Photograph of skyscrapers with glass windows from the ground facing up to a blue sky

Tag: Corporate Governance

Butterfly chrysalis emerging like Cybersecurity rules

Are the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rules Coming Too Late?

Butterfly chrysalis emerging like Cybersecurity rules

The phrase “fighting the last war” often comes to mind when discussing the federal government’s rulemaking process. It’s a familiar cycle: Something emerges as a problem that catches companies unprepared, and regulators begin the iterative...

Read More
Intertwining tree vines in forest represent interlocking directorates

Interlocking Directorates: All the Rage in Corporate America

Intertwining tree vines in forest represent interlocking directorates

Ever heard of the Clayton Act?  Named after its sponsor, Alabama congressman Henry Clayton, the law was enacted in 1914 to help stamp out anticompetitive business practices deemed harmful to consumers, such as the formation of monopolies an...

Read More
Jacksonville, FL city skyline with view of river and bridge

Conservative Politicians Unite in Attacks on Corporate ESG Initiatives

Jacksonville, FL city skyline with view of river and bridge

With the 2022 midterm elections just weeks away, many Republican politicians’ campaigns are zeroing in on corporate ESG programs as objects of derision. They’re painting companies’ environmental, social and governance initiatives as stealth...

Read More
Payphone left hanging in black and white

SEC Raises the Stakes for Corporate Whistleblowers

Payphone left hanging in black and white

Get ready for more corporate whistleblowers to come out of the woodwork. At least that’s the takeaway from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest changes to its whistleblower program. In an effort to fortify investor protections, t...

Read More
Kid walking on sidewalk in black and white

SEC Overturns Curbs on Influence of Proxy Advisors

Kid walking on sidewalk in black and white

Proxy advisory firms weren’t particularly popular with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the previous presidential administration. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the SEC passed rules in 2020 designed to blunt the influence of f...

Read More