Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights November 8, 2017 Client Update Year-End Compensation Planning in Light of the House Tax Reform Proposal and Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options Over the past week, Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have proposed sweeping tax reform legislation, in... November 2, 2017 Client Update New SEC Staff Legal Bulletin Shifts Burden to Boards on Ordinary Business and Economic Relevance Exclusions, Clarifies Proposal by Proxy and Retains Status Quo on Use of Images Yesterday, the SEC Staff issued a new Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) on shareholder proposals. The most striking impact it wi... October 27, 2017 Client Update ISS Requests Public Comments on a Few of the Policies to be Updated for 2018 ISS is seeking public comment on three policies that will impact U.S. companies with the comment period to close on Novemb... October 24, 2017 Client Update ESG in Private Equity: What Every GP Needs to Know About Public Pension Fund Requirements Public pension funds have long been outspoken advocates of environmental, social & governance (ESG) principles in investin... October 24, 2017 Client Update SEC Approves PCAOB Rule Requiring Disclosure of Critical Audit Matters The SEC has approved the PCAOB proposal to adopt AS 3101, The Auditor’s Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When ... October 23, 2017 Client Update BlackRock Wants Equal Voting Rights but Opposes Exclusion from Indexes BlockRock has made clear that it disagrees with recent decisions by index providers to exclude companies based on governan... October 20, 2017 Client Update ISS Survey Results Focus on Possibility of Adverse Recommendations for Non-Employee Director Pay and Use of Realizable Pay in Say-on-Pay Analysis In ISS’ secondary survey results announced yesterday, the focus was primarily on compensation. We previously discussed ... October 19, 2017 Client Update Glass Lewis Will Not Incorporate Pay Ratio Data into Say-On-Pay Analysis in 2018 As year-end companies begin preparing to disclose pay ratio information in their 2018 proxy statements, Glass Lewis announ... October 16, 2017 Client Update SEC Releases Proposal Aimed at Simplifying Public Company Disclosure On October 11, the SEC proposed amendments designed to simplify public company disclosure, reduce repetition, eliminate ou... October 13, 2017 Client Update Seven Key Ways the SEC’s Disclosure Proposal May Affect Your Periodic Reporting On Wednesday, the SEC proposed amendments to its disclosure requirements for public companies based on recommendations in ... Load More
November 8, 2017 Client Update Year-End Compensation Planning in Light of the House Tax Reform Proposal and Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options Over the past week, Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have proposed sweeping tax reform legislation, in...
November 2, 2017 Client Update New SEC Staff Legal Bulletin Shifts Burden to Boards on Ordinary Business and Economic Relevance Exclusions, Clarifies Proposal by Proxy and Retains Status Quo on Use of Images Yesterday, the SEC Staff issued a new Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) on shareholder proposals. The most striking impact it wi...
October 27, 2017 Client Update ISS Requests Public Comments on a Few of the Policies to be Updated for 2018 ISS is seeking public comment on three policies that will impact U.S. companies with the comment period to close on Novemb...
October 24, 2017 Client Update ESG in Private Equity: What Every GP Needs to Know About Public Pension Fund Requirements Public pension funds have long been outspoken advocates of environmental, social & governance (ESG) principles in investin...
October 24, 2017 Client Update SEC Approves PCAOB Rule Requiring Disclosure of Critical Audit Matters The SEC has approved the PCAOB proposal to adopt AS 3101, The Auditor’s Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When ...
October 23, 2017 Client Update BlackRock Wants Equal Voting Rights but Opposes Exclusion from Indexes BlockRock has made clear that it disagrees with recent decisions by index providers to exclude companies based on governan...
October 20, 2017 Client Update ISS Survey Results Focus on Possibility of Adverse Recommendations for Non-Employee Director Pay and Use of Realizable Pay in Say-on-Pay Analysis In ISS’ secondary survey results announced yesterday, the focus was primarily on compensation. We previously discussed ...
October 19, 2017 Client Update Glass Lewis Will Not Incorporate Pay Ratio Data into Say-On-Pay Analysis in 2018 As year-end companies begin preparing to disclose pay ratio information in their 2018 proxy statements, Glass Lewis announ...
October 16, 2017 Client Update SEC Releases Proposal Aimed at Simplifying Public Company Disclosure On October 11, the SEC proposed amendments designed to simplify public company disclosure, reduce repetition, eliminate ou...
October 13, 2017 Client Update Seven Key Ways the SEC’s Disclosure Proposal May Affect Your Periodic Reporting On Wednesday, the SEC proposed amendments to its disclosure requirements for public companies based on recommendations in ...