Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights July 2, 2014 Client Update Keith Higgins’ Comments at the Society Annual Conference and More on the SEC Guidance on the Use of Proxy Advisory On TheCorporateCounsel.net, Broc Romanek and I prepared a 13-minute podcast summarizing Keith Higgins’ remarks made at t... July 1, 2014 Client Update SEC Guidance on Use of Proxy Advisory Firms for Voting Proxies The power and influence of proxy advisory firms in affecting the outcome of shareholder meetings have been hotly debated i... June 30, 2014 Client Update Chair White Speaks on Director and Shareholder Engagement as Part of What Directors Should Know About the SEC Among the usual exhortations regarding directors’ responsibilities for setting the correct “tone at the top” and est... June 27, 2014 Client Update U.S. Supreme Court: No Presumption of Prudence for ESOP Fiduciaries, Court Details Pleading Requirements for Breach of Prudence Claims On June 25, 2014, in Fifth Third Bancorp et al. v. Dudenhoeffer et al., the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the ... June 23, 2014 Client Update Will Congress Act to Rein in Proxy Advisory Firms? Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) indicated that Congress will step in if the SEC fails to act to curb investors’ relia... June 20, 2014 Client Update Success of Proxy Access Proposals Depends on Threshold Ownership Levels McKesson Corporation announced that it intends to submit a proxy access bylaw amendment for shareholder vote at the compan... June 18, 2014 Client Update Whistleblower Update: SEC Resolves First Case Under New Authority to Bring Anti-Retaliation Claim The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement on Monday, June 16, 2014 that marked its first c... June 17, 2014 Client Update Lawsuit Filed Against Facebook’s Director Compensation A derivative action has been brought in Delaware Chancery Court alleging that Facebook’s board of directors breached the... June 12, 2014 Client Update Commissioner Aguilar Urges Boards to Ensure Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks The recent announcement that ISS has recommended against the election of the board of directors of Target because of the p... June 12, 2014 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standard for Related Party and Other Transactions On June 10, the PCAOB adopted Auditing Standard No. 18, which covers three key areas of increased risks for material misst... Load More
July 2, 2014 Client Update Keith Higgins’ Comments at the Society Annual Conference and More on the SEC Guidance on the Use of Proxy Advisory On TheCorporateCounsel.net, Broc Romanek and I prepared a 13-minute podcast summarizing Keith Higgins’ remarks made at t...
July 1, 2014 Client Update SEC Guidance on Use of Proxy Advisory Firms for Voting Proxies The power and influence of proxy advisory firms in affecting the outcome of shareholder meetings have been hotly debated i...
June 30, 2014 Client Update Chair White Speaks on Director and Shareholder Engagement as Part of What Directors Should Know About the SEC Among the usual exhortations regarding directors’ responsibilities for setting the correct “tone at the top” and est...
June 27, 2014 Client Update U.S. Supreme Court: No Presumption of Prudence for ESOP Fiduciaries, Court Details Pleading Requirements for Breach of Prudence Claims On June 25, 2014, in Fifth Third Bancorp et al. v. Dudenhoeffer et al., the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the ...
June 23, 2014 Client Update Will Congress Act to Rein in Proxy Advisory Firms? Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) indicated that Congress will step in if the SEC fails to act to curb investors’ relia...
June 20, 2014 Client Update Success of Proxy Access Proposals Depends on Threshold Ownership Levels McKesson Corporation announced that it intends to submit a proxy access bylaw amendment for shareholder vote at the compan...
June 18, 2014 Client Update Whistleblower Update: SEC Resolves First Case Under New Authority to Bring Anti-Retaliation Claim The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement on Monday, June 16, 2014 that marked its first c...
June 17, 2014 Client Update Lawsuit Filed Against Facebook’s Director Compensation A derivative action has been brought in Delaware Chancery Court alleging that Facebook’s board of directors breached the...
June 12, 2014 Client Update Commissioner Aguilar Urges Boards to Ensure Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks The recent announcement that ISS has recommended against the election of the board of directors of Target because of the p...
June 12, 2014 Client Update PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standard for Related Party and Other Transactions On June 10, the PCAOB adopted Auditing Standard No. 18, which covers three key areas of increased risks for material misst...