Webcast: What Does the CSRD Mean for U.S. Businesses?

Webcasts  |  November 21, 2024


Please join us for a 60-minute webcast where we will explore the common challenges facing U.S. businesses subject to the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD. We will delve into CSRD reporting approaches and considerations, the implications of the double materiality assessment, and the interplay of the CSRD with other reporting regimes and voluntary initiatives. This session is designed for U.S.-based companies expecting to report under the CSRD and will provide recommendations and practical insights to support in-house counsel, sustainability teams, and corporate advisors who are or may soon be preparing for the CSRD and the shift to mandatory sustainability reporting.



PANELISTS:

Ferdinand Fromholzer is a partner in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s corporate group. Ferdinand’s practice focuses on corporate law, in particular advising strategic and private equity investors on public and private M&A transactions. He also advises public companies on a wide range of legal issues, including disclosure requirements under capital market law, annual shareholders’ meetings, corporate structure measures and ESG aspects. He is also experienced in counseling on the duties and obligations of directors and officers, including in the context of compliance investigations.

Julia Lapitskaya is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and its ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) practices. Ms. Lapitskaya’s practice focuses on SEC, NYSE/Nasdaq and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 compliance, securities and corporate governance disclosure issues, corporate governance best practices, state corporate laws, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, SEC regulations, shareholder activism matters, ESG and sustainability matters and executive compensation disclosure issues, including as part of initial public offerings and spin-off transactions.

Lauren Assaf-Holmes is based in Gibson Dunn’s Orange County office, Lauren advises public companies across industries on ESG reporting and standards, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance matters as a member of the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. Her practice benefits from more than a year serving as in-house securities counsel during her secondment with a global Fortune 100 semiconductor and technology company.


MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General Category.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

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