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LathamTECH in Focus: Sustainability and Governance Considerations in Proxy Season

March 13, 2025

How will tech companies walk the sustainability and governance tightrope during proxy season?

In this episode of LathamTECH in Focus, Betty Moy Huber, Global Co-Chair of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Practice, explores how companies can plan for a shifting sustainability and governance environment while balancing long-term business interests against pressures from stakeholders, and get ahead of related AI trends.

The LathamTECH in Focus video series offers bite-sized insights from tech-focused Latham lawyers on the commercial, regulatory, and legal trends shaping the industry.

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Liquidity With Secondary Sales

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Seth Gottlieb, Global Vice Chair of the Technology Industry Group, explains how private secondary transactions give stockholders an opportunity to liquidate shares and create potential tax implications.

Sustainability and Governance Considerations in Proxy Season

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Betty Moy Huber, Global Co-Chair of the Environmental, Social & Governance Practice, explores how companies can plan for a shifting sustainability and governance environment while balancing long-term business interests against pressures from stakeholders, and get ahead of related AI trends.

Trade Secrets — Goldmine or Landmine?

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Tony Sammi, Global Vice Chair of the Technology Industry Group, explores the hidden value — and risks — of trade secrets and the steps companies can take to protect their most important assets.

Will Dual Class Shares Fade Away?

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Rick Kline, Global Chair of the Technology Industry Group, explains why dual class shares are here to stay and how the stock structure is evolving in the tech sector and beyond.

A Consumer Law Gamechanger

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Fiona Maclean, Global Vice Chair of the Technology Industry Group, discusses how the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act will reshape the consumer law landscape — and how tech companies can prepare for changing regulations.

Crypto’s Path to Engaging with the SEC

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Zach Fallon, a former Senior Special Counsel at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), explores the significance of the SEC’s new Crypto Task Force and how crypto companies can engage with the SEC.

Why Issue Double-Trigger Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)?

In this edition of LathamTECH in Focus, Silicon Valley partner Ashley Wagner explains why companies are issuing double-trigger restricted stock units and examines key concerns for employees holding these RSUs.

Betty M. Huber

New York

betty.huber@lw.com +1.212.906.1222