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2025 Proxy Season Preview: A New Paradigm for Investmen...

The flurry of activity coming out of the Trump Administration is ushering in a n...

Responding to Stealth Dual-Class Stock

In August of last year, we published a post detailing examples of stealth-dual c...

Understanding and Managing Legal Risk in Corporate DEI

Rapid legal developments in the US related to diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI...

“Under Pressure”: Walking the Fine Line of Section 13(d...

On February 11, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Staff”)...

Weekly Roundup: March 21-27, 2025

Shareholder Engagement on Compensation Matters: Special Time-Sensitive Complicat...

Statement by Commissioner Crenshaw Regarding Climate-Re...

Today, the SEC purports to walk away from the Climate-Related Disclosures Rule. ...

Early Filers: Bonuses Up Amid Flat Financial Performance

Key Findings Performance: 2024 median financial performance – as measured by rev...

2025 Environmental and Social Developments

2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the e...

Scope, Scale, and Concentration: A New Perspective on t...

The Evolution of Firm Scope and Measurement Challenges Recent discussions on cor...

Sanctioning Negligent Bankers

The financial panic started by Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 might have been...

Sanctioning Negligence Bankers

The financial panic started by Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 might have been...

SEC Priorities Regarding Cybersecurity Enforcement in t...

The SEC recently announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Uni...

Remarks by Commissioner Crenshaw at the Investment Comp...

Good morning and thank you for having me. Before I begin, I would like to thank ...

2024 Year End Activism Review

Shareholder activism surged to new heights in 2024 as global markets and geopoli...

Signaling Long-Term Information Using Short-Term Forecasts

A common concern with disclosure is revealing proprietary information. Many stud...

The Governance of Geopolitical Risk in 2025

“You may not be interested in geopolitics, but geopolitics is interested in you....

Does Mandatory Risk Disclosure Harm Corporate Innovation?

There is a debate over whether mandating more risk disclosure will positively or...

Navigating DEI Disclosure amid Regulatory Shifts

Executive Summary: Strategic Navigation of DEI Disclosure Shifts (2022–2025) Ove...

Key Legal Considerations in Nonprofit Spinout Transactions

I. What is a Nonprofit “Spinout”? A nonprofit “spinout” refers to a transaction ...

The Future of Board Diversity Disclosures

The current proxy season presents new challenges and opportunities for U.S. comp...

How DEI Shareholder Proposals Are Faring in 2025

What You Need To Know Total anti-DEI proposals submitted for the 2025 proxy seas...

Weekly Roundup: March 14-20, 2025

Activism in the 2024 Proxy Season and Implications for 2025 Posted by Neil Whori...

Shareholder Engagement on Compensation Matters: Special...

As most public companies know, shareholder outreach is often an important part o...

2025 U.S. Proxy Season Preview: Navigating Complexity i...

Corporate Boards find themselves in a changed world this proxy season. The tide ...

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