Practising Law Institute’s 58th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation will take place November 2-4, 2026, in New York, bringing together leading securities, corporate governance, enforcement and capital markets practitioners to discuss key developments affecting public companies, boards and their advisers. This year’s program will highlight SEC priorities, disclosure and governance trends, capital markets activity, M&A developments, enforcement issues and emerging digital asset regulation.
Partner and Chair of the Corporate Governance and Disclosure Group Lilian Brown will moderate a panel titled, “Navigating a Shifting Corporate Governance Landscape: Shareholder Proposals, Retail Voting Programs & More." Participants will leave this program with a greater understanding of:
- Rule 14a 8 in flux—how companies and proponents are adapting to the new SEC staff role
- Evolving strategies and decision frameworks for companies and proponents
- What’s driving proposal trends—traditional governance topics, E&S, and emerging technologies
- Voting developments - retail voting programs and revised proxy advisor and institutional investor policies
- The future of shareholder proposals - state law developments and anticipated SEC rule changes
Partner and Co-Chair of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Working Group Tiffany Smith will moderate a panel titled, "Crypto Law for Securities Practitioners." Participants will leave this program with a greater understanding of:
- The current state of crypto legislation, including key developments related to the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act
- Why emerging crypto legislation matters for securities practitioners and market participants
- How the SEC’s evolving approach to crypto is affecting both digital asset businesses and traditional financial firms
- How coordination between the SEC and CFTC may shape oversight of digital assets
- Ways non-crypto companies may use or benefit from digital asset technologies
- Current and future digital asset disclosure practices by digital asset firms and other market participants
- Major global developments affecting digital assets and crypto regulation
