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The issues facing public companies change rapidly. Our Public Companies & the Law blog helps companies and their management, board members and in-house counsel stay one step ahead. 

SEC Proposes Full Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
Blog June 01, 2026
SEC Proposes Full Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The Commission’s May 2026 proposal to withdraw its landmark climate disclosure regime marks a decisive shift in federal ESG rulemaking—with significant strategic implications for public companies, investors, and legal counsel navigating a fragmented disclosure landscape…
SEC Proposes Sweeping Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Simplification
Blog May 20, 2026
SEC Proposes Sweeping Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Simplification
On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two companion proposed rulemakings that, if adopted, would represent the most significant overhaul of the Securities Act registration framework and Exchange Act filer status system in over two decades…
SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting on New Form 10-S
Blog May 06, 2026
SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting on New Form 10-S
On May 5, 2026, as previously previewed, the SEC proposed an option that would allow domestic Exchange Act reporting companies to file a single semiannual report on new Form 10-S instead of three quarterly reports on Form 10-Q…
SEC Issues Exemptive Order Permitting Shortened Tender Offer Periods
Blog April 21, 2026
SEC Issues Exemptive Order Permitting Shortened Tender Offer Periods
On April 16, 2026, the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions within the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a significant exemptive order that permits certain tender offers for equity securities to remain open for as few as 10 business days, rather than the standard 20 business days required under Exchange Act Rules 13e-4(f)(1)(i) and 14e-1(a)…
SEC Provides Interpretive Guidance on the Application of Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets and Transactions
Blog April 16, 2026
SEC Provides Interpretive Guidance on the Application of Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets and Transactions
On March 17, 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly issued interpretive guidance regarding the application of federal securities laws to certain types of crypto assets and transactions (the “Interpretive Guidance”)…
Wall Street Journal Reports that SEC is Preparing a Proposal to Eliminate Mandatory Quarterly Reporting Requirements
Blog March 18, 2026
Wall Street Journal Reports that SEC is Preparing a Proposal to Eliminate Mandatory Quarterly Reporting Requirements
The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC is developing a plan that would eliminate mandatory quarterly earnings reporting and instead allow public companies to report their financial results only twice a year…
SEC Extends Section 16(a) Reporting to FPI Directors and Officers and Grants Conditional Relief in Six Jurisdictions
Blog March 11, 2026
SEC Extends Section 16(a) Reporting to FPI Directors and Officers and Grants Conditional Relief in Six Jurisdictions
The SEC has adopted a final rule implementing the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act that, effective March 18, 2026, subjects directors and officers of foreign private issuers to the insider ownership reporting regime of Exchange Act Section 16(a) on Forms 3, 4, and 5…
SEC Largely Suspends No-Action Relief for the Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals
Blog November 24, 2025
SEC Largely Suspends No-Action Relief for the Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has determined that, until at least September 30, 2026, it will not respond to requests by issuers for no-action relief for their decisions to exclude shareholder proposals from proxy statements under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, with one exception…
Congress Considering Securities Offering Reform to Encourage Capital Formation
Blog March 28, 2025
Congress Considering Securities Offering Reform to Encourage Capital Formation
On Tuesday, March 5th, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee debated several bills that could have a significant impact on capital formation in private and public markets…
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