Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights February 1, 2017 Client Update Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation Yesterday, Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a public statement that he has directed the staff to reconsider whether the ... January 31, 2017 Client Update Major Institutional Investors Adopt Corporate Governance Framework A group of major investors has endorsed a corporate governance framework to go into effect on January 1, 2018. The Investo... January 25, 2017 Client Update SEC Notes Company’s Helpful Voluntary Actions in Whistleblower Case The SEC recently alleged that yet another company violated the whistleblower rules with its standard separation agreement,... January 17, 2017 Client Update CII Advocates for Consequential Majority Voting, a Departure from Common Practice The Council of Institutional Investors has published an FAQ on majority voting for directors in which it advocates for “... January 11, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of GHG Emissions Proposal The SEC Staff determined that a shareholder proposal on greenhouses gases (GHGs) could be excluded from Apple and Deere’... January 5, 2017 Client Update Fee-Shifting Bylaw Found Invalid by Delaware Court The Delaware Court of Chancery recently ruled that a form of fee-shifting bylaw linked to exclusive forum provisions is in... January 5, 2017 Client Update VW Ruling – Morrison Not A Bar To Securities Claims Involving ADRs On January 4, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision in a case brought ... January 4, 2017 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter to SEC on Proposal for Universal Proxy Cards In October 2016, the SEC proposed rules that would, if adopted, substantially impact proxy contests at U.S. public compani... December 22, 2016 Client Update SEC Announces Two Enforcement Actions Regarding Restrictive Language in Severance Agreements The SEC issued two orders concerning violations of Exchange Act Rule 21F-17 this week. On December 19, the Commission iss... December 20, 2016 Client Update Delaware Supreme Court Finds Relationships Taint Director Independence, Promotes Internet Searches Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery in Sandys v. Pincus on findings of director independen... Load More
February 1, 2017 Client Update Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation Yesterday, Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a public statement that he has directed the staff to reconsider whether the ...
January 31, 2017 Client Update Major Institutional Investors Adopt Corporate Governance Framework A group of major investors has endorsed a corporate governance framework to go into effect on January 1, 2018. The Investo...
January 25, 2017 Client Update SEC Notes Company’s Helpful Voluntary Actions in Whistleblower Case The SEC recently alleged that yet another company violated the whistleblower rules with its standard separation agreement,...
January 17, 2017 Client Update CII Advocates for Consequential Majority Voting, a Departure from Common Practice The Council of Institutional Investors has published an FAQ on majority voting for directors in which it advocates for “...
January 11, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of GHG Emissions Proposal The SEC Staff determined that a shareholder proposal on greenhouses gases (GHGs) could be excluded from Apple and Deere’...
January 5, 2017 Client Update Fee-Shifting Bylaw Found Invalid by Delaware Court The Delaware Court of Chancery recently ruled that a form of fee-shifting bylaw linked to exclusive forum provisions is in...
January 5, 2017 Client Update VW Ruling – Morrison Not A Bar To Securities Claims Involving ADRs On January 4, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision in a case brought ...
January 4, 2017 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter to SEC on Proposal for Universal Proxy Cards In October 2016, the SEC proposed rules that would, if adopted, substantially impact proxy contests at U.S. public compani...
December 22, 2016 Client Update SEC Announces Two Enforcement Actions Regarding Restrictive Language in Severance Agreements The SEC issued two orders concerning violations of Exchange Act Rule 21F-17 this week. On December 19, the Commission iss...
December 20, 2016 Client Update Delaware Supreme Court Finds Relationships Taint Director Independence, Promotes Internet Searches Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery in Sandys v. Pincus on findings of director independen...