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Weekly Roundup: March 7-13, 2025

Texas is Disrupting Delaware’s Dominance through Innovation Posted by Jonathan Macey (Yale Law School) and Roberta Romano (Yale Law School), on Friday, March 7, 2025 Tags: CEOs, delaware, Delaware law, Shareholders Statement by Acting Chair Uyeda on Climate-Related Disclosure Rules Posted by Mark T. Uyeda, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Saturday, March 8, 2025 […]

Mar 14, 2025 - 14:30

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 14, 2025

Editor's Note:

This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 7-13, 2025

Texas is Disrupting Delaware’s Dominance through Innovation

Posted by Jonathan Macey (Yale Law School) and Roberta Romano (Yale Law School), on Friday, March 7, 2025

Tags: CEOs, delaware, Delaware law, Shareholders

Statement by Acting Chair Uyeda on Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

Posted by Mark T. Uyeda, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Saturday, March 8, 2025

Tags: circuit courts, Climate, Climate Disclosure, SEC

Remarks by Commissioner Peirce Before the Investor Advisory Committee

Posted by Hester M. Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Sunday, March 9, 2025

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Disclosure, investors, SEC

Impacts for US Companies of the Proposed EU Omnibus Package

Posted by Beth Sasfai, Emma Bichet, and Jack Eastwood, Cooley LLP, on Monday, March 10, 2025

Tags: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), EU, European Commission

ESG Misrepresentations and Bond Investors

Posted by James Park (UCLA), on Monday, March 10, 2025

Tags: Bonds, ESG, investors, SEC

2025 Proxy Season Preview

Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., on Monday, March 10, 2025

Tags: anti-ESG, ESG, Proxy season, Shareholder proposals

Prepare for Changes to the Shareholder Engagement Process

Posted by Brian V. Breheny, Raquel Fox, and Marc S. Gerber, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Tags: investors, Schedule 13G, SEC, shareholder engagement

Proxy Advisors and Institutional Shareholders Revise Voting Guidelines on Board Diversity

Posted by Eric Juergens, William D. Regner, and Amy Pereira, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Tags: board diversity, Board of Directors, Institutional Shareholders, Proxy advisors

Another “Super Year” for Activism

Posted by Kai H. E. Liekefett and Derek Zaba, Diligent Market Intelligence, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Tags: Activism, Board of Directors, CEOs, Shareholder activism

Letter on Delaware Senate Bill 21

Posted by Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Tags: delaware, Delaware courts, Delaware General Corporation Law, Delaware Senate Bill 21

Who Are the Real Winners Under UPC?

Posted by Antoinette Giblin, Diligent Market Intelligence, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Tags: Board of Directors, ISS, Proxy fights, SEC

U.S. Shareholder Activism Review 2024 and a Look Toward 2025

Posted by Dan Burch, Bob Marese, and Jillian DeMarco, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Tags: Activists, CEOs, Shareholder activism, Shareholders

An Update on ESG Litigation Risks in the United States

Posted by Cathy Botticelli, Rick S. Horvath, and Mark D. Perlow, Dechert LLP, on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tags: ESG, ESG risks, litigation, SEC

An Early Look at Trends From Proxy Season 2025

Posted by Joyce Chen, Equilar, Inc., on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tags: CEOs, Corporate governance, Proxy season, SEC

The Enduring Nexus Between Value and Values

Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tags: anti-ESG, dei, ESG, Stakeholders