On January 26, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda delivered remarks at the 53rd annual Securities Regulation Institute. The Commissioner focused his comments on efforts to improve capital formation by, in part, reducing regulatory compliance burdens in those instances in which existing requirements do not provide benefits for investors or the
Regulation S-K
Revisiting Regulation S-K
On January 13, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Atkins released a statement relating to a comprehensive review of Regulation S-K. In the Chair’s statement, he notes that he has asked the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance to “engage in a comprehensive review of Regulation S-K.” The Chair notes that the first step…
Staff Guidance on Non-WKSI Form S-3 Registration Process; Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers
On March 20, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) made a number of changes to the Division’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations. For the second time in a month, the Staff revised or withdrew certain CDIs, notably including new guidance allowing any…
Additional SEC Staff Accommodations for Confidential Submissions of Registration Statements
- the nonpublic review process will be available for the initial registration of a class of securities under
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…
Climate-Risk Disclosure Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted (in a 3-2 vote) final rules related to climate-related disclosures. These rules had first been proposed in March 2022. In his opening remarks, SEC Chair Gensler noted that the climate-change related disclosure rules will apply to public companies and to public offerings, and are intended to benefit investors by…
SEC Adopts Final Rules Relating to SPACs, Shell Companies and Projections
On January 24, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules and amendments to existing rules and forms (the “Final Rules”) addressing (i) the treatment under the securities laws of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) in connection with their IPOs and their subsequent business combination transactions (“de-SPAC transactions”) with target operating…
SEC Releases New and Revised C&DIs on Pay Versus Performance Disclosures
(Updated)
On November 21, 2023, the staff (“Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released eight new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) and revised two C&DIs to clarify the pay versus performance (“PVP”) disclosure requirements in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The new C&DIs include clarifications on the reporting of…
SEC Issues C&DI’s on Filing Fees and XBRL Exhibits
On November 20, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) on filing fees and XBRL exhibits. These C&DI’s are summarized below, with links to the full text provided.
Filing Fees
New Question 239.02 explains that, when a well-known season issuer that has registered…
SEC Releases New and Revised C&DIs on Pay Versus Performance Disclosures
On September 27, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) to clarify the pay versus performance (“PVP”) disclosure requirements in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and revised one C&DI to update guidance on non-GAAP financial measures that are presented in…

