Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights May 27, 2014 Client Update Expanded Disclosure of Audit Committee Information in Proxy Statements We all know that executive compensation information in proxy statements is getting longer, as a response to the say-on-pay... May 27, 2014 Client Update Dodd-Frank Concentration Limit on Financial Institution M&A: Visual Memorandum The Federal Reserve has issued a proposal to implement the financial sector concentration limit in Section 622 of the Dodd... May 21, 2014 Client Update SEC Commissioners Emphasize Focus on Individuals, Including Lawyers, in Enforcement Cases, and Brings an Auditor Independence Action Against an Audit Partner According to a recent speech by Chair White, one of the key decision points in nearly every enforcement action is who will... May 21, 2014 Client Update Proposed Legislation Would Significantly Limit Inversion Transactions As expected, Senator Carl Levin and thirteen other Democratic Senators yesterday introduced a bill that would significantl... May 19, 2014 Client Update Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell Encourage the SEC to Adopt Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules While the battle over the SEC’s conflict minerals reporting rules have been the subject of much attention, less focus ha... May 16, 2014 Client Update SEC Proposes Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notification Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a proposal to establish a framework of recordkeeping, r... May 16, 2014 Client Update Enhancing the Effectiveness of the UK Listing Regime – implementation Significant new rules to strengthen the UK premium listing regime come into force today. The rules have been the subject o... May 15, 2014 Client Update Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Stay Conflict Mineral Rules Yesterday, without explanation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the National Association of ... May 15, 2014 Client Update Pershing Square’s Unusual Precatory Proxy Resolution in Its Fight for Allergan As noted in several press reports, Pershing Square’s recent SEC filing of a preliminary proxy statement related to Aller... May 14, 2014 Client Update Environmental Activist Petitions the SEC Staff Alleging Material Omissions in an Issuer's Registration Statement The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) has taken the novel approach of filing a letter with the SEC Directors at the... Load More
May 27, 2014 Client Update Expanded Disclosure of Audit Committee Information in Proxy Statements We all know that executive compensation information in proxy statements is getting longer, as a response to the say-on-pay...
May 27, 2014 Client Update Dodd-Frank Concentration Limit on Financial Institution M&A: Visual Memorandum The Federal Reserve has issued a proposal to implement the financial sector concentration limit in Section 622 of the Dodd...
May 21, 2014 Client Update SEC Commissioners Emphasize Focus on Individuals, Including Lawyers, in Enforcement Cases, and Brings an Auditor Independence Action Against an Audit Partner According to a recent speech by Chair White, one of the key decision points in nearly every enforcement action is who will...
May 21, 2014 Client Update Proposed Legislation Would Significantly Limit Inversion Transactions As expected, Senator Carl Levin and thirteen other Democratic Senators yesterday introduced a bill that would significantl...
May 19, 2014 Client Update Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell Encourage the SEC to Adopt Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules While the battle over the SEC’s conflict minerals reporting rules have been the subject of much attention, less focus ha...
May 16, 2014 Client Update SEC Proposes Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notification Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a proposal to establish a framework of recordkeeping, r...
May 16, 2014 Client Update Enhancing the Effectiveness of the UK Listing Regime – implementation Significant new rules to strengthen the UK premium listing regime come into force today. The rules have been the subject o...
May 15, 2014 Client Update Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Stay Conflict Mineral Rules Yesterday, without explanation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the National Association of ...
May 15, 2014 Client Update Pershing Square’s Unusual Precatory Proxy Resolution in Its Fight for Allergan As noted in several press reports, Pershing Square’s recent SEC filing of a preliminary proxy statement related to Aller...
May 14, 2014 Client Update Environmental Activist Petitions the SEC Staff Alleging Material Omissions in an Issuer's Registration Statement The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) has taken the novel approach of filing a letter with the SEC Directors at the...