Weekly Roundup: April 19-25, 2024

Weekly Roundup
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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 19-25, 2024

The Hidden Logic of Shareholder Democracy

Posted by Usha Rodrigues (University of Georgia), on Friday, April 19, 2024

Tags: AMC, DGCL, Shareholder, Voting

The Case Against the SEC’s Final Climate Rules Begins in Earnest (and What It Means)

Posted by Paul Davies, Sarah Fortt, and Betty Huber, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Saturday, April 20, 2024

Tags: Climate, Climate Disclosure, climate regulation, eighth circuit, Fifth Circuit, SEC, Sustainability

A New Governance Paradigm is Necessary for AI-Powered Boards

Posted by Alissa Kole, GOVERN, on Sunday, April 21, 2024

Tags: AI, AI directors, Artificial intelligence, board, corporate board

Governance Matters: The Proof Is in the Proxy

Posted by Bob Herr and Ryan Oden, AllianceBernstein, on Monday, April 22, 2024

Tags: Engagement, Management, Proxy voting, Stock returns, VAM

Taxation and Corporate Governance

Posted by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah and Ariel Siman (University of Michigan), on Monday, April 22, 2024

Tags: Controlling shareholders, Financial regulation, Financial reporting, IRS, SEC, Taxation

Q1 2024 Review of Shareholder Activism

Posted by Jim Rossman, Chris Ludwig, and Quinn Pitcher, Barclays, on Monday, April 22, 2024

Tags: Activists, campaigns, global activism, regulation changes, Shareholder activism

Alternative Data – A COSO perspective

Posted by Nicolas H.R. Dumont, Dave Navetta and Michael Egan, Cooley LLP, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tags: altdata, alternative data, COSO, Cybersecurity, data collection, ERM, market intelligence

“ES” Versus “G” in Corporate Governance: You Can’t Have It All

Posted by Patrick Corrigan (University of Notre Dame), on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tags: directors, ESG, externailities, liquid share trading, Public benefit corporations, social enterprises, stockholders, transaction costs

The Gist of Tornetta

Posted by Michael R. Levin, The Activist Investor, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tags: Board of Directors, delaware, Elon Musk, Musk, Tornetta, TSLA

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Liability for Item 303 Omissions in Shareholder Suits

Posted by Julia A. Malkina, Cason J.B. Reily and Matthew A. Schwartz, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tags: Disclosure, Macquarie v. Moab, SEC, SEC item 303, Second Circuit

The Limits of Individual Prosecutions in Deterring Corporate Fraud

Posted by Samuel Buell (Duke University School of Law), on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tags: Corporate crime, Corporate fraud, Corporate Regulation, litigation, prosecutions, securities law, White Collar Crime

Environmental & Social Policy Issues in the 2024 U.S. Proxy Season

Posted by Heidi Welsh, Sustainable Investment Institute, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tags: anti-ESG, Corporate governance, ESG, Proxy season

Issuers see former directors take on activist role

Posted by Will Arnot, Diligent Market Intelligence, on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Tags: Activism, Activist, Board of Directors, directors

Unicorn Shareholder Suits

Posted by Verity Winship (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Tags: corporate law, fraud, litigation, private companies, private market, Shareholder litigation, Shareholders, Startups

A Proven Success: The SEC Whistleblower Regime Provides a Roadmap for DOJ’s New Program

Posted by Allison Herren Lee, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP, on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Tags: Dodd-Frank Act, SEC, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Whistleblowers