Yesterday we submitted two comment letters to the SEC on key executive compensation and corporate governance rulemaking that will have a significant impact on US public companies.
We are submitting this letter in response to the solicitation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for comments on the proposed rules to implement Section 951 ...
We are submitting this letter in response to the solicitation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for preliminary comments on Subtitle E of Title IX–Account...
On October 18, 2010, the SEC proposed rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct sepa...
2011 will be a transition year for key proxy-related governance matters. Not only will this be the first year for proxy access, but mandatory say on pay and other governance provisions of...
Proxy access will be a reality beginning in the 2011 proxy season. The SEC’s new Rule 14a-11 will enable long-term substantial shareholders, acting alone or in concert, to nominate cand...
This memorandum has been updated to reflect changes made to the text of the financial reform bill after our original posting on June 28. We will continue to monitor developments relating ...
After a sharply divided vote of 3-2, the FDIC Board voted to request public comment on whether compensation policies should be incorporated as a factor in the risk-based insurance premium...
The Federal Reserve proposed on October 22 a new regulatory framework that would for the first time put compensation practices at the heart of the U.S. financial regulatory regime. The pr...
The Davis Polk Financial Crisis Manual has been written for anyone who wants to understand the flurry of new legislation, old law used in new ways, contracts with Treasury, press releases...
