Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights March 23, 2016 Client Update SEC Staff Issues FAQ on Naming Shareholder Proposals in Proxy Cards The SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued a rare FAQ on a proxy rule yesterday, making clear that companies must prov... March 22, 2016 Client Update Focus on Director Tenure Begins to Target Specific Lengths of Service Investors have expressed concerns about the length of director tenure for several years, pushing companies to focus on boa... March 17, 2016 Client Update Case Demonstrates Risks of Selectively Providing Details of an Executive's Biographical Information A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division indicates that compani... March 17, 2016 Articles & Books Getting the Deal Through: Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2016 Whilst shareholder activism is well established in the US, over the past 12 months the influence of shareholders has conti... March 15, 2016 Client Update Report Shows Activists Don't Nominate Women, as Congress Pressures the SEC to Require More Board Diversity Disclosure for Public Companies According to an analysis by Bloomberg, since 2011, 5 of the biggest U.S. activist funds have nominated women just 7 times ... March 10, 2016 Client Update State Street Urges Companies to Focus on Independent Board Leadership and Provides Detailed Guidelines on Structure and Responsibilities Strong independent leadership will be a key focus of State Street’s 2016 corporate governance engagement program, accord... March 8, 2016 Client Update Enforcement Division May Investigate Failure to Disclose Cyber Breaches At SEC Speaks 2016, the SEC Enforcement Division indicated that they are interested in investigating public companies’ f... March 3, 2016 Client Update Corp Fin Raises Issues in Proposed Executive Compensation Rules and Disclosure Effectiveness Project At SEC Speaks 2016, the Staff in the Division of Corporation Finance discussed the goal of finalizing the three proposed e... March 2, 2016 Client Update Corp Fin Considers Universal Proxies and Warns Companies to Be Clear About the Voting Standards for Director Elections This is the first of a multipart series on SEC updates related to corporate governance areas discussed during the recent S... March 1, 2016 Client Update Climate-Related Disclosure Less of an SEC Priority A recent GAO report concluded that the SEC has no plans to require more climate-related disclosure. In guidance issued in ... Load More
March 23, 2016 Client Update SEC Staff Issues FAQ on Naming Shareholder Proposals in Proxy Cards The SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued a rare FAQ on a proxy rule yesterday, making clear that companies must prov...
March 22, 2016 Client Update Focus on Director Tenure Begins to Target Specific Lengths of Service Investors have expressed concerns about the length of director tenure for several years, pushing companies to focus on boa...
March 17, 2016 Client Update Case Demonstrates Risks of Selectively Providing Details of an Executive's Biographical Information A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division indicates that compani...
March 17, 2016 Articles & Books Getting the Deal Through: Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2016 Whilst shareholder activism is well established in the US, over the past 12 months the influence of shareholders has conti...
March 15, 2016 Client Update Report Shows Activists Don't Nominate Women, as Congress Pressures the SEC to Require More Board Diversity Disclosure for Public Companies According to an analysis by Bloomberg, since 2011, 5 of the biggest U.S. activist funds have nominated women just 7 times ...
March 10, 2016 Client Update State Street Urges Companies to Focus on Independent Board Leadership and Provides Detailed Guidelines on Structure and Responsibilities Strong independent leadership will be a key focus of State Street’s 2016 corporate governance engagement program, accord...
March 8, 2016 Client Update Enforcement Division May Investigate Failure to Disclose Cyber Breaches At SEC Speaks 2016, the SEC Enforcement Division indicated that they are interested in investigating public companies’ f...
March 3, 2016 Client Update Corp Fin Raises Issues in Proposed Executive Compensation Rules and Disclosure Effectiveness Project At SEC Speaks 2016, the Staff in the Division of Corporation Finance discussed the goal of finalizing the three proposed e...
March 2, 2016 Client Update Corp Fin Considers Universal Proxies and Warns Companies to Be Clear About the Voting Standards for Director Elections This is the first of a multipart series on SEC updates related to corporate governance areas discussed during the recent S...
March 1, 2016 Client Update Climate-Related Disclosure Less of an SEC Priority A recent GAO report concluded that the SEC has no plans to require more climate-related disclosure. In guidance issued in ...