on ESG issues—mostly in the funds area. Likely it will be
Heightened SEC Scrutiny of Form 13F and New Form N-PX Filing Obligations – What You Need to Know Now
April 11, 2024 Webinar
11:30am – 12:30pm ET
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Although Form 13F filing requirements have been in existence for decades, the SEC and its staff have recently turned up the heat on compliance in this area, and 13F filers also must prepare for new Form N-PX filing obligations. Join Mayer Brown panelists, Jennifer
SPAC Developments: SEC Amendments to SPAC IPO and de-SPAC Related Rules
February 14, 2024, PLI Webinar
3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
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In 2022, the SEC proposed significant amendments to the rules and forms addressing the treatment of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) in connection with their initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and subsequent de-SPAC transactions. The proposed amendments were quite controversial and had a chilling