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Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - October 2025

In this issue, we discuss a recent no-action letter relating to the use of state trust companies as permitted custodians for crypto assets under relevant Advisers Act and Investment Company Act custody rules.

United States Technology

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

California Air Resources Board Posts Draft Scope 1 And 2 GHG Reporting Template

Welcome to Goodwin's Public Company Advisory News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments with SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance...

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Washington Entities: How Far Can Founders Go?

Last year, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co. 211 A.3d 809 (Del. Ch. 2024)...

United States Commercial

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Beresford Booth

Texas Leads The Way: SEC Chairman Highlights Texas's New Shareholder Proposal Thresholds And Corporate Governance Reforms

The Chairman proposed a three-pillar strategy: simplify SEC disclosure requirements, depoliticize shareholder meetings, and reform securities litigation to curb frivolous lawsuits while preserving shareholder rights. The speech focused on the latter two pillars.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

What's The Deal With Registration Rights? 5 Things To Consider At Initial Investment

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

John I. Sanders And Italian Counsel Nicola Brunetti Co-Authored The Article: Comprehensive Reform Of Italian Capital Markets Regime Approved

United States Commercial

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Moore & Van Allen

Dave Lynn Shares Insights On SEC Direction At CCR Corp's 2025 Proxy Disclosure Conference

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Webinar Series: Preparing For The 2026 US Proxy & Annual Reporting Season

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC Changes Course On Mandatory Issuer-Investor Arbitration Clauses

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Chairman Touts Greater Transparency And Informed Discourse Through Enhancements To Wells Process And Other Enforcement Practices

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE): A New Opportunity For Canadian Issuers

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

Historic Bribery Case's Privilege Battle Boosts Corporate Probes

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Building The Productivity Engine: Insights From The 2025 CP Executive Forum

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

Redemption Limitations Remain A Trap For The Unwary Despite Section 1202 Expansion

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

California Privacy Violations Result In $1.35 Million Fine!

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Glass Lewis To Move Away From A Single "House View": A New Era In Proxy Advice

In a move that could reshape the proxy voting landscape, Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) has announced that it will discontinue its decades-old practice of issuing a single...

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preparing For An Evolving Shareholder Proposal Landscape

This White Paper examines how recent commentary from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins signals a greater...

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

How To Prepare Your Company For A Merger Or Acquisition

Relying on income tax-basis financials can create costly challenges when entering a merger or acquisition.

United States Commercial

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MGO CPA LLP

Boardroom Boundaries For New Hampshire Directors

The board is the corporation's highest authority and final arbiter, responsible for managing and directing the corporation's affairs, including making key strategic decisions...

United States Commercial

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Chairman Atkins' Bid To Reframe Shareholder Proposals Puts Delaware In The Crosshairs

United States Commercial

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Glass Lewis Announces End To Benchmark Recommendations

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

EEOC Exclusive: Discussing The Commission's Priorities With Quorum Restored (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp: Choosing The Right Business Entity In 2025

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

SEC Chair Calls For Reassessment Of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; Reform Of Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

2025 Garrett Securities Law Institute: Actionable Insights Despite SEC Absence

United States Commercial

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Perkins Coie LLP

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Texas Corporate Law Changes: What Businesses Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

US Company Listed Update October 2025 - SEC Developments

United States Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Shut Down But Not Out: Navigating The SEC During The Shutdown

United States Commercial

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

The Situation: In January 2025, the Northern District of Texas ruled that ESG factors influenced investment decisions by 401(k) plan fiduciaries in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Texas Corporate Law Changes: What Businesses Need To Know

Texas has positioned itself as a leading business jurisdiction through comprehensive corporate law reforms enacted in 2025.

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

US Company Listed Update October 2025 - SEC Developments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter permitting ExxonMobil to introduce a voluntary, opt-in proxy voting program for retail shareholders.

United States Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Shut Down But Not Out: Navigating The SEC During The Shutdown

At 12:01 am. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the federal government of the United States partially shut down. While the exact length of the shutdown is unknown, given the current political climate...

United States Commercial

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Pryor Cashman LLP

SEC To Discourage ESG Shareholder Proposals

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Giddy-Yup: SEC Approves Y'all Street's Hometown Exchange

On 30 September 2025, the eve of the government shutdown, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting the Texas Stock Exchange LLC's (TXSE) registration as a national security exchange (the Order).

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

The Rising Case For ESOPs: A Powerful And Time-Tested Succession Alternative With Growing Support In Washington And The Private Sector

If you are a business owner, you may be overlooking one of the most powerful and time-tested succession and ownership transition tools available: the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

District Court Enjoins 401(k) Plan From Considering ESG

On October 1, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a final judgment in the widely-followed ERISA class action against the fiduciaries of American Airlines' 401(k) plan...

United States Employment

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Steptoe LLP

BIS Expands List-Based Controls Through Implementation Of "50 Percent Rule"

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) that expands the coverage of list-based requirements and restrictions imposed...

United States International

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Arnold & Porter

"Capable Of Remedy" - Putting The Genie Back Into The Bottle

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

State Of Capital Markets For Public Companies: A Comprehensive Look At The Technology, Clean Energy, And Life Sciences Sectors In 2025

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

SEC Guidance On Operations During The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Final Judgment In Spence v. American Airlines: Judge Denies Monetary Damages But Imposes Targeted Equitable Relief

United States Employment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Spousal Unity Rule: An Unconstitutional Grantor Trust Trigger

United States Family

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Milbank LLP

Trust Me, I'm A Bank: SEC Provides Relief For State Chartered Trust Companies Acting As Crypto Asset Custodians

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Does This California Case Bolster The Argument Against Waiver Of The Right To Seek Judicial Dissolution Of New York LLCs?

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Everything's Bigger In Texas, But Not The Backstop Fees: ConvergeOne And Section 1123(a)(4)

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Potential SEC Shutdown: Considerations For Public Companies And Impact On Capital Markets Transactions

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2025

United States Commercial

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Is The Industry Ready For An ETF Share Class?

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

SEC Guidance On The Government Shutdown

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC IAC Endorses Registered Funds For Retail Access To Private Markets

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Activism, Engagement, And The Future Of Shareholder Influence (Video)

United States Commercial

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Views From New York - What We Can Take From The US Market Right Now

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Key Lessons From The 2025 Proxy Season (Video)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Sounding Board: Shareholder Engagement (Video)

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Mayer Brown

The World's Top Businesses Do These 4 Things To Thrive In Turbulent Times (Video)

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AlixPartners

Board Diversity (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

WilmerHale Partner Daniel Zimmermann: What Are Founders' Shares (Video)

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WilmerHale

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