On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s order related to the rule that required companies listed on Nasdaq to include a board diversity matrix in their proxy filing or on their website. Despite the Nasdaq board diversity matrix…
Public companies with a calendar year-end have begun filing their annual reports on Form 10-K during the 2025 reporting season at a time of uncertainty driven by rapidly evolving federal government policy developments. We summarize some of the key early trends that we have observed thus far in the 2025 reporting…
On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”, which relates to the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion preferences and policies in government agencies, while encouraging similar measures in the private sector. The Trump Administration’s Executive Order revokes several executive…