Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights February 11, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Hedging Disclosure Rule On February 9, 2015, the SEC proposed a long-awaited rule on disclosure of company equity hedging policies, as required by... February 10, 2015 Client Update A Legal Challenge to a Bylaw Requiring Minimum Number of Shareholders Before Lawsuits Can Be Brought Imperial Holdings’ shareholders have sued the company and its board over a bylaw that the board adopted last November. T... February 9, 2015 Client Update SEC Releases Rule Proposal on Corporate Hedging Policies The SEC has released a rule proposal on disclosure of hedging by employees, officers and directors, as required under the ... February 6, 2015 Client Update Chamber Tells SEC that Its Decision Regarding Conflicting Proposals Places Companies in a Bind The Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to SEC Chair White to “express significant concern” regarding the announceme... February 5, 2015 Client Update Trinity Responds in Wal-Mart Shareholder Proposal Case Trinity Wall Street (Trinity), the proponent of a shareholder proposal to Wal-Mart that is currently the subject of an app... February 4, 2015 Client Update SEC Concept Release on Audit Committees Predicted to be Issued in March It is difficult to make any predictions at this point about when the SEC may take any rulemaking-related actions, but the ... February 2, 2015 Client Update January Meetings Showcase Proxy Access and Director Tenure Proposals A proxy access proposal submitted by John Harrington received 53.46% of the votes cast in favor at Monsanto’s annual mee... January 30, 2015 Client Update Glass Lewis Summarizes its Approach to Proxy Access Proposals According to Glass Lewis, approximately 100 companies will face proxy access shareholder proposals in 2015. In a blog post... January 27, 2015 Client Update SEC Announces Roundtable on Proxy Voting The SEC has announced that it will host a roundtable on February 19 on ways to improve the proxy voting process. The round... January 27, 2015 Client Update Wal-Mart Appeals Ruling Requiring the Company to Include a Shareholder Proposal About Its Products Wal-Mart Stores is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to vacate a mandatory injunction that requ... Load More
February 11, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Hedging Disclosure Rule On February 9, 2015, the SEC proposed a long-awaited rule on disclosure of company equity hedging policies, as required by...
February 10, 2015 Client Update A Legal Challenge to a Bylaw Requiring Minimum Number of Shareholders Before Lawsuits Can Be Brought Imperial Holdings’ shareholders have sued the company and its board over a bylaw that the board adopted last November. T...
February 9, 2015 Client Update SEC Releases Rule Proposal on Corporate Hedging Policies The SEC has released a rule proposal on disclosure of hedging by employees, officers and directors, as required under the ...
February 6, 2015 Client Update Chamber Tells SEC that Its Decision Regarding Conflicting Proposals Places Companies in a Bind The Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to SEC Chair White to “express significant concern” regarding the announceme...
February 5, 2015 Client Update Trinity Responds in Wal-Mart Shareholder Proposal Case Trinity Wall Street (Trinity), the proponent of a shareholder proposal to Wal-Mart that is currently the subject of an app...
February 4, 2015 Client Update SEC Concept Release on Audit Committees Predicted to be Issued in March It is difficult to make any predictions at this point about when the SEC may take any rulemaking-related actions, but the ...
February 2, 2015 Client Update January Meetings Showcase Proxy Access and Director Tenure Proposals A proxy access proposal submitted by John Harrington received 53.46% of the votes cast in favor at Monsanto’s annual mee...
January 30, 2015 Client Update Glass Lewis Summarizes its Approach to Proxy Access Proposals According to Glass Lewis, approximately 100 companies will face proxy access shareholder proposals in 2015. In a blog post...
January 27, 2015 Client Update SEC Announces Roundtable on Proxy Voting The SEC has announced that it will host a roundtable on February 19 on ways to improve the proxy voting process. The round...
January 27, 2015 Client Update Wal-Mart Appeals Ruling Requiring the Company to Include a Shareholder Proposal About Its Products Wal-Mart Stores is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to vacate a mandatory injunction that requ...