Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights December 6, 2013 Client Update PCAOB Wants Individual Engagement Partners Named in Audit Reports An idea that began in 2005, made its way into a concept release in 2009, and became a proposed rule two years later, has j... December 4, 2013 Client Update Nasdaq Proposes More Flexible Compensation Committee Independence Standards The NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards governing the independence of compensation committee members, as required under Dodd... December 4, 2013 Client Update SEC Pay Ratio Rule: Davis Polk Comment Letter As discussed previously here, the SEC solicited comments on its proposed “pay ratio” rule, as mandated by Section 953(... November 27, 2013 Client Update SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Proxy Advisory Services The SEC has announced its agenda and panelists for the roundtable on proxy advisory services to be held on December 5 at 9... November 25, 2013 Client Update Investors Weigh in on Proxy Disclosure Even with the intense focus on improving proxy disclosure, a recent survey of investors from RR Donnelley indicates that f... November 25, 2013 Client Update ISS Seeks Feedback on Possible New Guidelines With a focus on longer-term policy changes that extend beyond 2014, ISS has opened a new consultation period on several im... November 21, 2013 Client Update ISS Issues 2014 Policy Updates ISS has issued two policy updates for the U.S. market, effective for meetings on or after February 1, 2014. Both are consi... November 20, 2013 Client Update Virtual-Only Annual Meetings Remain Controversial After adopting bylaws to allow for annual meetings to be held solely via online technology (known as virtual-only meetings... November 19, 2013 Client Update NYSE Webcast Looking Forward to the 2014 Proxy Season The NYSE is hosting a webcast previewing the 2014 proxy season, on Monday, November 25 from 12 Noon to 1:00 pm (EST). We w... November 15, 2013 Client Update New Defensive Tactic Leads to Negative Recommendations for Director Elections In response to concerns about the seeming prevalence of activist attention, at least 26 companies since May have adopted b... Load More
December 6, 2013 Client Update PCAOB Wants Individual Engagement Partners Named in Audit Reports An idea that began in 2005, made its way into a concept release in 2009, and became a proposed rule two years later, has j...
December 4, 2013 Client Update Nasdaq Proposes More Flexible Compensation Committee Independence Standards The NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards governing the independence of compensation committee members, as required under Dodd...
December 4, 2013 Client Update SEC Pay Ratio Rule: Davis Polk Comment Letter As discussed previously here, the SEC solicited comments on its proposed “pay ratio” rule, as mandated by Section 953(...
November 27, 2013 Client Update SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Proxy Advisory Services The SEC has announced its agenda and panelists for the roundtable on proxy advisory services to be held on December 5 at 9...
November 25, 2013 Client Update Investors Weigh in on Proxy Disclosure Even with the intense focus on improving proxy disclosure, a recent survey of investors from RR Donnelley indicates that f...
November 25, 2013 Client Update ISS Seeks Feedback on Possible New Guidelines With a focus on longer-term policy changes that extend beyond 2014, ISS has opened a new consultation period on several im...
November 21, 2013 Client Update ISS Issues 2014 Policy Updates ISS has issued two policy updates for the U.S. market, effective for meetings on or after February 1, 2014. Both are consi...
November 20, 2013 Client Update Virtual-Only Annual Meetings Remain Controversial After adopting bylaws to allow for annual meetings to be held solely via online technology (known as virtual-only meetings...
November 19, 2013 Client Update NYSE Webcast Looking Forward to the 2014 Proxy Season The NYSE is hosting a webcast previewing the 2014 proxy season, on Monday, November 25 from 12 Noon to 1:00 pm (EST). We w...
November 15, 2013 Client Update New Defensive Tactic Leads to Negative Recommendations for Director Elections In response to concerns about the seeming prevalence of activist attention, at least 26 companies since May have adopted b...