More than two years after the SEC adopted final climate disclosure rules, the SEC has now proposed not to modify, improve, or trim them, but to rescind them entirely. This proposed action is at odds with the fact that more than 80% of large, listed operating companies already engage in climate disclosures—a fact that provides
The Two Weeks That Reshaped Canada’s Digital Policy
It started with an unexpected early-morning announcement on June 3, 2026, from Marc Miller, the Minister of Identity and Culture. Mr. Miller said that the government planned to direct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s broadcast regulator, to review its two-week-old decision that imposed hundreds of millions in new investment requirements on internet
Slack Acquisitions: When Startup Innovation Gets Lost After the Deal
Debates over Big Tech M&A often focus on “killer acquisitions,” where a dominant firm buys a startup in order to eliminate a future rival. A more subtle and, in some ways, more difficult problem is that innovation can lose momentum after the deal closes even when the buyer did not set out to destroy the
Improv Policy: The Government Doesn’t Know What To Do About Its Online Streaming Act Mess
Earlier this month, the government shocked the culture sector by announcing it was effectively reversing the CRTC decision that implemented the Online Streaming Act. Culture Minister Marc Miller tried to cushion the blow with a promise of $600 million in support for the audio and audiovisual sectors, but there was no escaping the
Paul Weiss Discusses Semiannual Reporting, Potential Flexibility, and Practical Realities
Early last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released proposed rules to allow U.S. public companies to report their financial statements on a semiannual instead of quarterly basis. The proposed amendments, if adopted, would allow companiesthe option to file one semiannual report on Form 10-S and one annual report on Form 10-K
New Rights, New Powers, Long Delays: Bill C-36’s Seven-Step Process for Privacy Reform to Take Effect
The government’s recently tabled privacy reform bill would modernize many aspects of Canadian privacy law, including establishing privacy as a fundamental right in the purpose clause of the new law, creating a data mobility right for individuals that would enable them to move their data from one company to another, and giving businesses the potential
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Bill C-36 Modernizes Canada’s Privacy Law, Then Delays It to 2030
Canada’s private sector privacy law is more than 25 years old and there is broad consensus that a modernization is long overdue. Bill C-36, tabled on Monday, is the government’s third attempt at updating the law, following the failed efforts with Bill C-11 in 2020 and Bill C-27 in 2022. My first post on
Gary Anandasangaree’s Vic Toews Moment Shows the Government Has Lost Its Way on Lawful Access
As the government prepares to shut down debate on lawful access and push Bill C-22 through committee without even discussing or debating dozens of potential amendments, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree responded by saying it was time for opposition parties to “choose” whether to stand with law enforcement and victims of crime. The response was
Skadden Discusses the Next Digital Framework
Executive Summary
- What’s new: The EU and CPTPP countries have agreed to accelerate work toward a digital trade agreement covering e-commerce, cross-border data flows and data localization for a combined economy of $35 trillion and 1.6 billion people.
- Why it matters: For multinationals operating across the EU and Asia Pacific markets, the initiative signals a shift toward
Cahill Discusses A.I. Note Takers in Corporate Meetings
A.I.-powered note takers have become increasingly common in corporate meetings, with executives, boards, and a broad range of employees utilizing tools that automatically transcribe and summarize conversations in real time.[1]While these tools offer clear productivity benefits, their use raises several legal considerations—including potential privilege waiver, expanded discovery exposure, and evidentiary risks—that corporate counsel,