Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights February 17, 2016 Client Update Down-Round Financings of Private Companies: Considerations for Outstanding Equity Compensation Awards The recent market turmoil has forced VC firms and other private company investors to examine closely the real possibility ... February 12, 2016 Client Update Shareholder Proposal Pressure Shifts to the Investors Who Vote on Them The battle over shareholder proposals is turning to the investors who make voting decisions about them. Several investors ... February 9, 2016 Client Update SEC Chair’s Remarks on Recent Governance Topics of Interest Chair White covered a wide array of topics recently at a securities regulation conference, though the press immediately fo... February 3, 2016 Client Update BlackRock Focuses on Companies' Long-Term Strategic Frameworks When companies engage with BlackRock’s corporate governance team, they may be asked about the company’s “strategic f... February 1, 2016 Client Update Facebook Settles Lawsuit Regarding Non-Employee Director Compensation Facebook has announced its settlement of a lawsuit filed in June 2014, alleging that its board of directors breached their... January 27, 2016 Client Update SEC Denies No-Action Requests on Proposals Preferring Buybacks over Dividends Shareholders at several companies will vote on proposals asking boards to adopt a payout policy that gives preference to s... January 27, 2016 Client Update Investment Management Regulatory Update - January 2016 SEC Rules and Regulations SEC Staff Issues Report on Definition of “Accredited Investor” SEC Staff Grants No-Action R... January 22, 2016 Client Update U.S. Uncleared Swap Margin, Capital and Segregation Rules The CFTC recently adopted final uncleared swap margin and segregation requirements. Similarly, the U.S. prudential regulat... January 22, 2016 Client Update Composition of S&P 500 Directors The WJS’s interactive graph on the 4,500 directors in the S&P 500 provides an interesting compilation of the hot topics ... January 21, 2016 Client Update Revised 2016 Jurisdictional Thresholds Under the HSR Act and For the Prohibition of Interlocking Directorates The memorandum addresses today’s announced changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thre... Load More
February 17, 2016 Client Update Down-Round Financings of Private Companies: Considerations for Outstanding Equity Compensation Awards The recent market turmoil has forced VC firms and other private company investors to examine closely the real possibility ...
February 12, 2016 Client Update Shareholder Proposal Pressure Shifts to the Investors Who Vote on Them The battle over shareholder proposals is turning to the investors who make voting decisions about them. Several investors ...
February 9, 2016 Client Update SEC Chair’s Remarks on Recent Governance Topics of Interest Chair White covered a wide array of topics recently at a securities regulation conference, though the press immediately fo...
February 3, 2016 Client Update BlackRock Focuses on Companies' Long-Term Strategic Frameworks When companies engage with BlackRock’s corporate governance team, they may be asked about the company’s “strategic f...
February 1, 2016 Client Update Facebook Settles Lawsuit Regarding Non-Employee Director Compensation Facebook has announced its settlement of a lawsuit filed in June 2014, alleging that its board of directors breached their...
January 27, 2016 Client Update SEC Denies No-Action Requests on Proposals Preferring Buybacks over Dividends Shareholders at several companies will vote on proposals asking boards to adopt a payout policy that gives preference to s...
January 27, 2016 Client Update Investment Management Regulatory Update - January 2016 SEC Rules and Regulations SEC Staff Issues Report on Definition of “Accredited Investor” SEC Staff Grants No-Action R...
January 22, 2016 Client Update U.S. Uncleared Swap Margin, Capital and Segregation Rules The CFTC recently adopted final uncleared swap margin and segregation requirements. Similarly, the U.S. prudential regulat...
January 22, 2016 Client Update Composition of S&P 500 Directors The WJS’s interactive graph on the 4,500 directors in the S&P 500 provides an interesting compilation of the hot topics ...
January 21, 2016 Client Update Revised 2016 Jurisdictional Thresholds Under the HSR Act and For the Prohibition of Interlocking Directorates The memorandum addresses today’s announced changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thre...