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Inside Track: Is the ESG Locomotive Suddenly Losing Steam?

At an energy-policy speech in Houston last month, potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he wanted to "rein in ESG," calling it a "radical" agenda.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Twitter Shareholder Files Complaint Seeking Corporate Records in Wake of Musk Deal, User Data Representations

The shareholder is seeking to investigate board-level breaches, including whether it failed to protect the company when entering into its merger agreement with Musk.
3 minute read

International Edition

Six Strong Team Departs BLM Ahead of Merger

The team move is the latest in a series of departures from BLM ahead of its merger with Clyde & Co.
2 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: Shareholder Proposals 'Are Like the Canary in a Coal Mine'

Want to know the pressure points company legal chiefs will be wrestling with in the coming years? Check out the issues outside groups are spotlighting at public company annual meetings this spring.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

ESG Shareholder Proposals Spike in 2022 but Garner 'Muted' Support, Report Says

So far this year, six of 30 environmental proposals and 10 of 107 social proposals have passed, according to the latest ESG shareholder proposal study from Georgeson.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Growing Importance of ESG for Corporate Clients

As ESG standards eventually become a requirement, rather than window dressing, corporate attorneys and firm leaders must provide counsel and implement internal policies that match investors and their clients' desires.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Director's Access to Company's Privileged Information Upheld Despite Proxy Contest

Where two halves of a deadlocked board are competing in a proxy contest, can one half assert the corporation's privilege against the other?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Impact of the SEC's New Cybersecurity Rule on Securitizations

According to the SEC, the proposed amendments are intended to better inform investors about a registrant's risk management, strategy and governance related to cybersecurity and to provide timely notification to investors of material cybersecurity incidents.
6 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: The Days When ESG Meant 'Warm and Fuzzy' Are Over

Companies need to police themselves to ensure their ESG disclosures are "able to withstand public and regulatory scrutiny," said Daniel Barton, managing director of disputes and investigations at Alvarez & Marsal.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Solving the Board Composition Puzzle

Recent state court decisions striking down board diversity mandates in California present an opportunity to consider the current regulatory context and the realities facing nominating committees and boards today.
12 minute read

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