by Touch Stone Publishers | May 6, 2026
Executive Summary The SEC has formed a dedicated enforcement unit, the “SOX Group,” to investigate and prosecute violations of auditing standards. These are functions held by the PCAOB for the past 20 years. Fortune 500 audit committees now operate under a...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 5, 2026
The Proxy Rulebook Has No Cover Executive Summary The institutional infrastructure that Fortune 500 boards have relied on to predict director election outcomes has fractured mid-season. President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order targeting ISS and Glass...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 4, 2026
Executive Summary Delaware’s Court of Chancery ruled on January 16, 2026 that a board’s failure to act in good faith on credible red flags of workplace sexual misconduct constitutes a viable Caremark breach, denying motions to dismiss against directors and...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 3, 2026
Executive Summary Delaware’s Court of Chancery ruled in January 2026 that a board’s failure to respond in good faith to credible workplace sexual misconduct red flags can survive a motion to dismiss as a breach of fiduciary duty, and that a CEO who...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 1, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of SB 21’s fiduciary safe harbor provisions, ending the legal uncertainty that has hung over every conflicted-controller transaction since the statute was enacted in March 2025. Every...
