The following is part of our annual publication Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026. Explore all topics or download the PDF.
Fiscal year 2025 was a year of extremes in terms of the number of enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025
At this year’s SRI, a few themes popped up in panels across a range of topics: disclosure trends; governance priorities; and frequently discussed interpretive questions.
IPO Comment Letter Timing: Still Long, but Improving
Initial comment letters for IPOs are still currently taking longer than the 30-day target reflective of both filing volume and working down
On Jan. 14, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) jointly released the “Guiding Principles of Good AI Practice in Drug Development,” a set of 10 high-level principles intended to steer the safe and responsible use of AI across the product lifecycle. While not formal industry guidance, the
Access to quality data is the foundation for developing effective artificial intelligence models. As a result, one of the most common issues for companies when evaluating an AI-powered product is whether a model provider can or will train its AI on customers’ (such as your company’s) data.
The current private credit market turmoil has involved a number of high-profile company failures and ensuing D&O claims. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams takes a closer look at one recent example of these developments — the bankruptcy of Tricolor Holdings and the ensuing criminal indictment — and considers the broader potential
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Supply chain disruption remains a key risk in the semiconductor industry. Recent events have shown that even beyond high-tech corners of the sector, supply and demand dynamics over critical components, expertise and end products can change quickly and dramatically. The consequences for the automotive industry
As we enter the new year, the FTC continues to prioritize consumer protection and fair competition, taking significant steps to prosecute offenders for alleged misleading conduct regarding consumer consent and enforce existing court orders. Additionally, the FTC has announced multiple revisions to the jurisdictional thresholds under the Clayton Act, increasing the thresholds for premerger notification
As readers of this blog know well, cybersecurity issues can be an important potential source of directors’ and officers’ liability risk exposure. In the following guest post, Arlene Levitin, Esq., takes a detailed look at the many ways that cybersecurity-related issues can translate into D&O liability risk and insurance concerns, particularly with advent
The following is part of our annual publication Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026. Explore all topics or download the PDF.
Over the last nine years, during which I served as Cleary Gottlieb’s Managing Partner, there have been significant, often unexpected, changes in global politics, global markets and the legal industry.
The following is part of our annual publication Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026. Explore all topics or download the PDF.
At the end of 2024, predictions across the dealmaking industry were broadly optimistic: due to an anticipated combination of loosening financial conditions, a pro-deal regulatory environment from a change in administration and