Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights May 2, 2014 Client Update Conflict Minerals Update: SEC Formally Stands by Staff Guidance Today the SEC issued a stay of the conflict minerals rule – but the stay extends only to “the effective date for compl... May 1, 2014 Client Update Trends in Shareholder Proposals for the 2014 Season, So Far We recently discussed early 2014 proxy season governance trends. With respect to shareholder proposals, the total number f... April 29, 2014 Client Update DOJ and SEC Announce Filing of FCPA Enforcement Action Against Broker-Dealer Executives Continuing a flurry of recent enforcement activity under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.S. Dep... April 29, 2014 Client Update Major Governance Changes at Nabors, But Vote-Counting Method Continues to Draw Criticism Amidst Questions About the Meaning of Abstentions In one fell swoop, Nabors Industries recently announced a number of significant governance changes that adopt the resoluti... April 29, 2014 Client Update SEC (Mostly) Forges Ahead on Conflict Minerals The SEC staff has responded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ April 14 decision, which found a key feature of the co... April 28, 2014 Client Update Twelve Senators Urge SEC Not to Delay Conflict Mineral Disclosure Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D. Illinois) and a group of 11 other senators are urging the SEC to move for... April 22, 2014 Client Update New SEC Rulemaking Petitions Seek to Change Disclosure U.S. public companies concerned with pending governance changes are waiting and watching the SEC work on the remaining Dod... April 22, 2014 Client Update SEC Staff Allows Hyperlinks to Satisfy Legending and Other Required Disclosures When Using Twitter In response to questions about the use of Twitter and certain other social media platforms under securities laws given the... April 21, 2014 Client Update 2014 Proxy Season: Early Indications While we are still in early days of the 2014 proxy season, trends are starting to emerge. The following update summarizes ... April 21, 2014 Client Update Shareholders Sues Darden on Advanced Notice Bylaw Changes Amid pressure to separate parts of its restaurant chain, Darden had decided to spin off Red Lobster. Two hedge funds, Barr... Load More
May 2, 2014 Client Update Conflict Minerals Update: SEC Formally Stands by Staff Guidance Today the SEC issued a stay of the conflict minerals rule – but the stay extends only to “the effective date for compl...
May 1, 2014 Client Update Trends in Shareholder Proposals for the 2014 Season, So Far We recently discussed early 2014 proxy season governance trends. With respect to shareholder proposals, the total number f...
April 29, 2014 Client Update DOJ and SEC Announce Filing of FCPA Enforcement Action Against Broker-Dealer Executives Continuing a flurry of recent enforcement activity under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.S. Dep...
April 29, 2014 Client Update Major Governance Changes at Nabors, But Vote-Counting Method Continues to Draw Criticism Amidst Questions About the Meaning of Abstentions In one fell swoop, Nabors Industries recently announced a number of significant governance changes that adopt the resoluti...
April 29, 2014 Client Update SEC (Mostly) Forges Ahead on Conflict Minerals The SEC staff has responded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ April 14 decision, which found a key feature of the co...
April 28, 2014 Client Update Twelve Senators Urge SEC Not to Delay Conflict Mineral Disclosure Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D. Illinois) and a group of 11 other senators are urging the SEC to move for...
April 22, 2014 Client Update New SEC Rulemaking Petitions Seek to Change Disclosure U.S. public companies concerned with pending governance changes are waiting and watching the SEC work on the remaining Dod...
April 22, 2014 Client Update SEC Staff Allows Hyperlinks to Satisfy Legending and Other Required Disclosures When Using Twitter In response to questions about the use of Twitter and certain other social media platforms under securities laws given the...
April 21, 2014 Client Update 2014 Proxy Season: Early Indications While we are still in early days of the 2014 proxy season, trends are starting to emerge. The following update summarizes ...
April 21, 2014 Client Update Shareholders Sues Darden on Advanced Notice Bylaw Changes Amid pressure to separate parts of its restaurant chain, Darden had decided to spin off Red Lobster. Two hedge funds, Barr...