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A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Webinar Series
WSGR Events
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - Thursday, March 20, 2025

Webinar

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure, shareholder engagement, employment practices, antitrust considerations and litigation preparation. Join our leading experts in a three-part webinar series that will provide helpful updates on the state of ESG and practical types for navigating an shifting landscape.

March 18, 2025 – 9:00am PT | Regulatory and Investor Developments Related to Climate

During this webinar, we’ll provide updates on the current state of the SEC climate disclosure rules, state climate disclosure rules, and the CSRD, including litigation related to these rules. We’ll also cover investor and proxy advisor voting guidelines and policies related to climate disclosure that may impact public company shareholder engagement during proxy season. Learn practical pointers for preparing for potentially conflicting and evolving climate reporting regimes.

Panelists: Amanda Urquiza, Tamara Brightwell and Jindrich Kloub
Moderator: Richard Blake


March 19, 2025 – 9:00am PT | Understanding the Current DEI Landscape

During this webinar, we’ll explore the potential impacts of the “Day One” DEI executive orders under the new administration on public companies and federal contractors, clarify lawful and unlawful activities related to company DEI policies and practices, discuss investor and proxy advisor shifts in DEI voting policies, guidelines and practices, and discuss disclosure approaches taken by public companies in light of recent DEI developments.

Panelists: Greg Watts, Marina Tsatalis, Lisa Stimmell
Moderator: Amanda Urquiza


March 20, 2025 – 9:00am PT | Evolving Antitrust Implications of ESG

During this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of the ESG antitrust lawsuit against BlackRock, StateStreet and Vanguard and related impacts on company practices.

Panelists: Brent Snyder, Jeff VanHooreweghe, Matt McDonald
Moderator: Jindrich Kloub

Contacts

Norilyn Ingram

ningram@wsgr.com

Presenters

Amanda N. Urquiza
Partner
Palo Alto

Amanda Urquiza is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she practices corporate and securities law. Amanda has extensive experience advising management teams and boards. Her practice includes all aspects of company representation, including corporate governance, SEC compliance, 1934 Act issues, venture capital financings, public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions. She brings a nuanced perspective to her practice, driven by her broad range of experience, including time spent in-house and practicing internationally.

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Tamara Brightwell
Partner
Washington, D.C.

Tamara Brightwell is a corporate partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she counsels public company clients on a wide range of regulatory matters and provides expert securities law advice on complex capital markets transactions.

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Jindrich Kloub
Partner
Brussels

Head of Wilson Sonsini’s European antitrust team, Jindrich Kloub represents clients in high-stakes antitrust investigations, cartel defense, and digital markets regulation matters, providing strategic counsel on navigating enforcement processes across jurisdictions in Europe and Hong Kong. He defends companies facing regulatory scrutiny and helps clients secure remedies in complex antitrust disputes. His expertise covers abuse of dominance, cartels, distribution and licensing agreements, competitor collaborations, and sustainability initiatives, including compliance with EU sustainability regulations.

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Richard C. Blake
Partner
Palo Alto

Richard has a comprehensive corporate law background, with extensive experience in public offerings.

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Gregory L. Watts
Partner
Seattle

Greg represents clients in securities litigation and complex commercial disputes.

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Marina C. Tsatalis
Partner
New York

Marina advises and represents the world’s leading technology, communications, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies in significant trade secret and employee mobility matters.

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Lisa L. Stimmell
Partner
Palo Alto

Lisa practices corporate and securities law with a focus on advising public companies and larger enterprise clients on complex corporate governance, SEC compliance, and 1934 Act disclosure matters.

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Brent Snyder
Partner
San Francisco

Brent Snyder, head of the firm's regulatory and compliance department, brings more than 30 years of civil and criminal litigation and trial experience in both the private and public sectors. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on antitrust and competition enforcement in the area of antitrust cartels and related criminal violations. Brent has secured positive outcomes for leading companies and individual executives across industries in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other antitrust enforcers, all while ensuring minimal business disruptions. 

Prior to joining the firm, Brent served as chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC), where he had day-to-day responsibility for all aspects of its enforcement, policy, advocacy, and administration functions. Under his leadership, the HKCC set several important litigation precedents; significantly increased the volume, variety, and complexity of its enforcement work; improved its leniency and cooperation incentives; and enhanced its competition policy and advocacy work.

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Jeff VanHooreweghe
Partner
San Francisco

Jeff represents clients in antitrust matters, including criminal grand jury investigations, civil investigations, private litigation, merger clearance, and compliance counseling.

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Matthew D. McDonald
Partner
Washington, D.C.

Matt represents companies in antitrust matters, including M&A clearance.

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