Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights June 20, 2014 Client Update Success of Proxy Access Proposals Depends on Threshold Ownership Levels McKesson Corporation announced that it intends to submit a proxy access bylaw amendment for shareholder vote at the compan... June 18, 2014 Client Update Whistleblower Update: SEC Resolves First Case Under New Authority to Bring Anti-Retaliation Claim The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement on Monday, June 16, 2014 that marked its first c... June 17, 2014 Client Update Lawsuit Filed Against Facebook’s Director Compensation A derivative action has been brought in Delaware Chancery Court alleging that Facebook’s board of directors breached the... June 12, 2014 Client Update Commissioner Aguilar Urges Boards to Ensure Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks The recent announcement that ISS has recommended against the election of the board of directors of Target because of the p... June 12, 2014 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standard for Related Party and Other Transactions On June 10, the PCAOB adopted Auditing Standard No. 18, which covers three key areas of increased risks for material misst... June 10, 2014 Client Update Topics for 10 Shareholder Proposals Evolve but Continue to Gain Shareholder Support Fifty-one shareholder resolutions asking that company boards be led by independent chair made it the most prevalent shareh... June 9, 2014 Client Update Recent Developments in Whistleblower Protections: Legal Analysis and Practical Implications Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Act impose overlapping anti-retaliation provisions th... June 5, 2014 Client Update Litigation Alleging Failure to Properly Count Abstentions for Determining Approval of Existing Equity Plan Causes Company to Delay Annual Meeting Facing a lawsuit alleging that shares were improperly awarded because of the failure to count abstentions in determining w... June 4, 2014 Client Update Environmental Groups Warn Directors and Executives of Possible Personal Liability for Opposing Climate Change Greenpeace International, WWF International and the Center for International Environmental Law sent letters to executives ... June 3, 2014 Client Update SEC Staff Guidance on Proxy Advisory Firms May be Issued This Week The WSJ is reporting that the SEC staff may issue guidance as early as this week to cause proxy advisory firms to disclose... Load More
June 20, 2014 Client Update Success of Proxy Access Proposals Depends on Threshold Ownership Levels McKesson Corporation announced that it intends to submit a proxy access bylaw amendment for shareholder vote at the compan...
June 18, 2014 Client Update Whistleblower Update: SEC Resolves First Case Under New Authority to Bring Anti-Retaliation Claim The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement on Monday, June 16, 2014 that marked its first c...
June 17, 2014 Client Update Lawsuit Filed Against Facebook’s Director Compensation A derivative action has been brought in Delaware Chancery Court alleging that Facebook’s board of directors breached the...
June 12, 2014 Client Update Commissioner Aguilar Urges Boards to Ensure Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks The recent announcement that ISS has recommended against the election of the board of directors of Target because of the p...
June 12, 2014 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standard for Related Party and Other Transactions On June 10, the PCAOB adopted Auditing Standard No. 18, which covers three key areas of increased risks for material misst...
June 10, 2014 Client Update Topics for 10 Shareholder Proposals Evolve but Continue to Gain Shareholder Support Fifty-one shareholder resolutions asking that company boards be led by independent chair made it the most prevalent shareh...
June 9, 2014 Client Update Recent Developments in Whistleblower Protections: Legal Analysis and Practical Implications Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Act impose overlapping anti-retaliation provisions th...
June 5, 2014 Client Update Litigation Alleging Failure to Properly Count Abstentions for Determining Approval of Existing Equity Plan Causes Company to Delay Annual Meeting Facing a lawsuit alleging that shares were improperly awarded because of the failure to count abstentions in determining w...
June 4, 2014 Client Update Environmental Groups Warn Directors and Executives of Possible Personal Liability for Opposing Climate Change Greenpeace International, WWF International and the Center for International Environmental Law sent letters to executives ...
June 3, 2014 Client Update SEC Staff Guidance on Proxy Advisory Firms May be Issued This Week The WSJ is reporting that the SEC staff may issue guidance as early as this week to cause proxy advisory firms to disclose...