Katayun I Jaffari

September 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Companies can look to these trends to determine the based way forward with respect to compensation decisions.

By Katayun I. Jaffari, Mehrnaz Jalali and John Crozier

10 minute read

August 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

On June 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) providing additional guidance on cybersecurity incident reporting pursuant to Item 1.05 of Form 8-K.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and John Crozier

12 minute read

April 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the status of the final rules remains uncertain, the SEC's 2010 climate guidance continues to apply. Companies should continue to consider providing more robust disclosure on climate-related risks and their impact on the company's business, results of operations and financial condition in response to demands from investors and to comply with rules and guidance set forth by the SEC, states, other regulatory agencies and other advisory bodies.

By Katayun I. Jaffari, Mehrnaz Jalali and Rikisha Collins

9 minute read

January 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Implementation of practices has become especially crucial considering the newly required cybersecurity incident reporting and cybersecurity risk management and governance disclosure for public companies passed by the SEC last year.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and John Crozier

7 minute read

November 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Be advised that compliance with these standards is currently voluntary globally. However, it is important for companies to be familiar with such trends in disclosure given the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) focus on ESG and sustainability.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Rikisha Collins

8 minute read

September 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The new disclosure rule, referred to as "pay versus performance" added a wrinkle for companies in advance of the 2023 proxy season. A year has passed since the new disclosure rule was adopted. It is time to take a look back at the first foray into pay versus performance disclosures with an eye to considerations for disclosures in the coming year.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Paul D. Hallgren

10 minute read

April 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Certain commission activities in 2022, such as proposed rules mandating climate disclosures, amendments to the proxy process, and enforcement actions in the crypto assets space, look set to form the foundation of the SEC's rulemaking and enforcement agenda in 2023 as set forth in this overview.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and John Crozier

7 minute read

September 12, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The SEC re-opens the comment period for proposed rule on listing standards for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation with a bonus post-script on pay for performance final rules.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Rikisha Collins

7 minute read

August 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

If anybody expected the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take a summer vacation after making news with its proposed rule on climate disclosures published this spring, they were mistaken. Though the rule changes of summer 2022 may not be quite as bold, they certainly are worth examining. This article summarizes three of those finalized and proposed rule changes.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Paul D. Hallgren

7 minute read

January 24, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article offers a look back at how the SEC has instituted these initiatives through proposed and final rulemaking in 2021 and a glimpse forward on what to expect from the SEC in 2022.

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Rikisha Collins

8 minute read