Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights May 9, 2013 Client Update Activists Unite to Obtain Majority Support for Shareholder Proposal to Split a Company In an unusual collaboration, Relational Investors and CalSTRS succeeded this week in having a majority of shareholders sup... May 7, 2013 Client Update Focusing on Compensation Committee Charters Part II for Nasdaq Companies Only We previously discussed the requirements for NYSE companies here. Today, Cindy Akard talks about the required changes to c... May 6, 2013 Client Update Focusing on Compensation Committee Charters Part I for NYSE Companies Only Recently, we reminded companies of the upcoming deadlines related to the new listing exchanges’ rules on compensation co... May 3, 2013 Client Update Compensation Committee and Adviser Implementation Begins July 1: What to Do Now As discussed in our previous memo, in January 2013, the SEC approved amendments to the NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards r... May 3, 2013 Client Update Proxy Access Proposal Passes at Verizon According to a press release from the Association of BellTel Retirees, 53% of shareholders at Verizon supported a proxy ac... May 2, 2013 Client Update A Range of Support for Shareholder Proposals on Political Contributions While the tug-of-war over getting the SEC to adopt future rules requiring companies to disclose political contributions, a... April 30, 2013 Client Update Recent European Compensation Developments The Eurozone crisis and ensuing populist resentment over perceived compensation excesses have given rise to a recent wave ... April 29, 2013 Client Update Recent Court Decisions on Challenges to Resource Extraction and Shareholder Proposal Rules The D.C. Circuit has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the case brought by the American Petroleum Institute and others ag... April 25, 2013 Client Update Protests Continue at Bank Annual Meetings With over 50 S&P 500 meetings scheduled for this week, the proxy season begins in earnest. Similar to last year, the Well... April 24, 2013 Client Update Update: NYSE Proposal to Eliminate Voting Standard Removed; Nasdaq FAQs Address Approval The NYSE has removed its proposed rule filing to the SEC to eliminate its separate voting standard for matters requiring s... Load More
May 9, 2013 Client Update Activists Unite to Obtain Majority Support for Shareholder Proposal to Split a Company In an unusual collaboration, Relational Investors and CalSTRS succeeded this week in having a majority of shareholders sup...
May 7, 2013 Client Update Focusing on Compensation Committee Charters Part II for Nasdaq Companies Only We previously discussed the requirements for NYSE companies here. Today, Cindy Akard talks about the required changes to c...
May 6, 2013 Client Update Focusing on Compensation Committee Charters Part I for NYSE Companies Only Recently, we reminded companies of the upcoming deadlines related to the new listing exchanges’ rules on compensation co...
May 3, 2013 Client Update Compensation Committee and Adviser Implementation Begins July 1: What to Do Now As discussed in our previous memo, in January 2013, the SEC approved amendments to the NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards r...
May 3, 2013 Client Update Proxy Access Proposal Passes at Verizon According to a press release from the Association of BellTel Retirees, 53% of shareholders at Verizon supported a proxy ac...
May 2, 2013 Client Update A Range of Support for Shareholder Proposals on Political Contributions While the tug-of-war over getting the SEC to adopt future rules requiring companies to disclose political contributions, a...
April 30, 2013 Client Update Recent European Compensation Developments The Eurozone crisis and ensuing populist resentment over perceived compensation excesses have given rise to a recent wave ...
April 29, 2013 Client Update Recent Court Decisions on Challenges to Resource Extraction and Shareholder Proposal Rules The D.C. Circuit has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the case brought by the American Petroleum Institute and others ag...
April 25, 2013 Client Update Protests Continue at Bank Annual Meetings With over 50 S&P 500 meetings scheduled for this week, the proxy season begins in earnest. Similar to last year, the Well...
April 24, 2013 Client Update Update: NYSE Proposal to Eliminate Voting Standard Removed; Nasdaq FAQs Address Approval The NYSE has removed its proposed rule filing to the SEC to eliminate its separate voting standard for matters requiring s...