News & Press Releases

ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart, Securities Litigation Co-chair Douglas P. Baumstein, and Associate Will McKitterick recently co-authored an article in Law360 about the latest trends in securities litigation related to ESG. They analyze the current state of private securities fraud litigation pertaining to corporate ESG disclosures, identify common themes in the limited rulings to date, and offer several practical suggestions to avoid or mitigate related liability.

ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart spoke with Agenda in an article discussing how companies should continue to develop robust climate transition plans despite the SEC’s current stay on the climate rule.

ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart spoke with Lexology PRO, providing insight into how the litigation over the SEC climate disclosure rule may play out.

ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart spoke with Bloomberg Law about how the lobbying efforts of the American Farm Bureau Federation influenced the SEC to narrow its proposed climate disclosure requirements, leading to the exclusion of the Scope 3 mandate that would have impacted farmers. 

ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart spoke to Bloomberg Law on the SEC’s decision to pause the implementation of its climate reporting rules allowing litigation to accelerate.

Sourcing Journal spoke to ESG Co-chair Jacob Hupart on the SEC’s recent decision to issue a voluntary stay on its climate disclosure rule as litigation pends.