Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights June 14, 2017 Client Update Company Protests ISS Policy on Draft Reports in Vote No Campaigns Mylan recently publicly protested what may be a little known ISS policy that impacts the provision of draft reports to S&P... June 12, 2017 Client Update SEC Emphasizes Role of Audit Committee in New Developments and Continuing Trends in Auditor Oversight A recent speech by the SEC Chief Accountant provided guidance for audit committees on several key areas of responsibilitie... June 9, 2017 Client Update Congressional Lawmakers Push SEC Chairman to Focus on Board Diversity Disclosure Two letters from members of the House of Representatives directed Chairman Clayton to continue his predecessor’s efforts... June 7, 2017 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Standard Expanding Auditors’ Reports On June 1, 2017, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved a new audit standard that will introduce changes t... June 2, 2017 Client Update PCAOB Adopts Requirement to Disclose Critical Audit Matters in Auditor Reports Dear Audit Committee Member: Yesterday, the PCAOB decided to adopt a new auditor reporting standard that includes the com... May 31, 2017 Client Update Criticism of Governance Provisions in Proxy Contest Leads to Reincorporation Among the settlement terms in the proxy contest between Arconic Inc. and Elliot Management is an agreement to reincorporat... May 24, 2017 Client Update Activist Files Suit Over Board Disqualification Bylaw Activist Stilwell Funds has sought to invalidate and enjoin the enforcement of HopFed Bancorp’s bylaws on director quali... May 24, 2017 Client Update Significant Changes to the Auditor’s Report Considered by the PCAOB at Open Meeting Six years after the initial concept release, the PCAOB announced that it will hold an open meeting next Thursday, June 1, ... May 17, 2017 Client Update Will the Pay Ratio Disclosure Affect U.S. Competition? Among the commenters who responded to then Acting Commissioner Piwowar’s request to examine the pay ratio disclosure rul... May 9, 2017 Client Update Shareholder Proposal Update A recent Bloomberg report found that 226 no-action letters requesting to exclude shareholder proposals were submitted to t... Load More
June 14, 2017 Client Update Company Protests ISS Policy on Draft Reports in Vote No Campaigns Mylan recently publicly protested what may be a little known ISS policy that impacts the provision of draft reports to S&P...
June 12, 2017 Client Update SEC Emphasizes Role of Audit Committee in New Developments and Continuing Trends in Auditor Oversight A recent speech by the SEC Chief Accountant provided guidance for audit committees on several key areas of responsibilitie...
June 9, 2017 Client Update Congressional Lawmakers Push SEC Chairman to Focus on Board Diversity Disclosure Two letters from members of the House of Representatives directed Chairman Clayton to continue his predecessor’s efforts...
June 7, 2017 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Standard Expanding Auditors’ Reports On June 1, 2017, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved a new audit standard that will introduce changes t...
June 2, 2017 Client Update PCAOB Adopts Requirement to Disclose Critical Audit Matters in Auditor Reports Dear Audit Committee Member: Yesterday, the PCAOB decided to adopt a new auditor reporting standard that includes the com...
May 31, 2017 Client Update Criticism of Governance Provisions in Proxy Contest Leads to Reincorporation Among the settlement terms in the proxy contest between Arconic Inc. and Elliot Management is an agreement to reincorporat...
May 24, 2017 Client Update Activist Files Suit Over Board Disqualification Bylaw Activist Stilwell Funds has sought to invalidate and enjoin the enforcement of HopFed Bancorp’s bylaws on director quali...
May 24, 2017 Client Update Significant Changes to the Auditor’s Report Considered by the PCAOB at Open Meeting Six years after the initial concept release, the PCAOB announced that it will hold an open meeting next Thursday, June 1, ...
May 17, 2017 Client Update Will the Pay Ratio Disclosure Affect U.S. Competition? Among the commenters who responded to then Acting Commissioner Piwowar’s request to examine the pay ratio disclosure rul...
May 9, 2017 Client Update Shareholder Proposal Update A recent Bloomberg report found that 226 no-action letters requesting to exclude shareholder proposals were submitted to t...