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In its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, The Walt Disney Company announced that it is “committed to ensuring that more women . . . have the chance to contribute in meaningful ways, in all areas of our business.

A recent article published by Vinson & Elkins’ white collar practice group details a decision out of the Southern District of New York that highlights an alternative form of liability for companies and their executives when they get caught up in the #MeToo movement.

For U.S. public corporations, the interests of shareholders are paramount. The legal and practical reasons for this norm are complex, but today, most U.S. public corporations and the organizations…

For public companies, whenever there is a change in leadership for whatever reason, an issue that must be addressed is whether the company needs to make a public filing disclosing the change. The…

The SEC recently sought to have Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc., held in contempt because Musk tweeted that “Tesla made 0 cars in 2011, but will make around 500k in 2019,” followed by a second tweet in…

There is growing pressure on public companies to disclose information about their employees. At the end of March, for example, the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee recommended that the SEC recognize…