Partner Elizabeth Goldberg and associate Rachel Mann co-authored an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance discussing a recent law enacted by Texas that imposes new obligations on proxy advisory firms, marking a significant development in the increasing scrutiny of proxy voting as a focus of regulators targeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing.
The authors review who is covered by the new law, what disclosures the law requires, and the law’s legislative background and policy context. The article closes with considerations for impacted firms and investors.
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