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Public Chatter
Public Chatter provides practical guidance—and the latest developments—to those grappling with public company securities law and corporate governance issues, through content developed from an in-house perspective.
8 Things to Know Right Now
Here's our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
Wednesday's Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now”
Join Perkins Coie's own Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek—and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina—as they covered the new cybersecurity and clawback rules – Year 2 of pay-for-performance – as well as shareholder engagement and shareholder proposal trends; proxy advisor and investor voting policy updates; and a bevy of practice tips that you can use for this upcoming proxy season.
Next Week's Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now”
Join us next week for our webcast—"Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now"—set for Wednesday, December 6th (3:00-4:00 pm eastern).
Corp Fin Issues 15 New (and Three Revised) CDIs!
Over the week leading up to Thanksgiving, Corp Fin issued a bunch of new CDIs – and three revised CDIs – in a variety of areas in several different tranches, including:
The SEC's Share Repurchase Rule May Not Be Fixable…
A few weeks ago, I blogged that the Fifth Circuit had dealt the SEC a blow by ruling that the share repurchase disclosure rules it adopted back in May were "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act in response to a challenge bro
Glass Lewis Announces ’24 Voting Policy Changes
Recently, Glass Lewis announced the release of its 2024 U.S.
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now”
Join us for our webcast—"Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now"—set for Wednesday, December 6th (3:00-4:00 pm eastern).
A Comparison of the Free Generative AI Tools
So the ultimate "winners" of which generative AI tools work the best for most people is yet to be determined. Those old enough to remember back to the 90s will recall that it took Google quite a few years to become the dominant search engine. Many of us used a variety of now-defunct search engines well before Google swept them all away.
White House Issues Comprehensive Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
As noted in this more-detailed Client Update, the White House recently issued its most extensive policy directive yet concerning the development and use of artificial intelligence through a 100-plus-page Executive Order titled "Executive Order on
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now”
Join us for our webcast—"Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now"—set for Wednesday, December 6th (3:00-4:00 pm eastern).
Video Archive: “How to Prepare Now for Shareholder Activism”
We have posted the video archive for our recent webcast - "How to Prepare Now for Shareholder Activism" – during which you can learn how to gear up for shareholder activism before it happens – and what to do when it does.
Fifth Circuit Orders SEC to Fix “Arbitrary & Capricious” Share Repurchase Rule
Last week, the Fifth Circuit dealt the SEC a blow by ruling that the share repurchase disclosure rules it adopted back in May were "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act in response to a challenge brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Roundtable – What You Need to Know Now”
Join us for our webcast—"Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now"—set for Wednesday, December 6th (3:00-4:00 pm eastern).
Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Changes Incoming No-Action Request Process
Starting this week, Corp Fin has changed how it will accept no-action requests regarding exclusion of shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8.
This Wednesday's Webcast: “How to Prepare Now for Shareholder Activism”
Join us in two days, on Wednesday, November 8th (from 1:00-2:00 pm eastern) for a webcast – "How to Prepare Now for Shareholder Activism" – to learn how to gear up for shareholder activism before it happens – and what to do when it does.