Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights July 28, 2015 Client Update Adoption of SEC Pay Ratio Rule Expected in Near Term The WSJ reports that the SEC will likely adopt a pay ratio rule next week. Amidst intense speculation over whether the fi... July 27, 2015 Articles & Books Getting the Deal Through Corporate governance is no longer just a hot topic for rarefied conversation; it is a permanent element in corporate valua... July 23, 2015 Client Update CalSTRS Issues Board Composition Best Practices In two pages, CalSTRS sets forth their expectations on board composition practices, an area of increasing attention by inv... July 21, 2015 Client Update Rulemaking Petitions on Voting Standards to Elect Directors CII filed a rulemaking petition asking that the SEC require companies to clarify the voting standards for the election of ... July 16, 2015 Client Update Business Groups Form Governance Coalition to Combat Activism and Volume of Regulation A number of business groups sent a letter to Chair White announcing the formation of the Corporate Governance Coalition fo... July 14, 2015 Client Update Appeals Court Opinion in Wal-Mart Case Outlines Two-Prong Test for Analyzing Ordinary Business Shareholder Proposals The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion that permitted Wal-Mart to exclude a sharehold... July 13, 2015 Client Update Increase in Disclosures on Shareholder Engagement, May Impact Director Elections and Say-on-Pay EY Center for Board Matters reviewed the proxy statements of S&P 500 companies and found a dramatic increase in the number... July 10, 2015 Client Update SEC Ponders Expanding Audit Committee Disclosure On July 1, the SEC issued a concept release, a forerunner to a potential rulemaking proposal, seeking public comment on wh... July 8, 2015 Client Update Delaware Court Finds “On or About” Did Not Specify Actual Date to Trigger Advance Notice Bylaw Notification Requirements A company’s reference to the next annual meeting date as “on or about” June 10 refers to an approximate or anticipat... July 8, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Clawback Rule On July 1, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires lis... Load More
July 28, 2015 Client Update Adoption of SEC Pay Ratio Rule Expected in Near Term The WSJ reports that the SEC will likely adopt a pay ratio rule next week. Amidst intense speculation over whether the fi...
July 27, 2015 Articles & Books Getting the Deal Through Corporate governance is no longer just a hot topic for rarefied conversation; it is a permanent element in corporate valua...
July 23, 2015 Client Update CalSTRS Issues Board Composition Best Practices In two pages, CalSTRS sets forth their expectations on board composition practices, an area of increasing attention by inv...
July 21, 2015 Client Update Rulemaking Petitions on Voting Standards to Elect Directors CII filed a rulemaking petition asking that the SEC require companies to clarify the voting standards for the election of ...
July 16, 2015 Client Update Business Groups Form Governance Coalition to Combat Activism and Volume of Regulation A number of business groups sent a letter to Chair White announcing the formation of the Corporate Governance Coalition fo...
July 14, 2015 Client Update Appeals Court Opinion in Wal-Mart Case Outlines Two-Prong Test for Analyzing Ordinary Business Shareholder Proposals The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion that permitted Wal-Mart to exclude a sharehold...
July 13, 2015 Client Update Increase in Disclosures on Shareholder Engagement, May Impact Director Elections and Say-on-Pay EY Center for Board Matters reviewed the proxy statements of S&P 500 companies and found a dramatic increase in the number...
July 10, 2015 Client Update SEC Ponders Expanding Audit Committee Disclosure On July 1, the SEC issued a concept release, a forerunner to a potential rulemaking proposal, seeking public comment on wh...
July 8, 2015 Client Update Delaware Court Finds “On or About” Did Not Specify Actual Date to Trigger Advance Notice Bylaw Notification Requirements A company’s reference to the next annual meeting date as “on or about” June 10 refers to an approximate or anticipat...
July 8, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Clawback Rule On July 1, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires lis...