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Video Archive: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need To Know Now”
Here's the video archive for the webcast from last week—"Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now"—featuring
Understanding the SEC's New Clawback Rules
Check out this new Update from Sue Morgan, Kelly Reinholdtsen, and Susan Daley to learn all you need to know about the SEC's new clawback rules...
Corp Fin Issues Three More “Universal Proxy” CDIs
A few days ago, Corp Fin issued three more CDIs related to universal proxy.
Next Wednesday! The SEC Intends to Adopt Rule 10b5-1 Amendments!
The SEC has calendared an open Commission meeting for next Wednesday, December 14th when it will consider no fewer than five rulemakings.
SEC Settles “Record Penalty” Reg FD Case
As I've been covering the SEC doing this blogging thing for quite a while now, I can tell you on good authority that the SEC's Enforcement Division has averaged roughly one Reg FD case per year since FD was adopted in the year 2000.
ISS Finalizes Voting Policy Changes for 2023
About a month after proposing changes to its voting policies, ISS announced its updated 2023 voting policies last week (here is the final policy updates — and here
Understanding “Group” Decision-Making to Improve Board Behavior
Here's a tip from the sixth edition of our popular publication The Public Company Handbook, which is an easy-to-read guide that provides practical insights regarding legal and other board management issues facing public—or soon-to-be-public—companies.
New DOJ Guidance on Personal Devices and Third-Party Messaging Applications Applies to Any Company DOJ May Scrutinize
Here's the intro from this memo by Perkins Coie's Margaret Winterkorn Meyers: "The U.S.
The Next Wave in Board Diversity Disclosures?
As announced in this November 15th press release, the Russell 3000 Board Diversity Disclosure Initiative recently sent letters to Russell 3000 companies urging them to report the race, ethnicity, and gender of each individual director on their boards.
This Thursday's Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable - What You Need To Know Now”
Tune in this Thursday, December 1st for our webcast: "Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now." Join Perkins Coie's own Allison Handy, Wendy Moore and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover the SEC's new pay-for-performance, clawbacks and Form N-PX
Next Week's Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable - What You Need to Know Now”
Tune in next week, on Thursday, December 1st for our webcast: "Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now." Join Perkins Coie's own Allison Handy, Wendy Moore and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover the SEC's new pay-for-performance, clawbacks and
Climate Disclosure Rule for Federal Contractors Proposed! 4 Things to Know
A few days ago, a trio of federal agencies – the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA – proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal contractors to make certain climate-related disclosures, mostly about GHG emissions.
Board Duties: Reliance on Experts Is NOT a Safe Harbor – Keep Your Eyes Open!
Here's a tip from the sixth edition of our popular publication The Public Company Handbook, which is an easy-to-read guide that provides practical insights regarding legal and other board management issues facing public—or soon-to-be-public—companies.
Upcoming Webcast: "Proxy Season Roundtable - What You Need to Know Now"
On the heels of our popular "Top 15 Proxy Disclosure Areas to Focus on This Season" webcast (archive now available), we have scheduled a companion webcast—"Proxy S
Board & Committee Meeting Minutes Best Practices: After the Meeting
Wrapping my three-part series of blogs about board and committee meeting minutes practices (see Part 1 and Part 2 about minut