Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights March 9, 2015 Client Update Possible Delaware Legislation on Fee-Shifting and Exclusive Forum Provisions As is the practice from time to time, the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association has proposed amend... March 4, 2015 Client Update Former Company Officer Permitted to Claim Whistleblower Award The SEC announced a whistleblower award of nearly half a million dollars to a former company officer whose report of misco... March 4, 2015 Client Update Vanguard Focuses on Engagement in Letters to Companies The CEO of Vanguard has issued letters regarding shareholder engagement to the independent chair or lead director of appro... March 3, 2015 Client Update BlackRock Issues U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015 Season BlackRock has revised its U.S. proxy voting guidelines, following their annual review of governance and proxy voting trend... February 27, 2015 Client Update Evolution of Clawback Policies and Accounting Implications Several shareholder proposals this season ask boards to adopt clawback policies that would be triggered by any misconduct ... February 24, 2015 Client Update ISS Clarifies Its Unilateral Bylaw and Charter Amendments Policy as Related to Exclusive Forum and Fee Shifting Provisions and Other Bylaws Under its existing policy, ISS will recommend against the election of boards of directors who adopt bylaw or charter amend... February 23, 2015 Client Update Investors’ Views on Effective Proxy Statement Disclosures More than half of the 64 investors who responded to a survey conducted by the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governanc... February 19, 2015 Client Update ISS Issues FAQs on Proxy Access Proposals In its long-awaited FAQs, ISS indicates that it will generally recommend in favor of management and shareholder proposals ... February 19, 2015 Client Update NYSE Proposes Amending Rules on Timing of Broker Searches for Annual and Special Meetings to Clarify Alignment with SEC Rule The NYSE has proposed amending its rules on the solicitation of proxies through member organizations, as set forth in Sect... February 18, 2015 Client Update Delaware Legislature Urged to Address Fee-Shifting Bylaws Amalgamated Bank’s LongView Funds has written to several Delaware representatives, including the state governor, urging ... Load More
March 9, 2015 Client Update Possible Delaware Legislation on Fee-Shifting and Exclusive Forum Provisions As is the practice from time to time, the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association has proposed amend...
March 4, 2015 Client Update Former Company Officer Permitted to Claim Whistleblower Award The SEC announced a whistleblower award of nearly half a million dollars to a former company officer whose report of misco...
March 4, 2015 Client Update Vanguard Focuses on Engagement in Letters to Companies The CEO of Vanguard has issued letters regarding shareholder engagement to the independent chair or lead director of appro...
March 3, 2015 Client Update BlackRock Issues U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015 Season BlackRock has revised its U.S. proxy voting guidelines, following their annual review of governance and proxy voting trend...
February 27, 2015 Client Update Evolution of Clawback Policies and Accounting Implications Several shareholder proposals this season ask boards to adopt clawback policies that would be triggered by any misconduct ...
February 24, 2015 Client Update ISS Clarifies Its Unilateral Bylaw and Charter Amendments Policy as Related to Exclusive Forum and Fee Shifting Provisions and Other Bylaws Under its existing policy, ISS will recommend against the election of boards of directors who adopt bylaw or charter amend...
February 23, 2015 Client Update Investors’ Views on Effective Proxy Statement Disclosures More than half of the 64 investors who responded to a survey conducted by the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governanc...
February 19, 2015 Client Update ISS Issues FAQs on Proxy Access Proposals In its long-awaited FAQs, ISS indicates that it will generally recommend in favor of management and shareholder proposals ...
February 19, 2015 Client Update NYSE Proposes Amending Rules on Timing of Broker Searches for Annual and Special Meetings to Clarify Alignment with SEC Rule The NYSE has proposed amending its rules on the solicitation of proxies through member organizations, as set forth in Sect...
February 18, 2015 Client Update Delaware Legislature Urged to Address Fee-Shifting Bylaws Amalgamated Bank’s LongView Funds has written to several Delaware representatives, including the state governor, urging ...