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Upcoming Webcast: “Top 15 Proxy Disclosure Areas to Focus on This Season”
We have partnered with DFin to bring you a complimentary webcast—"Top 15 Proxy Disclosure Areas To Focus on This Season"—to be held on Thursday, November 3rd, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.
What Makes a Good Director? “Noses In, Fingers Out”
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.
Word on the Street: DOJ Issuing Inquiries Into Director Interlocks
In April, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter noted in a speech that the DOJ's enforcement of Section 8 of the Clayton Act (which prohibits interlocking directorates) would not be limited to its merger review process and that the DOJ
The SEC Speaks in 2022: Five Key Takeaways
I can still vividly remember attending my first "SEC Speaks" conference back in the late 1980s, when I worked in Corp Fin. It's amazing that it's still around and it's useful to hear the latest from the current SEC Commissioners and Staff.
Six Questions Companies Are Asking About Pay Equity
Why focus on pay equity now?
DOJ Announces Sweeping Policy Updates for Corporate Criminal Enforcement and Individual Accountability
As noted in this Update penned by Jamie Schafer and Gina LaMonica, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco
Next Week's Webcast: “The Pace of SEC Rulemaking is on Fire"
Join Allison Handy and Broc Romanek, among others, for a complimentary webcast hosted by Toppan Merrill next Wednesday, September 21st (from 1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern) — "The Pace of SEC Rulemaking is on Fire" — as the panel covers a dozen recent SEC rulemakings that you
Corp Fin Increases the Number of Industry Offices to Nine
Last week, the SEC announced that Corp Fin will increase the number of its industry offices to nine by adding two new offices later this year: the Office of Crypto Assets and the Office of Industrial Applications and Services.
SEC Adopts JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments
Last week, the SEC announced that it had adopted the inflation adjustments for some of its JOBS Act rules as mandated by that Act. The JOBS Act requires the SEC to make inflation adjustments to those rules at least once every five years, which it last did in April 2017.
Subsidiary Management: Maintain Only One Policy for Expense Advancement & Indemnification
“Negotiating Out” Shareholder Proposals: 2 Things
During our recent webcast - "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things" - at the 13:30 mark, Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina notes these developments during his discussion about negotiating shareholder proposals:
Webcast: "The Pace of SEC Rulemaking is on Fire"
Join Allison Handy and Broc Romanek, among others, for a complimentary webcast hosted by Toppan Merrill on Wednesday, September 21st (from 1:00 - 2:00 pm) — "The Pace of SEC Rulemaking is on Fire" — as the panel covers a dozen recent SEC rulemakings that you need to know about n
Corp Fin New “Universal Proxy” CDI May Require Proxy Disclosure
As universal proxy kicks in (it applies to any shareholder meetings involving a director election starting today, September 1st), Corp Fin issued three CDIs regarding Rule 14a-19 last week.
A Section 16 Change That Some Might Have Missed (Way Back When)
The SEC (Finally) Adopts Pay-for-Performance Rules: 5 Things to Know
Twelve years in the making, the SEC adopted pay-for-performance (P4P) disclosure rules last week in the form of new Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Here's the 234-page adopting release.