The April issue of our monthly newsletter Horizon is now available. Learn more about an array of ESG legal developments – among them, the Executive Order requiring DOJ to stop states from enforcing climate laws, Canada’s coming draft guidelines on environmental claims, and the European Parliament’s stop-the-clock directive pausing key
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s March 27, 2025 decision (the Decision) to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 (the Rules) did not formally pause or terminate the ongoing litigation.
On April 4, 2025, a group of 18 intervening states and the
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump held a press conference to describe and sign an Executive Order (EO) establishing sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” on nearly all imports to the US, as outlined below.
The full text of the EO, entitled, “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade
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On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that its Crypto Task Force, the formation of which we discussed in our prior blog, will host a series of roundtables to discuss key areas of interest in the regulation of crypto assets.
The first roundtable, “How We
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted landmark final rules (Climate Disclosure Rules, or Rules) in March 2024 intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly listed companies.
The Climate Disclosure Rules required all domestic and foreign publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risks and mandated certain filers
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In January 2025, BlackRock issued its latest proxy voting guidelines which are in effect for the 2025 proxy season. BlackRock is one of the largest shareholders of many US companies. Accordingly, companies are encouraged to understand the organization’s approach to voting and engagement on key corporate governance matters as detailed
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For a highly accomplished executive, an invitation to join a public company’s board of directors may seem like a career milestone. However, first-time directors may be surprised to learn about the level of scrutiny they will likely face, much of which is unavoidable and may not be immediately apparent. Knowing
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