Securities Law Update — January 21, 2026

By: David A. Bell , Ran Ben-Tzur , Amanda L. Rose , Wendy Grasso , Merritt Steele

Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on the following topics:

  • Directors and officers of foreign private issuers becoming subject to § 16(a) reporting
  • The SEC soliciting comments on amending Regulation S-K
  • The SEC soliciting comments on a proposal to provide Nasdaq with limited discretion to deny initial listings even when a company meets the stated listing requirements
  • A new bill proposing to create an SEC Public Company Advisory Committee
  • The Delaware Supreme Court reinstating Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package, reversing the rescission ordered by the Delaware Court of Chancery
  • President Donald Trump signing the BIOSECURE Act into law
  • JPMorgan Chase announcing that it will be using a new in-house artificial intelligence tool called “Proxy IQ” to help make its voting decisions instead of external proxy advisory firms