On January 27, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) issued its annual listed company guidance, highlighting an important but often overlooked consequence of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) transition to EDGAR Next: the need for listed companies to add their exchange as a “delegated entity” on the EDGAR Next platform.
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Hybrid Seminar: February 26, 2026
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Litigation risks facing directors, officers, and corporations are inevitable and increasingly complex. What can you do to make your company and yourself more defensible from lawsuits? What protections are available through risk transfer instruments like directors & officers (D&O) insurance and
Conference | November 18, 2025
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Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor The Character of the Corporation 2025. This forum brings together public company board members, institutional shareholders, proxy advisors, judicial and governmental representatives and corporate governance thought leaders to discuss effective governance, geopolitical conflict and crisis management.
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In this episode, Robyn Bew, EY Americas Center for Board Matters Director, shares insights from the EY Americas Board Priorities 2025 report. Robyn discusses how corporate boards’ priorities have evolved year-over-year, including oversight of management’s response to volatile economic conditions and capital allocation strategies. Our guest also talks about directors’ increased focus on innovation
In this episode (approx. 10 minutes), Professor Anat Alon-Beck of Case-Western Reserve University School of Law (follow her work on SSRN) talks to us about her scholarship. In particular, Prof. Alon-Beck discusses some of the findings regarding competition among states to attract businesses—including Texas and Nevada. Prof. Alon-Beck also discusses incorporation trends for growth
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill 21 (“SB 21”) into law Tuesday night, pushing forward a measure that has drawn strong criticism from shareholder and consumer advocacy groups.
The bill made its way to the governor’s desk after a debate in the House, where it passed with a 32 to 7 vote and two members
The current proxy season presents new challenges and opportunities for U.S. companies as they face shifting expectations regarding board diversity. There are a number of notable developments. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate the Nasdaq diversity rules, which required Nasdaq-listed companies to disclose board diversity statistics and have a minimum number of
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) Division of Corporation Finance revised two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) relating to beneficial ownership disclosures on Schedules 13D and 13G. Schedule 13D is required to be filed to report 5% or greater ownership of a class of equity securities of a public company, while
On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) announced that it will be halting consideration of certain diversity factors indefinitely when making vote recommendations with respect to the election and re-election of U.S. company directors under its Benchmark and Specialty policies. ISS will no longer be considering the gender, racial or ethnic diversity of
On February 17, 2025, the Delaware legislature introduced Senate Bill 21 (SB21) and Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 (SCR17). SB21 proposes amendments to the Delaware General Corporate Law (DGCL) that expand the safe harbor afforded in the context of certain interested transactions, while also proposing amendments to the DGCL 220 concerning books and records inspections. SCR17