DOJ Targets Board Conflicts- The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is targeting directors who sit on boards of competing companies as part of its…

California’s New Pay Transparency Law California has just passed a pay transparency law requiring both public and private companies with 15 or more employees to…

Deal or No Deal? China Company Audit Inspections Begin- Inspectors from the PCAOB will be on the ground in Hong Kong on September 26 to…

Exit Stage Left US-Listed Chinese Companies Voluntarily Delist- Five of China’s largest state-owned enterprises are starting the delisting process from US exchanges. This is on…

Questioning authority-- SCOTUS Ruling May Affect SEC Proposed ESG Rules When the US Supreme Court issued its June 30th ruling on West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection…

Companies Weigh in on SEC's Climate Change Rule- The hottest item on the SEC’s Rulemaking Agenda, the Climate Change Disclosure rule that would impose mandatory…

SPAC Targets May Lose Safe Harbor - The SEC is proposing new reporting requirements that, if approved, would increase liability exposure for operating companies merging…

Court Strikes Down California Board Diversity Law - A California Superior Court Judge has ruled unconstitutional a 2020 law that requires publicly traded companies in…

SEC Releases Proposed Climate Risk Disclosures- The long wait is over. The SEC on March 21 proposed a new set of rules that would standardize…