Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights October 4, 2018 Client Update CII and ISS Team Up to Oppose House Legislation on Proxy Advisory Firms, Speak for “Real Main Street” Investors Protect the Voice of Shareholders aims to oppose H.R. 4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act, that pas... October 3, 2018 Client Update State Street to Hold Governance Committees Accountable for Lack of Gender Diversity On the heels of California becoming the first state to impose requirements mandating gender diversity on boards, which we ... October 1, 2018 Client Update California Enacts Law Requiring Public Company Boards to Include Women On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill, S.B. 826, which will require all NYSE- and Nasdaq-li... September 25, 2018 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter on the SEC’s Concept Release on Compensatory Security Offerings Under Rule 701 and Form S-8 Davis Polk has submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s Concept Release on Compensatory Securities Offerings under Rule 7... September 24, 2018 Client Update SEC Charges Former CEO and Company with Fraud for Denying Reputational Impact on Business SeaWorld and two of its former executives, including the CEO, agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle fraud charges. ... September 21, 2018 Client Update SEC Schedules November 15 for Proxy Process Roundtable The SEC announced that the staff will host a roundtable on the proxy process on November 15. The participants, time and t... September 20, 2018 Client Update ISS Releases Responses to Policy Survey ISS announced the results of its high-level policy survey. The results will inform the new and updated policies for the 20... September 19, 2018 Client Update Senator Warren Introduces Bill to Mandate Disclosure of Climate Risk in SEC Filings The Climate Risk Disclosure Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require the SEC to issue rules for every public compa... September 17, 2018 Client Update Commissioner Jackson Defends Proxy Advisory Firms On the heels of the SEC staff rescinding the letters to proxy advisory firms, Commissioner Jackson decried the influence o... September 14, 2018 Client Update SEC Chairman Clarifies the Role of SEC Staff Views and Statements, Reinforced in Other Remarks and Statements on the Same Day Yesterday, Chairman Clayton released a statement that while the SEC staff might express their views in myriad ways, ultima... Load More
October 4, 2018 Client Update CII and ISS Team Up to Oppose House Legislation on Proxy Advisory Firms, Speak for “Real Main Street” Investors Protect the Voice of Shareholders aims to oppose H.R. 4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act, that pas...
October 3, 2018 Client Update State Street to Hold Governance Committees Accountable for Lack of Gender Diversity On the heels of California becoming the first state to impose requirements mandating gender diversity on boards, which we ...
October 1, 2018 Client Update California Enacts Law Requiring Public Company Boards to Include Women On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill, S.B. 826, which will require all NYSE- and Nasdaq-li...
September 25, 2018 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter on the SEC’s Concept Release on Compensatory Security Offerings Under Rule 701 and Form S-8 Davis Polk has submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s Concept Release on Compensatory Securities Offerings under Rule 7...
September 24, 2018 Client Update SEC Charges Former CEO and Company with Fraud for Denying Reputational Impact on Business SeaWorld and two of its former executives, including the CEO, agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle fraud charges. ...
September 21, 2018 Client Update SEC Schedules November 15 for Proxy Process Roundtable The SEC announced that the staff will host a roundtable on the proxy process on November 15. The participants, time and t...
September 20, 2018 Client Update ISS Releases Responses to Policy Survey ISS announced the results of its high-level policy survey. The results will inform the new and updated policies for the 20...
September 19, 2018 Client Update Senator Warren Introduces Bill to Mandate Disclosure of Climate Risk in SEC Filings The Climate Risk Disclosure Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require the SEC to issue rules for every public compa...
September 17, 2018 Client Update Commissioner Jackson Defends Proxy Advisory Firms On the heels of the SEC staff rescinding the letters to proxy advisory firms, Commissioner Jackson decried the influence o...
September 14, 2018 Client Update SEC Chairman Clarifies the Role of SEC Staff Views and Statements, Reinforced in Other Remarks and Statements on the Same Day Yesterday, Chairman Clayton released a statement that while the SEC staff might express their views in myriad ways, ultima...