Securities Law Update – March 25, 2026

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

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

  • The SEC releasing a series of Corporation Finance Interpretations (formerly known as Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations)
  • The SEC implementing § 16(a) reporting for directors and officers of foreign private issuers
  • The SEC being sued over its new “no-objections” policy
  • The Delaware Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 21
  • Five companies being sued over excluding a shareholder proposal from their 2026 proxy materials, with three subsequently agreeing to settle (including one that agreed to adopt the shareholder proposal)
  • Recent trends regarding board AI oversight disclosure, shareholder proposals, and director overboarding