On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cybersecurity incidents in a Current Report on Form 8-K, and of material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance in an Annual Report on
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SEC Announces Open Meeting to Consider Cybersecurity Rules
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On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, to consider whether to adopt rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies that are subject to…
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Our recent Client Alert discusses applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the 2023 proxy season for public companies, as well as reminders for what is on the horizon for public company governance and disclosure. Our annual client alert covers the following topics:Continue Reading Preparing for the 2023 Proxy Season
Sneak Peek of the Silicon Valley 150 Companies’ Governance Practices—Part II
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In our earlier post, we provided some early data points on the governance practices of the Silicon Valley 150, specifically relating to the prevalence of the classified board structure and dual or multi-class common stock. In this post, we provide some additional early data points into the Silicon Valley 150 companies’ governance practices, specifically the prevalence of plurality voting for director elections and proxy access bylaws.Continue Reading Sneak Peek of the Silicon Valley 150 Companies’ Governance Practices—Part II
Sneak Peek of the Silicon Valley 150 Companies’ Governance Practices—Part I
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Wilson Sonsini annually publishes the Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report, which summarizes the governance practices of the Valley’s largest public companies. The report uses the Lonergan SV1501, which includes the top 150 public companies (by annual sales) with headquarters in Silicon Valley. We will be publishing our 2022 report in early 2023, but we wanted to share some early data points.Continue Reading Sneak Peek of the Silicon Valley 150 Companies’ Governance Practices—Part I