Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights January 31, 2018 Client Update Administering Compensation Programs in the Wake of TCJA – New Section 162(m) The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changes Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, effective for tax year... January 30, 2018 Client Update Corporate Sustainability Disclosure is Not the Primary Driver of MSCI ESG Ratings The topic of corporate ESG disclosure is among the ESG trends to watch in 2018, according to a recent report from MSCI. Co... January 24, 2018 Client Update Another Twist in the Challenges to Director Compensation In a series of cases challenging the magnitude of equity award compensation that boards have provided for their non-employ... January 24, 2018 Client Update Chairman Clayton’s Roadmap to Finishing the Dodd-Frank Mandates, Including the Executive Compensation Disclosures In a recent speech, Chairman Clayton discussed completing the rulemaking mandates under Dodd-Frank, in light of his missio... January 17, 2018 Client Update BlackRock’s Annual Letter to CEOs Focuses on Doing Good and Continues to Emphasize Governance and Strategy Reports of BlackRock’s annual letter to CEOs have largely focused on Larry Fink’s exhortation that companies must serv... January 16, 2018 Client Update ISS Launches Corporate Profile Products for Investors that Includes More Focus on Individual Directors, a Board Skills Matrix and QualityScore Analysis Recently, ISS announced a new product for investors, called corporate due diligence profiles, that contains a historical r... January 11, 2018 Client Update Delaware Case Challenges Forum Selection Provisions by Recent IPO Companies A complaint for declaratory judgment in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is challenging the forum selection ... January 2, 2018 Client Update SEC Staff Decides Special Meeting Shareholder Proposal to Lower Ownership Threshold to 10% of Shares Conflicts with Management Proposal to Ratify Bylaw Set at 25% Ownership Threshold The SEC has agreed with a company that it can exclude a shareholder proposal that asks the board to amend its existing byl... December 22, 2017 Client Update Recent Developments on No-Action Letters Using the SLB 14I The SEC Staff decided that a no-action letter by Apple citing the recently issued SLB 14I was not excludable based on the ... December 21, 2017 Client Update Securities Fraud Class Action Suits Following Cyber Breaches: The Trickle Before the Wave Large-scale data breaches can give rise to a host of legal problems for the breached entity, ranging from consumer class a... Load More
January 31, 2018 Client Update Administering Compensation Programs in the Wake of TCJA – New Section 162(m) The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changes Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, effective for tax year...
January 30, 2018 Client Update Corporate Sustainability Disclosure is Not the Primary Driver of MSCI ESG Ratings The topic of corporate ESG disclosure is among the ESG trends to watch in 2018, according to a recent report from MSCI. Co...
January 24, 2018 Client Update Another Twist in the Challenges to Director Compensation In a series of cases challenging the magnitude of equity award compensation that boards have provided for their non-employ...
January 24, 2018 Client Update Chairman Clayton’s Roadmap to Finishing the Dodd-Frank Mandates, Including the Executive Compensation Disclosures In a recent speech, Chairman Clayton discussed completing the rulemaking mandates under Dodd-Frank, in light of his missio...
January 17, 2018 Client Update BlackRock’s Annual Letter to CEOs Focuses on Doing Good and Continues to Emphasize Governance and Strategy Reports of BlackRock’s annual letter to CEOs have largely focused on Larry Fink’s exhortation that companies must serv...
January 16, 2018 Client Update ISS Launches Corporate Profile Products for Investors that Includes More Focus on Individual Directors, a Board Skills Matrix and QualityScore Analysis Recently, ISS announced a new product for investors, called corporate due diligence profiles, that contains a historical r...
January 11, 2018 Client Update Delaware Case Challenges Forum Selection Provisions by Recent IPO Companies A complaint for declaratory judgment in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is challenging the forum selection ...
January 2, 2018 Client Update SEC Staff Decides Special Meeting Shareholder Proposal to Lower Ownership Threshold to 10% of Shares Conflicts with Management Proposal to Ratify Bylaw Set at 25% Ownership Threshold The SEC has agreed with a company that it can exclude a shareholder proposal that asks the board to amend its existing byl...
December 22, 2017 Client Update Recent Developments on No-Action Letters Using the SLB 14I The SEC Staff decided that a no-action letter by Apple citing the recently issued SLB 14I was not excludable based on the ...
December 21, 2017 Client Update Securities Fraud Class Action Suits Following Cyber Breaches: The Trickle Before the Wave Large-scale data breaches can give rise to a host of legal problems for the breached entity, ranging from consumer class a...