The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet March 6, 2025. During this meeting, the Committee will present its recommendations to the SEC concerning traceability issues under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. The agenda also includes a panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related disclosures and another on retail
Disclosure Requirements
Additional SEC Staff Accommodations for Confidential Submissions of Registration Statements
Today, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new policy permitting confidential submission of registration statements in additional circumstances in order to promote capital formation. The statement provides that
- the nonpublic review process will be available for the initial registration of a class of securities under
Acting Chair Uyeda on SEC’s Priorities
Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) continue to share their views about the Commission’s current priorities, and Monday was Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s turn. Speaking at the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference on February 24, 2025, Acting Chairman Uyeda provided his thoughts on where the Commission…
Sheep in the Steep?
On January 27, 2025, US Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce gave the keynote address at the Northwestern Securities Regulation Institute in which she offered her personal views on how public companies and, to some extent, the SEC in working with public companies might move away from “importing politics and contentious social issues” into…
SEC Disclosure Issues & Developments for FPIs and Preparing Your 20-F Filing
Webinar | January 15, 2024
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During this session, Mayer Brown panelists, Brian Hirshberg, Jason W. Parsont, Thomas Kollar, and Gilat Abraham Zaefen will discuss US SEC disclosure priorities and other recent developments for foreign private issuers (FPIs) that should be priorities as they draft their annual reports. Topics will include:
- Artificial Intelligence
Tech Considerations for Issuers
At the Practising Law Institute’s 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, panelists discussed how public companies are addressing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) related issues.
Cybersecurity Disclosure Landscape
As cyber threats continue to evolve and challenge companies, the SEC has honed its focus on corporate disclosures related to cybersecurity incidents, risk management, and governance practices. …
Navigating the Updated SEC Rules for 10b5-1 Plans
On November 13, 2024, during the Practicing Law Institute’s 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, a panel of experts discussed recent disclosure developments for public companies. The main topics of discussion included Insider Trading Policies and 10b5-1 Plans, Non-GAAP Measures, Cybersecurity, and ESG.
Navigating the Updated SEC Rules for 10b5-1 Plans
The SEC’s recent…
SEC Charges Company with Misleading Recyclability Claims
In September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged a consumer products company (the “Company”) with having made inaccurate claims regarding the recyclability of its single-use coffee pods. The SEC found that the company violated Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 13a-1, which require companies to file accurate reports.
According…
The State of Disclosure Review
The Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”), Erik Gerding, shared his views on the state of public company disclosures during 2023 and the SEC Staff’s review priorities for 2024. The statements were made in April 2024 at the Practicing Law Institute’s 2024 The SEC Speaks Conference and were recently published in…
SEC Director Focuses on CRE Disclosures
As part of a panel discussion at the Practising Law Institute’s 2024 SEC Speaks Conference held on April 2, 2024, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Erik Gerding, highlighted several risks and disclosures relating to commercial real estate (CRE) that the Staff has recently focused on and expects to continue to focus…