On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules requiring public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within a certain timeframe and to disclose material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance on an annual basis in their annual reports on Form 10-K. As a result, many companies will likely increase focus on enhancing cybersecurity capabilities as they plan to address and comply with these new disclos ...
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The United States Supreme Court’s Decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court addressed the following issue: (1) whether the race-based admissions programs at Harvard College (“Harvard”) and the University of North Carolina (“UNC” and together with Harvard, the “Respondents”) violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (“Equal Protection Clause”) and/or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964[1] (“Title VI”).[2] In a 6-3 decision delivered by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court determined that the Respond ...
Matthew Warden, Olivia Benson, and Emily McCarthy appointed to Executive Committee of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Connecticut Bar Association
Matthew Warden, Olivia Benson, and Emily McCarthy appointed to Executive Committee of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Connecticut Bar Association Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. is pleased to announce that two of its associates were recently appointed as chairs, and one of its associates was recently appointed as a director, of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Matthew Warden was appointed Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Attorne ...
UKS Visits Covenant Preparatory School in Hartford
On June 30, 2023, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy Associate Attorney Matthew Warden and summer associates Theyjasvi Ashok, Michael Francomano, Renee Varga and Gillian Wilson, visited Covenant Preparatory School. Covenant Preparatory School, located in Hartford, provides middle school students from underserved communities with the necessary foundation to successfully pursue higher education. As part of Covenant Preparatory School’s summer session, the students are exposed to experiential learning op ...
UKS Welcomes Summer Associate Class of 2023
Michael Francomano is a rising 3L at Boston College Law School where he is the head chairperson of the Law School Association’s Sports Committee. Prior to law school he earned his bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Connecticut while finishing in the top 15% of his class. Michael previously worked in Boston at a toxic torts litigation firm and is excited to join UKS to return to Connecticut and expand on his knowledge and exposure of all areas of the law. Renee Varga is a rising 3L ...