Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights February 23, 2016 Client Update SEC Decides Not to Pursue Clawback Actions Against Executives Who Reimbursed Company for Previously Paid Compensation In two recent cases, the SEC affirmatively decided not to bring clawback actions under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley A... 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 ... December 3, 2015 Client Update Thinking About Indemnity Protections after the "Yates Memo" On November 16, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates gave a speech regarding the implementation of the Depar... November 23, 2015 Client Update ISS and Glass Lewis Adopt Policy Changes for the 2016 Proxy Season ISS and Glass Lewis have updated their proxy voting guidelines. Key changes include policies on overboarding by public co... September 8, 2015 Client Update European Regulatory Snapshot: Remuneration in the Financial Services Industry 2015 The past year has seen the issue of financial sector pay continue to generate headlines. With the EU having put in place a... August 10, 2015 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule On August 5, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted a final rule implementing the provision of the Dodd-Frank Act that requi... July 8, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Clawback Rule On July 1, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires lis... July 1, 2015 Client Update Recent Compensation-Related Tax Developments This spring, the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released three Chief Counsel Advice (CC... May 12, 2015 Client Update Delaware Court of Chancery Subjects Non-Employee Director Compensation to the “Entire Fairness” Standard On April 30, 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery held for the second time in three years that a decision by a board of di... May 11, 2015 Client Update Department of Labor – Fiduciary Advice Definition and Conflict of Interest Rule On April 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its long-awaited re-proposed regulation redefining wh... Load More
February 23, 2016 Client Update SEC Decides Not to Pursue Clawback Actions Against Executives Who Reimbursed Company for Previously Paid Compensation In two recent cases, the SEC affirmatively decided not to bring clawback actions under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley A...
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 ...
December 3, 2015 Client Update Thinking About Indemnity Protections after the "Yates Memo" On November 16, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates gave a speech regarding the implementation of the Depar...
November 23, 2015 Client Update ISS and Glass Lewis Adopt Policy Changes for the 2016 Proxy Season ISS and Glass Lewis have updated their proxy voting guidelines. Key changes include policies on overboarding by public co...
September 8, 2015 Client Update European Regulatory Snapshot: Remuneration in the Financial Services Industry 2015 The past year has seen the issue of financial sector pay continue to generate headlines. With the EU having put in place a...
August 10, 2015 Client Update SEC Adopts Final Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule On August 5, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted a final rule implementing the provision of the Dodd-Frank Act that requi...
July 8, 2015 Client Update SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Clawback Rule On July 1, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires lis...
July 1, 2015 Client Update Recent Compensation-Related Tax Developments This spring, the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released three Chief Counsel Advice (CC...
May 12, 2015 Client Update Delaware Court of Chancery Subjects Non-Employee Director Compensation to the “Entire Fairness” Standard On April 30, 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery held for the second time in three years that a decision by a board of di...
May 11, 2015 Client Update Department of Labor – Fiduciary Advice Definition and Conflict of Interest Rule On April 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its long-awaited re-proposed regulation redefining wh...