Amy Gordon
Amy Gordon is an associate in the Litigation Department.
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On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a 3-2 vote, adopted a new disclosure rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s requirement that public companies disclose the relationship between compensation paid to executives and the company’s financial performance. SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s stated purpose of the new rule, commonly known as the “pay versus … Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations recently announced its examination priorities for fiscal year 2022: Private Funds; Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Investing; Standards of Conduct; Information Security and Operational Resiliency; and Emerging Technologies and Crypto-Assets. The Division seeks to provide investors and registrants with transparency into these areas, and that it expects registrants to … Continue Reading
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a set of sweeping new rules requiring public companies to disclose climate-related risks in their registration statements and periodic reports. Under the proposed rules, public companies would have to disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate change on their business, management and governance processes to … Continue Reading
A California federal judge rejected Zoom Video Communications, Inc.’s motion to dismiss securities fraud claims against it, and its CEO and CFO, for misrepresenting Zoom’s privacy protections. Although there have been a number of cases challenging inadequate privacy protections on consumer protection grounds in recent years, this decision shifts the spotlight to an additional front … Continue Reading
SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rule
By Julia Alonzo and Amy Gordon on Posted in ERISA, Securities Law, Securities Regulatory
SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2022 Examination Priorities
By Julia Alonzo and Amy Gordon on Posted in Hedge Funds, Private Investment Funds, Securities Law
SEC Proposes Broad New Climate Change Disclosure Requirements
Securities Litigation: An Emerging Strategy to Hold Companies Accountable for Privacy Protections
By Amy Gordon on Posted in SEC Enforcement, Securities Law, Securities Litigation
