The Morgan Lewis Global Public Company Academy is a series of webinars designed to provide comprehensive advice and the latest regulatory and legal developments on matters relating to capital markets transactions, corporate governance, ESG issues, and executive compensation matters. The GPCA provides comprehensive training materials crafted for legal, accounting, human resources, and corporate governance and compliance professionals at public companies, as well as board members or others who are otherwise subject to or involved in reviewing public disclosure documents for these companies.
These webinars bring together Morgan Lewis’s securities, corporate governance, executive compensation, and litigation lawyers to cover updates on current developments impacting public companies. The program is set up so that each session is self-contained, and geared toward learning in an efficient and convenient format. Participants can pick topics of particular interest or relevance, or attend the entire series.
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Join us as we unravel the complexities of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and offer practical guidance and knowledgeable perspectives on navigating the evolving EU regulatory landscape.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its heightened focus on public companies in 2023 through its enforcement and rulemaking programs, a trend that will likely continue throughout 2024. Recent enforcement activity points to several areas of interest for the SEC, including whistleblowers, ESG, cybersecurity, insider trading, and executive perks, among many others, as laid out in more detail in our report.
Join Morgan Lewis and KPMG for a conversation that will focus on the complexities of corporate sustainability reporting obligations in the EU, with a particular emphasis on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Please join us for a recap discussion on corporate governance trends in 2024.
This session will review headline-making cases and trends shaping our capital and financial markets. The panel will cover recent trends, cases in securities class actions, and recent decisions from Delaware’s Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery.
Join us in discussing disclosure considerations for public companies in the life sciences sector. Our speakers will delve into the industry’s intricacies and challenges, with a particular emphasis on the nuances relevant to biotech companies.
Join us for our next session where we will examine ESG regulatory regimes in various jurisdictions.
Our next installment will focus on the need for liquidity and recent trends in equity and debt markets.
Join us for a roundtable discussion as we delve into the latest developments in climate disclosure regulations mandated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Our panel of authorities will guide you through the intricacies of the newly introduced rules, offering a comprehensive rundown of their implications for public companies.
Please join us for a primer on US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) periodic and current reports. Lawyers from our capital markets and public company advisory practice will lead a detailed discussion on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, including hot topics, updated disclosure requirements, and best practices.
Our panelists will discuss the latest trends in disclosure considerations against the backdrop of a continually shifting regulatory and litigation landscape.
Join partners Gina Lauriero and Justin Chairman and associates Timothy Durbin and Brittney Wozniak as they delve into some of the hottest trending topics in annual meetings and shareholder proposals to come out of 2023 and also share best practices for 2024.
Please join us for our next installment on cybersecurity issues for global public companies.
Please join us for a corporate governance primer, geared toward professionals who want to improve their knowledge or need a refresher on what a solid corporate governance program entails. We will also discuss the current state of the law surrounding these programs.
Join us for a one-hour webinar discussing recent developments for the ways in which energy companies must report cyber incidents, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) recent rulemaking imposing significant new cybersecurity incident disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies and the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) efforts to streamline federal incident reporting requirements.
Our panelists will discuss how companies can address legal compliance in connection with DEI initiatives, including program design, DEI-related incentive plan goals, and public disclosures.
The SEC continued its significant focus on public companies in fiscal year 2023 through its enforcement and rulemaking programs, and we expect this heightened level of attention to continue into fiscal year 2024. Recent enforcement activity points to several areas of interest for the SEC and provides public companies a valuable window into the SEC’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. We will discuss these areas of interest as well as key enforcement developments and trends for public companies.
Please join us for a discussion on employing and compensating a global workforce.
Please join us for a discussion recapping trends and corporate governance from 2023.
Please join us for a webinar on practical considerations for implementing and administering clawback policies given the recently adopted US Securities and Exchange Commission rule and proposed New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq listing standards.
Join us for a panel covering how to respond to a shareholder proposal calling for an equity audit, how equity audits are conducted, and the pros and cons of conducting an equity audit.
Join us for a session reviewing headline-making cases and trends that are shaping our capital and financial markets. The panel will cover recent important trends and cases in securities class actions and recent decisions from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Join us for a discussion where panelists will cover the rapidly developing legal framework for companies considering going public by merging with a SPAC and for SPACs seeking an acquisition target.
Please join us for a discussion on recent trends in sustainability financing.
Join partners Gina Lauriero, Randall McGeorge, and Leland Benton as they discuss 2023 hot topics for annual meetings and shareholder proposals.
Please join us for a discussion on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) recently adopted rules regarding compensation clawback policies for public companies and practical considerations for implementing clawback policies.
Please join us for a discussion on "Pay Versus Performance: What to Expect in 2023."
Please join us for a discussion on executive compensation issues that arise when stock markets are volatile.
Please join us for a recap of the 2022 proxy season, and a discussion of ESG related matters .
We will discuss common executive compensation issues in IPOs and de-SPAC transactions, and the differences when analyzing change in control protections and closing equity grant timing. We will also discuss trends in the executive compensation area, based on our experiences with market practice and recent publicly disclosed transactions.
Howard Kenny, a leading special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) practitioner and member of the firm’s SPAC task force, will discuss some of the most important legal issues companies may face when considering going public through a SPAC, and for SPACs themselves when seeking an acquisition target. Partner Brian Soares, an SEC alumnus, will present on trends and best practices for companies seeking to go public through the “traditional” initial public offering(IPO) route, covering changes in the SEC review process and common pitfalls that IPO-ready companies should consider.
Join Mark Krotoski and Taylor Day for our next installment on cybersecurity issues for global public companies.
Join Amy Schuh and Sandra Moser on a webinar on anti-corruption.
Join partners Gina Lauriero, Erin Randolph-Williams, and Leland Benton, and Neil McCarthy of Broadridge Financial Solutions as they discuss 2022 hot topics for annual meetings and shareholder proposals.
Join partners Celia Soehner and Carl Valenstein as they discuss navigating ESG issues for public companies.