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
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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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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January 24, 2024 Webinar
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
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How are companies navigating the complex and evolving landscape of corporate governance in the 21st century? What are boards doing to help companies meet the challenges and seize the opportunities on behalf of their shareholders and other constituents? How do answers vary with factors
Climate disclosure regulations are among the most significant and complex challenges faced by companies and boards, with a variety of requirements emanating this year from numerous governmental authorities and non-governmental organizations. This Mayer Brown white paper offers a thumbnail sketch of key features and differences of a dozen authorities, followed by considerations for boards concerning
This Legal Update summarizes the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2024 calendar year filing deadlines and financial statement staleness dates.
On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) proposed standards for corporate governance and risk management for the institutions it regulates that have $10 billion or more in total assets. The proposed standards would establish extensive and rigid requirements for a wide range of state-chartered banks and reverse decades of reliance on state
In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Peter Pears discusses the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the “CSRD”). The directive, which for many companies applies from as early as 1 January 2024, creates detailed sustainability reporting requirements, which may apply for both EU and non-EU companies.
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The SEC’s shareholder proposal rule was the subject of a speech by SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda on June 21, 2023 at the national conference of the Society for Corporate Governance. The speech identifies troubling trends involving the rule and offers several policy solutions. The Commissioner dates the troubles to a 2021 SEC staff decision that
On June 9, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the clawback listing standards proposed by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), each as required by SEC Rule 10D-1 in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Earlier in June 2023, both the