by Radhika Gupta | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog
SEC announced the creation of the climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Task Force in March 2021. The Task Force was created to identify misconduct in ESG-related disclosures and any material gaps or misstatements in issuers’ disclosure of climate...
by Radhika Gupta | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
Over the years, Federal Regulators have steadily increased their scrutiny of agreements that restrict solicitation, wages or movement of employees. The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission released Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource...
by Radhika Gupta | Oct 27, 2021 | Blog
Securities and Exchange Commission voted on October 14, 2021 to bring back an unfinished rule from 2015[1] relating to executive compensation. The rule requires U.S. listed companies to have a plan in place to claw back executive compensation in the event the company...
by Radhika Gupta | Jul 11, 2021 | Blog
Back in 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled a securities fraud charge with Tesla and Elon Musk. The charge arose as a result of a Musk tweet that he had secured funding to take Tesla private, causing Tesla’s stock price to soar. The settlement...
by Radhika Gupta | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog
Private jets, million-dollar compensations and bonuses during COVID-19? When does corporate waste get of hand and becomes actionable? Corporate waste is when exchange is “so one sided that no business person of ordinary, sound judgment could conclude that the...
