Joseph A. Hall

Addressing climate change is one of the highest priorities of the Biden administration, and the pace of policy developments is expected to increase in 2022. This deck covers a wide range ...

The SEC proposes disclosure of additional metrics beyond total shareholder return (TSR) for this unfinished Dodd-Frank rulemaking.

A novel insider trading case for trading the stock of a company that the trader did not work for and that was not the target in the M&A transaction has drawn attention for its possible im...

The SEC’s proposals include cooling-off periods for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, public disclosure around Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, significant new disclosures for option grants and stoc...

The SEC finalized rules to implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The law was enacted in 2020 in response to the inability of the PCAOB to inspect the audits of China-ba...

The new rule may make it easier for dissidents to persuade shareholders to vote for a few nominees opposed by management in order to “send a message.”

On November 4, 2021, ISS proposed for comment potential U.S. voting policies. Of particular note are proposed policies where ISS will hold directors accountable at U.S. companies with mul...

The SEC signaled increased unwillingness to allow companies to exclude shareholder proposals from proxy statements.

The FSOC Climate Report views “climate-related financial risk as an emerging threat to the financial stability of the United States.” Here are our 10 key takeaways on a critical step ...

The SEC’s renewed request for comments on its clawback rule suggests an aggressive approach to recovery of incentive-based compensation.