Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights May 18, 2011 Client Update The Impact of the Elimination of Broker Discretionary Votes on Executive Compensation When the SEC decided to eliminate the ability of brokers to vote on a discretionary basis without specific client instruct... May 12, 2011 Client Update Strong Support for Declassification and Majority Voting Although it often looks like proxy season 2011 is a one-topic event, say-on-pay is just one item on proxy cards. Recent d... May 9, 2011 Client Update The Meaning (or Absence Thereof) of Abstentions When shareholders mark “abstain” on a ballot, what does it mean? Does the meaning differ depending on whether it’s ... May 3, 2011 Client Update Say-on-Pay: An Interim Report As US public companies launch into the height of the annual meeting season, we review the current landscape on say-on-pay,... May 2, 2011 Client Update Dodd-Frank Progress Report - May 2011 Davis Polk is pleased to announce the second installment of the Davis Polk Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report. This mon... April 29, 2011 Client Update SEC Comments Due on Comp. Committee and Adviser Independence Today is the deadline for comments in response to the SEC’s proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges t... April 29, 2011 Client Update SEC Extends Its Comment Period Regarding Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence The SEC has just extended the deadline for comments in response to its proposed rules directing the national securities ex... April 28, 2011 Client Update Barney Frank Says Regulators Can Take their Time to Implement Dodd-Frank Perhaps the onset of warmer weather has made us aware of the approach of July 21st, an auspicious date representing the on... April 28, 2011 Client Update Legislation to Repeal Disclosure of Pay Ratio, and Expected Reactions There continue to be multiple areas of legislative activity to repeal or amend certain provisions of Dodd-Frank, including... April 28, 2011 Client Update The Magic Number So Far is Nine We’re up to nine failed say-on-pay votes so far for the year. We’ll provide a client communication shortly on the late... Load More
May 18, 2011 Client Update The Impact of the Elimination of Broker Discretionary Votes on Executive Compensation When the SEC decided to eliminate the ability of brokers to vote on a discretionary basis without specific client instruct...
May 12, 2011 Client Update Strong Support for Declassification and Majority Voting Although it often looks like proxy season 2011 is a one-topic event, say-on-pay is just one item on proxy cards. Recent d...
May 9, 2011 Client Update The Meaning (or Absence Thereof) of Abstentions When shareholders mark “abstain” on a ballot, what does it mean? Does the meaning differ depending on whether it’s ...
May 3, 2011 Client Update Say-on-Pay: An Interim Report As US public companies launch into the height of the annual meeting season, we review the current landscape on say-on-pay,...
May 2, 2011 Client Update Dodd-Frank Progress Report - May 2011 Davis Polk is pleased to announce the second installment of the Davis Polk Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report. This mon...
April 29, 2011 Client Update SEC Comments Due on Comp. Committee and Adviser Independence Today is the deadline for comments in response to the SEC’s proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges t...
April 29, 2011 Client Update SEC Extends Its Comment Period Regarding Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence The SEC has just extended the deadline for comments in response to its proposed rules directing the national securities ex...
April 28, 2011 Client Update Barney Frank Says Regulators Can Take their Time to Implement Dodd-Frank Perhaps the onset of warmer weather has made us aware of the approach of July 21st, an auspicious date representing the on...
April 28, 2011 Client Update Legislation to Repeal Disclosure of Pay Ratio, and Expected Reactions There continue to be multiple areas of legislative activity to repeal or amend certain provisions of Dodd-Frank, including...
April 28, 2011 Client Update The Magic Number So Far is Nine We’re up to nine failed say-on-pay votes so far for the year. We’ll provide a client communication shortly on the late...