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Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Total Rescission Of Musk Pay

On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court overturned the rescission of Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla compensation grant and instead awarded nominal damages and substantially reduced attorneys' fees.

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words And Actions – SEC Chairs' Role In Public Disclosure Reform

The first of Atkins' three pillars is to "simplify and scale the SEC's disclosure requirements to reduce the costs of preparing SEC filings and, at the same time, make them more comprehensible."

United States Commercial

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Audit Reform – Government Abandons Plans To Consult On Reforms

After numerous consultation papers, and despite being included in the King's Speech in July 2024, the government has confirmed in a letter to the chair of the Business and Trade Committee...

United States Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

SEC Staff Issues, Revises, And Withdraws Compliance And Disclosure Interpretations On A Variety Of Subjects

On January 23, 2026, the SEC staff issued a number of new and revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, and withdrew others, reflecting the adoption of Securities Act Rule 152 (Integration)...

United States Commercial

AP

Arnold & Porter

Foreign Private Issuers And Section 16: Understanding Your Equity Compensation Plan

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

SEC Investment Management Director Questions 'Vote-All' Proxy Practices And Adviser Reliance On Proxy Advisors

United States Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

AI Risk Meets Cyber Governance: NIST's Draft Cyber AI Profile

United States Technology

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Quick Takes From SRI 2026

United States Commercial

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Revitalizing U.S. Capital Markets: The Case For State-Led Reform

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

How Wall Street Is Using Sustainability To Fight Money Laundering

United States Commercial

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

SEC Dismisses SolarWinds Lawsuit: What CISOs Need To Know

United States Technology

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Innovating With Confidence: From Idea To Impact In 2026

United States Commercial

FL

Fennemore

SEC Updates Proxy Rules And Schedules C&DIs

United States Commercial

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Jones Walker

Appeals Court Reverses $100M D&O Coverage Dispute In Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Foreign Private Issuer Officers And Directors Required To File With The SEC Under Section 16(a) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934: March 2026

On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (the Act) was enacted as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

United States Commercial

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

2026 Proxy Season Update: Key Regulatory And Market Developments

As public companies prepare for the 2026 proxy and annual reporting season, significant regulatory and market developments are shaping disclosure practices, governance and investor engagement.

United States Commercial

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Regulation A And The Public-Market Evolution Of Space Companies

The commercial space sector has entered a new phase of capital formation. While many headline companies continue to raise hundreds of millions of dollars privately...

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

The Shareholder Proposal Process: A New Survey Provides Insights

A new large-scale survey released just last week by the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware offers important insights into the shareholder proposal process...

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Directors And Executive Officers Of Foreign Private Issuers Now Subject To Section 16 Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - December 2025

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Enactment Of The Digital Assets Amendments To The New York Uniform Commercial Code

United States Commercial

CL

Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Crypto Exits Surge In 2025: Momentum Builds For An Even Bigger 2026

United States Technology

FL

Foley & Lardner

IRS Releases Final And Proposed Regulations Affecting The Taxation Of Foreign Governments

United States Tax

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Chairman Issues Statement On Reforming Regulation S-K

United States Commercial

AP

Arnold & Porter

Anatomy Of A Persuasive Closing Argument

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Need To Know For 2026: 10 Tips For The Form 10-K

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The Activist Agenda

Worldwide Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Anatomy Of A Persuasive Closing Argument

You've spent days, or weeks, in trial, and now it's time for closing argument.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

An Alert discussing developments relating to California climate disclosure laws (discussed below) was published on December 10.

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Need To Know For 2026: 10 Tips For The Form 10-K

This Alert highlights the latest trends and considerations for issuers preparing to file their Form 10-K in 2026 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, including:

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The Activist Agenda

As M&A activity fluctuates, one constant is the presence of activists, driving companies to put themselves up for sale or break themselves up, pushing for better deal terms...

Worldwide Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Annual Report And Proxy Season: E&S Matters, Executive Compensation, And Governance

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

How Fractional Corporate Secretaries Strengthen Modern Governance

Corporate governance is no longer a once-a-year, check-the-box exercise. It has become a continuous discipline — one that shapes how organizations manage risk, reinforce culture, and maintain stakeholder confidence.

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

Delaware Supreme Court Reinstates Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla Incentive Package

Following years of litigation, on December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Delaware Court of Chancery's 2024 order rescinding a 2018 special incentive compensation...

United States Commercial

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

2026 SEC And Corporate Governance Update

The following summary is designed to help our clients and friends keep track of the most significant Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") developments and rule changes as they plan for their annual meetings...

United States Commercial

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Kutak Rock LLP

Section 16 Obligations Expand To Apply To Foreign Private Issuers

Foreign private issuers (FPIs) and their directors and officers have long operated outside the U.S. insider reporting regime that applies to domestic public companies

United States Commercial

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

Ninth Circuit's January 9, 2026, Hearing On SB 261 May Define The Constitutional Limits Of Climate-Risk Disclosure

United States Commercial

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FBT Gibbons

2025 Delaware Year In Review

United States Commercial

HK

Holland & Knight

Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Subjects Officers And Directors Of Foreign Private Issuers To Section 16 Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

AP

Arnold & Porter

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Recission Of Musk's 2018 Equity Award, But Leaves Unanswered Questions Relevant For The "DExit" Movement

United States Commercial

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Foreign Private Issuers: New Insider Reporting Obligations Take Effect In March 2026

United States Commercial

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Dechert

White House Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms – Potential Implications For Companies And Investors

United States Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency Required, Clarity Not Included: New York's LLC Reporting Rules May Return (Or Not)

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Get Ready For The 2026 Reporting Season

United States Commercial

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Sophisticated TSR-Based PSU Valuation In Executive Compensation

United States Commercial

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Strategic Value Of Corporate Governance

United States Commercial

OG

Outside GC

DExodus: Reincorporation And Its Impact On Delaware Equity Incentive Plans And Outstanding Awards

United States Commercial

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

From Draft To Reality: How The Omnibus Alters CSRD And CSDDD

United States Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Toward A National AI Framework: The Federal Strategy To Override State Regulation

United States Technology

SJ

Steptoe LLP

ISS And Glass Lewis Publish 2026 Benchmark Proxy Voting Policies

United States Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Documents For AI Governance: What Every Business Needs To Know

United States Technology

MM

McLane Middleton, Professional Association

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DExit: Why Some Companies Are Leaving Delaware (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

MB Sounding Board: 2025 Outlook For Boards (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

ESG: U.S. Employers Reporting Obligations In The E.U. (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The AI Shakeup: New Tech Innovations And The Future Of Corporate Law (Video)

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WilmerHale

ESG Series: Part V: Navigating The Web Of Climate And Sustainability Disclosure Requirements: California, EU, And SEC Frameworks (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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