Recent economic instability caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused many companies and their employees to suffer economic hardships that do not have a clear end in sight....
The recent market volatility caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused precipitous drops in the stock prices of many companies, reducing the value of outstanding equity awa...
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) issued guidance on voting policies of various corporate governance-related issues that are likely to be implicat...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the ensuing market uncertainty, as well as recently enacted legislation, have upended the compensation and benefit programs of many companies. Thes...
Glass Lewis (GL) shared last Thursday more of its perspective and outlook of the effect that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have on corporate governance for the 2020 proxy season...
In light of the many questions our clients have been asking about the legal implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and government responses to the pandemic, Davis Polk this wee...
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), a sweeping legislative bill to address the growing concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus...
Glass Lewis is currently accepting peer group submissions on its website until next Friday, January 31, 2020, from public companies making proxy filings through July 31, 2020. For all oth...
On December 16, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally have the effect of limiting the tax deductibility of a public ...
As we previously discussed, ISS recently released its U.S. Preliminary Compensation Policies FAQ, which provides interested parties an advance view of ISS’ answers to select questions p...
