Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights November 27, 2017 Client Update Glass Lewis Updates Its Policy Guidelines The board should take action when director elections or say-on-pay votes receive less than 80% support, according to the G... November 17, 2017 Client Update ISS Policy Updates for 2018 Focus on Few Issues ISS has issued its policy updates, effective for meetings held on or after February 1, 2018. The updates are more limited ... November 10, 2017 Client Update What We Know So Far about the New SLB on Shareholder Proposals At a PLI conference, the Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman spoke about the new Staff Legal Bulletin (SL... November 9, 2017 Client Update Chairman Clayton Stresses Shareholder Engagement and Proxy Process as Part of Commission’s Long-Term Agenda; May Reopen Proxy Plumbing Concept Release In a speech yesterday, Chairman Clayton expressed interest in examining the proxy process, including investor participatio... November 8, 2017 Client Update Tax Reform Proposal - Uncertainty for Year-End Compensation Planning: What You Can Do to Prepare The proposed tax reform bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in its current form would significantly upend compensati... November 8, 2017 Client Update Year-End Compensation Planning in Light of the House Tax Reform Proposal and Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options Over the past week, Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have proposed sweeping tax reform legislation, in... November 2, 2017 Client Update New SEC Staff Legal Bulletin Shifts Burden to Boards on Ordinary Business and Economic Relevance Exclusions, Clarifies Proposal by Proxy and Retains Status Quo on Use of Images Yesterday, the SEC Staff issued a new Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) on shareholder proposals. The most striking impact it wi... October 27, 2017 Client Update ISS Requests Public Comments on a Few of the Policies to be Updated for 2018 ISS is seeking public comment on three policies that will impact U.S. companies with the comment period to close on Novemb... October 24, 2017 Client Update ESG in Private Equity: What Every GP Needs to Know About Public Pension Fund Requirements Public pension funds have long been outspoken advocates of environmental, social & governance (ESG) principles in investin... October 24, 2017 Client Update SEC Approves PCAOB Rule Requiring Disclosure of Critical Audit Matters The SEC has approved the PCAOB proposal to adopt AS 3101, The Auditor’s Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When ... Load More
November 27, 2017 Client Update Glass Lewis Updates Its Policy Guidelines The board should take action when director elections or say-on-pay votes receive less than 80% support, according to the G...
November 17, 2017 Client Update ISS Policy Updates for 2018 Focus on Few Issues ISS has issued its policy updates, effective for meetings held on or after February 1, 2018. The updates are more limited ...
November 10, 2017 Client Update What We Know So Far about the New SLB on Shareholder Proposals At a PLI conference, the Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman spoke about the new Staff Legal Bulletin (SL...
November 9, 2017 Client Update Chairman Clayton Stresses Shareholder Engagement and Proxy Process as Part of Commission’s Long-Term Agenda; May Reopen Proxy Plumbing Concept Release In a speech yesterday, Chairman Clayton expressed interest in examining the proxy process, including investor participatio...
November 8, 2017 Client Update Tax Reform Proposal - Uncertainty for Year-End Compensation Planning: What You Can Do to Prepare The proposed tax reform bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in its current form would significantly upend compensati...
November 8, 2017 Client Update Year-End Compensation Planning in Light of the House Tax Reform Proposal and Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options Over the past week, Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have proposed sweeping tax reform legislation, in...
November 2, 2017 Client Update New SEC Staff Legal Bulletin Shifts Burden to Boards on Ordinary Business and Economic Relevance Exclusions, Clarifies Proposal by Proxy and Retains Status Quo on Use of Images Yesterday, the SEC Staff issued a new Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) on shareholder proposals. The most striking impact it wi...
October 27, 2017 Client Update ISS Requests Public Comments on a Few of the Policies to be Updated for 2018 ISS is seeking public comment on three policies that will impact U.S. companies with the comment period to close on Novemb...
October 24, 2017 Client Update ESG in Private Equity: What Every GP Needs to Know About Public Pension Fund Requirements Public pension funds have long been outspoken advocates of environmental, social & governance (ESG) principles in investin...
October 24, 2017 Client Update SEC Approves PCAOB Rule Requiring Disclosure of Critical Audit Matters The SEC has approved the PCAOB proposal to adopt AS 3101, The Auditor’s Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When ...