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Month: February 2021

Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

After two decades, you could make a strong case that the dominant story in corporate America of the 21st century has been the growing influence of environmental, social and governance issues. Recent pushback against corporate diversity and...

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Silent Companies on Vaccine Mandates

Companies Staying Mum on Potential for Vaccine Mandates

Silent Companies on Vaccine Mandates

Public health experts have warned for months about the possibility of vaccine hesitancy thwarting efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic. Polling conducted as late as October found that only half of Americans intended to get vaccinated. E...

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Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

The Great GameStop Affair of 2021 is quickly growing into more than just a piece of pop culture esoterica. Just a few weeks after frenetic trading of the retail chain’s stock grabbed headlines, the episode is already impacting public policy...

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Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement didn’t seem to be at the very top of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s to-do list in the last four years. At least, that’s what the most recent data on the agency’s activities under departed chair Jay Clayton would tell u...

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SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

Unless you’re a student of corporate-governance history, you probably don’t remember SOX 304. That’s OK: the SEC rarely invokes the provision. But earlier this month, the agency dusted off the measure to claw back some ill-gotten gains from...

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