Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights September 12, 2012 Client Update United States Enacts Further Sanctions on Iran and Syria: the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 The recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”) strengthens existing sanctio... September 6, 2012 Client Update Retail Proxy Access Proposals Generate Low Support In July we discussed the prospect of two proxy access shareholder proposals coming up for vote this summer, first at Fores... September 5, 2012 Client Update New Law Requires Issuers to Disclose Certain Iran-Related Transactions On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public L... September 5, 2012 Client Update Say-on-Pay Litigation Update Since our last blog post on say-on-pay litigation in January 2012, there have been several dismissals of say-on-pay lawsui... August 24, 2012 Client Update Early Proposals to Declassify Boards Inspires Proxy Season Tip #1 A recent press release from the Shareholder Rights Project (SRP), issued jointly with the Massachusetts Pension Reserves I... August 22, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Conflict Minerals Rules with Notable Changes The SEC voted today to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s reporting requirements relating to “conflict minerals” – cas... August 22, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Disclosure Requirements for Resource Extraction Issuers The SEC voted today to adopt final rules to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to resource extraction i... August 21, 2012 Client Update DOJ Provides FCPA Guidance for Mergers and Acquisitions; Continues Industry-Wide Investigations and Focus on China Recently, the Department of Justice reaffirmed its guidance as to what it views as the proper Foreign Corrupt Practices Ac... August 21, 2012 Client Update Mercer Talks to Us about the New Rules on Compensation Consultant Conflicts Disclosure The new SEC rules regarding compensation committee independence and compensation advisers’ relationships require disclos... August 21, 2012 Client Update Two SEC Announcements Today First Whistleblower Award and Deferral of Open Meeting Topic A year after opening its new whistleblower office, the SEC announced today that it had paid out $50,000 to an unidentified... Load More
September 12, 2012 Client Update United States Enacts Further Sanctions on Iran and Syria: the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 The recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”) strengthens existing sanctio...
September 6, 2012 Client Update Retail Proxy Access Proposals Generate Low Support In July we discussed the prospect of two proxy access shareholder proposals coming up for vote this summer, first at Fores...
September 5, 2012 Client Update New Law Requires Issuers to Disclose Certain Iran-Related Transactions On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public L...
September 5, 2012 Client Update Say-on-Pay Litigation Update Since our last blog post on say-on-pay litigation in January 2012, there have been several dismissals of say-on-pay lawsui...
August 24, 2012 Client Update Early Proposals to Declassify Boards Inspires Proxy Season Tip #1 A recent press release from the Shareholder Rights Project (SRP), issued jointly with the Massachusetts Pension Reserves I...
August 22, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Conflict Minerals Rules with Notable Changes The SEC voted today to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s reporting requirements relating to “conflict minerals” – cas...
August 22, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Disclosure Requirements for Resource Extraction Issuers The SEC voted today to adopt final rules to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to resource extraction i...
August 21, 2012 Client Update DOJ Provides FCPA Guidance for Mergers and Acquisitions; Continues Industry-Wide Investigations and Focus on China Recently, the Department of Justice reaffirmed its guidance as to what it views as the proper Foreign Corrupt Practices Ac...
August 21, 2012 Client Update Mercer Talks to Us about the New Rules on Compensation Consultant Conflicts Disclosure The new SEC rules regarding compensation committee independence and compensation advisers’ relationships require disclos...
August 21, 2012 Client Update Two SEC Announcements Today First Whistleblower Award and Deferral of Open Meeting Topic A year after opening its new whistleblower office, the SEC announced today that it had paid out $50,000 to an unidentified...