Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available (July 2026)

| Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of July 2026. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

This quarter’s update to the summary of director education opportunities includes a number of new opportunities as well as updates to the programs offered by organizations that have been included in our prior updates. Some of the new opportunities are available for both public and private companies’ boards.

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Gibson Dunn ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting Update (May 2026)

| Posted by Cléo Batista; Carla Baum; Mellissa Campbell Duru; Becky Chung; Sydney Colopy; Georgia Derbyshire; Julie Doria; Pierre-Emmanuel Fender; Saad Khan; Julia Lapitskaya; Vanessa Ludwig; Babette Milz; Johannes Reul; Annie Saunders; Meghan Sherley; Nicholas Tok; Maggie Valachovic Topic(s): ESG; EU Regulation; Human Capital Management

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG Risk, Litigation, and Reporting update covering the following key developments during May 2026. Please click on the links below for further details.

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Key Current Securities and Governance Issues for Boards of Directors

| Posted by Aaron K. Briggs; Mellissa Campbell Duru; Andrew L. Fabens; Elizabeth A. Ising; Thomas J. Kim; Brian J. Lane; Julia Lapitskaya; Ronald O. Mueller; Michael A. Titera; Lori Zyskowski; Geoffrey E. Walter; Matthew L. Dolloff Topic(s): Corporate Governance; Disclosure; Executive Compensation; Proxy Statements and Annual Meetings; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Navigating recent SEC rule proposals, shifting investor engagement, and other new securities regulation and corporate governance developments.

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SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

| Posted by Mellissa Campbell Duru; Elizabeth A. Ising; Thomas J. Kim; Ronald O. Mueller; Lori Zyskowski; Jack Strachan Topic(s): Disclosure; Environmental/Climate Change; ESG

It will be important to the comment process for commenters to submit their views on the Proposal. A well-developed administrative record—including from those who support the Proposal—helps inform the Commission’s deliberations and supports the durability of any final action. 

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SEC Proposes Broad Amendments to Registered Offering Framework

| Posted by Andrew L. Fabens; David Korvin; Brian J. Lane; Peter Wardle; William L. Wortmann Topic(s): Disclosure; Registered Securities Offerings; Registration Statements; Securities Regulation

The proposals reflect the most coordinated effort in two decades to address concerns about the shrinking public-company population, the high fixed costs of public-company status for smaller issuers, and the friction that state-level review imposes on unlisted registered offerings.

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Update: May 20, 2026 Order Granting Additional Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers an Exemption from Section 16 (a) Reporting

| Posted by Mellissa Campbell Duru; Eric Scarazzo; Marie M. Kwon; Rodrigo Surcan Topic(s): Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Disclosure; Securities Regulation

On May 20, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its grant of exemptive relief from Section 16(a) reporting requirements for directors and officers of foreign private issuers (FPIs) organized in a “qualifying jurisdiction,” who are subject to a “qualifying regulation[1]”. Three additional “qualifying jurisdictions” were added: Australia, India and Singapore.

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Gibson Dunn ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting Update (April 2026)

| Posted by Carla Baum; Mellissa Campbell Duru; Sydney Colopy; Becky Chung; Georgia Derbyshire; Ferdinand M. Fromholzer; Julia Lapitskaya; Vanessa Ludwig; Babette Milz; Johannes Reul; Annie Saunders; Meghan Sherley; Maggie Valachovic; Mason F Ye Topic(s): Environmental/Climate Change; ESG; EU Regulation; Human Capital Management

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG Risk, Litigation, and Reporting update covering the following key developments during April 2026. Please click on the links below for further details.

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Permit Optional Semiannual Reporting by Public Companies

| Posted by Aaron K. Briggs; Mellissa Campbell Duru; Andrew L. Fabens; Hillary H. Holmes; Thomas J. Kim; Brian J. Lane; Julia Lapitskaya; Kristen C. Limarzi; Ronald O. Mueller; Michael A. Titera; Peter Wardle; Lori Zyskowski; Thomas W. Franck Topic(s): Disclosure; Financial Statements; Securities Regulation

Companies evaluating the alternatives would need to consider a number of factors addressed in this update, including investor expectations and any reporting obligations under debt agreements.

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Gibson Dunn ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting Update (March 2026)

| Posted by Carla Baum; Mellissa Campbell Duru; Becky Chung; Sydney Colopy; Georgia Derbyshire; Ferdinand M. Fromholzer; Muriel Hague; Saad Khan; Julia Lapitskaya; Vanessa Ludwig; Babette Milz; Johannes Reul; Meghan Sherley; Nicholas Tok; Maggie Valachovic; Mason F Ye Topic(s): Environmental/Climate Change; ESG; EU Regulation; Human Capital Management

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG Risk, Litigation, and Reporting update covering the following key developments during March 2026. Please click on the links below for further details.

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