New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David E. Schwartz and Emily D. Safko | February 18, 2022
Many companies have already implemented ESG efforts and many more are considering the issues, including whether to make ESG-related disclosures. Companies should be cautious not to overstate efforts, as doing so may risk Rule 10b-5 violations or other legal liabilities.
By Patrick Smith | February 4, 2022
Cravath's work revealed unexpected additional information that led to the longtime CNN president's resignation.
By Ellen Bardash | January 27, 2022
U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams dismissed the claims brought against the Kentucky-headquartered oil manufacturer and distributor by Ashland Global Holdings Inc., which a McCarter & English team argued Valvoline should have to repay for tax attributes and related benefits valued at about $29 million.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh | January 26, 2022
The SEC appears likely to embark upon a rulemaking process that would require ESG—or, more accurately, EESG (Employee, Environmental, Social and Governance)—disclosures from large private companies.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John C. Coffee Jr. | January 19, 2022
Let us assume for the moment that the SEC can require more than material information (or can convince courts that most ESG disclosures are material). What happens next? Given that the social costs of greenhouse gas emission vastly exceed their private costs to issuers (which is the point at which economists stop), what can lawyers, as specialists in policy engineering, do to bring the two closer to alignment? John C. Coffee Jr. explores these questions in this edition of his Corporate Securities column.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Philip Berkowitz and Britney Torres | January 12, 2022
Financial services and other employers have been scrambling to respond to recent mandates and wondering how they interact with laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Philip Berkowitz and Britney Torres review the latest legal developments in this edition of their Employment Issues column.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Andrew Otis and Brittany Batts | January 5, 2022
This article discusses how New York domestic insurers can use the ESG framework to develop effective policies and procedures to implement management changes consistent with the guidance ahead of the Aug. 15, 2022 deadline.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jamie A. Schafer and Regina L. LaMonica | December 30, 2021
Now is the time to redouble compliance and ethics reporting efforts, including internal detection and remediation of potential misconduct.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kyle Campbell | December 29, 2021
The following are key policies for protecting and governing data amidst workforce volatility.
By Andrew Goudsward | Bruce Love | December 2, 2021
"This isn't what you'd expect necessarily from a big, established, unbelievably credentialed law firm. We're doing things here that I think are societally beneficial," former Attorney General and current Covington partner Eric Holder said.
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