Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights June 29, 2018 Client Update Comptroller's Office Details Results of Its Boardroom Accountability Project 2.0 on Board Diversity Eighty percent of the companies targeted by the New York City Comptroller responded, according to a press release announci... June 19, 2018 Client Update Beware the Universal Proxy Card One of the most high-profile proxy contests to use a universal proxy card ended on Tuesday, with some last-minute drama th... June 14, 2018 Client Update T. Rowe’s Statement on Shareholder Activism – We Speak for Ourselves T. Rowe wants to make clear that activists and other investors do not speak for them, in its June ESG Spotlight, as they s... June 12, 2018 Client Update What We Learn from State Street’s Q1 Stewardship Activity Report State Street released a report on their Q1 focus and activities related to the companies where they vote. What we learned... June 4, 2018 Client Update Everyone Wants to Woo “Main Street,” This Time with Proposed Legislation It appears that “Main Street” in capital markets is both synonymous with retail investors and private companies, and t... May 30, 2018 Client Update New Coalition Condemns Lack of Retail Investor Influence and Criticizes Current Investor Focus The Main Street Investors Coalition wants retail investors to have more influence in combating the rise of passive investo... May 23, 2018 Client Update Companies Commit to Including Diverse Candidates in Board Searches Six shareholder proposals are on ballots this season asking for increased board diversity, or disclosure about board diver... May 16, 2018 Client Update Proxy C&DIs Updated by SEC Staff The SEC staff recently updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on the proxy rules and Schedules 14A/C. ... May 10, 2018 Client Update Delaware Court Finds Continued Compensation to Incapacitated Chairman Could Render Directors Liable for Claims of Waste and Bad Faith In an unusual finding, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that demand was partly excused and claims for corporate waste, ... April 30, 2018 Client Update Are the Reports that the DOL Guidance Will Lead to the Demise of ESG-Focused Plans Greatly Exaggerated? Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) on its prior interpretations related to cons... Load More
June 29, 2018 Client Update Comptroller's Office Details Results of Its Boardroom Accountability Project 2.0 on Board Diversity Eighty percent of the companies targeted by the New York City Comptroller responded, according to a press release announci...
June 19, 2018 Client Update Beware the Universal Proxy Card One of the most high-profile proxy contests to use a universal proxy card ended on Tuesday, with some last-minute drama th...
June 14, 2018 Client Update T. Rowe’s Statement on Shareholder Activism – We Speak for Ourselves T. Rowe wants to make clear that activists and other investors do not speak for them, in its June ESG Spotlight, as they s...
June 12, 2018 Client Update What We Learn from State Street’s Q1 Stewardship Activity Report State Street released a report on their Q1 focus and activities related to the companies where they vote. What we learned...
June 4, 2018 Client Update Everyone Wants to Woo “Main Street,” This Time with Proposed Legislation It appears that “Main Street” in capital markets is both synonymous with retail investors and private companies, and t...
May 30, 2018 Client Update New Coalition Condemns Lack of Retail Investor Influence and Criticizes Current Investor Focus The Main Street Investors Coalition wants retail investors to have more influence in combating the rise of passive investo...
May 23, 2018 Client Update Companies Commit to Including Diverse Candidates in Board Searches Six shareholder proposals are on ballots this season asking for increased board diversity, or disclosure about board diver...
May 16, 2018 Client Update Proxy C&DIs Updated by SEC Staff The SEC staff recently updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on the proxy rules and Schedules 14A/C. ...
May 10, 2018 Client Update Delaware Court Finds Continued Compensation to Incapacitated Chairman Could Render Directors Liable for Claims of Waste and Bad Faith In an unusual finding, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that demand was partly excused and claims for corporate waste, ...
April 30, 2018 Client Update Are the Reports that the DOL Guidance Will Lead to the Demise of ESG-Focused Plans Greatly Exaggerated? Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) on its prior interpretations related to cons...