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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads-Up for the 2021 Proxy Season: Focus on Diversity Disclosure Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
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COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New Audit Committee Update: 21 Financial Reporting Disclosure & Control Tips for 2021 Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New Warning to Directors of Selling Companies: Breach of Fiduciary Duty Liability May Exist for Failure to Investigate and Ensure Solvency of Company Post-Closing and Propriety and Effect of All Related Transactions (But You Can Protect Yourself) Contributor(s) Ronit Berkovich Teddy Cohan
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 14a-8: More Stringent Requirements for Shareholder Proposals Will First Apply to 2022 Proxy Season Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2021 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results Could Signal Flexibility Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New SEC Reaches Milestone in the Long and Winding Road Toward Proxy Process Reform Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Kaitlin Descovich
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New NYC Comptroller Seeks Public Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports: Shareholder Proposals Expected for 2021 Annual Meetings Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Ellen Odoner
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COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 in the 2020 Proxy Statement Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New ISS and Glass Lewis Provide Guidance on their Voting Policies Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
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COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New COVID-19: NYSE and Nasdaq Provide Relief and Guidance to Stem Expected Wave of Delistings Due to Market Price Declines Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
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COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New Key Considerations for Boards Navigating COVID-19 Contributor(s) Michael J. Aiello
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New Glass Lewis Relaxes its Virtual-Only Meeting Guidelines for the 2020 Proxy Season Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Adé Heyliger
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New SEC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Impact on Annual Meetings Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, What's New SEC Allows an Additional 45 Days to File Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs Due to Coronavirus Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New Just Before Filing: A Last Minute Checklist for the 2019 Form 10-K Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Catherine Dixon Adé Heyliger Ellen Odoner
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: Tackle Director Vulnerabilities Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: Glass Lewis Updates Voting Policies Putting Spotlight on Board Committees Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
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Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: NYC Comptroller Calls for Public Companies to Adopt the NFL’s Rooney Rule in Boardroom Accountability Project 3.0 Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, What's New U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria
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Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, What's New CFIUS Issues Long-Awaited FIRRMA Implementing Regulations Contributor(s) Timothy Welch Nathan Cunningham Glenda Bleiberg
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Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Guidance for Proxy Advisors and Investment Advisers: Phase One of a Broader SEC Proxy Reform Initiative Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, What's New Corporate Purpose: The Business Roundtable Changes Tack Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Ellen Odoner
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Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Board Priorities for 2019: Looking Inward and Outward to Meet Stakeholder Expectations
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Featured, Insights, What's New SEC Division of Corporation Finance Announcement Regarding Recommencement of Operations
Featured, Insights, What's New BlackRock’s Larry Fink Delivers Annual Message to CEOs Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, What's New Financial Reporting in 2019: What Management and the Audit Committee Need to Know (and Ask) Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Ellen Odoner
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Institutional Investors and Advisors Pursue Expanded CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, What's New SEC Meeting on December 19, 2018 to Consider Adopting a Disclosure Rule on Hedging by Employees or Directors Contributor(s) Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2019 Proxy Season: New and Revised ISS and Glass Lewis Policies May Impact Director Elections Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Proxy Process Roundtable: Is Proxy Voting Reform on the Horizon? Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, What's New Commonsense Principles 2.0: A Blueprint for U.S. Corporate Governance? Contributor(s) Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, What's New ISS Mounts Pressure on Board Gender Diversity: Proposes New Policy for 2020 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New What’s New for Q3 Form 10-Q and Future Periodic Reports: SEC Disclosure Update and Simplification Amendments Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, What's New Nasdaq Increases Flexibility by Amending its 20% Shareholder Approval Rule for PIPEs and Other Private Placements Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New State Street Escalates Policy on Board Gender Diversity and Touts Impact of its “Fearless Girl” Campaign Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New What’s New for the 2019 Proxy Season: Momentum Grows for Proxy Voting Reform and Sustainability Disclosure
Featured, Insights, What's New Tesla/Musk Settlements Focus on Controls and Governance Improvements Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New California Gets Tough on Gender Diversity in the Public Company Boardroom: Requires One Woman on Every Board by 2020 and More by 2022 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2019 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results May Signal Policy Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors in Uncertain Times Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner Ira Millstein
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2019 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Two-Part Annual Policy Survey Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New DOJ to Apply FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to M&A
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Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New SEC Proposes Changes to Whistleblower Program
Featured, Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New DOJ Required to Produce to Media Organization Certain Information Related to Siemens AG Monitor
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Featured, Insights, What's New United States Imposes New Sanctions on Venezuela Contributor(s) Glenda Bleiberg
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Help Center Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
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Insights, What's New Bridging the “New GAAP” in the Upcoming 10-K Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Alicia Alterbaum
Featured, Insights, What's New The SEC Weighs in on Cybersecurity Disclosure: What’s New, What Isn’t, and What to Do Now Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Debuts E&S QualityScore
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: BlackRock Updates its Proxy Voting Guidelines Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 10–K and Proxy Season: Key Issues for the Audit Committee Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Ellen Odoner
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 10-K and Proxy Season: Spotlight on Corporate Sustainability Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms The Importance Of Market Evidence In Appraisal Proceedings
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Updates Proxy Voting Policies – Board Composition, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Spotlight
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: Tips from the SEC Staff on Applying the New Board Analysis Element in Requesting Shareholder Proposal No-Action Relief Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: Requests to Exclude Shareholder Proposals on “Ordinary Business” Grounds Will Now Require Discussion of Board Analysis Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Proposes Changes to Proxy Voting Policies and Refines QualityScore Factors Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New SEC Approves Changes to the Auditor’s Report – Starting With the 2017 Audit of Calendar Year Companies Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Howard Dicker
Insights, What's New Preparing for the Looming Reality of CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures and Other “Hot Topics”: The Latest from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
Insights, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Policy Application Survey Results Signals Additional Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New SEC Relaxes Requirements on Reconciling Projections Disclosed in Business Combination Transactions Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, What's New Bridging the “New GAAP” in Q3: SEC Guidance to Issuers, PCAOB Guidance to Auditors, and Insights from Reporting Companies
Insights, What's New SEC Open Meeting: Proposed Amendments to Regulation S-K Pass Unanimously Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, What's New SEC Open Meeting to Consider Proposing Amendments to Reg. S-K Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results Signal Policy Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New Developments in the SEC’s Campaign to Facilitate IPOs: SEC Staff Allows EGCs and Non-EGCs to Omit Certain Interim Financial Information Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
Insights, What's New NYC Comptroller Sets His Sights on Board Composition, Diversity and Refreshment: Announces Boardroom Accountability Project 2.0 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights Board Excellence and Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors Contributor(s) Ira Millstein
Insights, What's New Companies are Facing Pressure on Multiple Fronts to Improve Board Diversity Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Annual Policy Survey In Two Parts This Year; Part I Highlights Hot Governance Topics and Part II is a Deeper Dive on Policy Application Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, What's New SEC Staff Expands Confidential Registration Review Process; Offers Reminder for Financial Reporting Modifications Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Kaitlin Descovich Alexander Lynch
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New ISS to Open Compensation Peer Group Submission Period from July 10 – 21 for Annual Meetings Between September 16, 2017 – January 31, 2018 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New SEC Chair’s Budget Testimony Sheds Some Light on Priorities: Small Business Capital Formation, Enforcement and Leveraging Technology Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb
Insights, What's New U.S. Supreme Court Holds American Pipe Equitable Tolling Does Not Apply to the Securities Act’s Statute of Repose Contributor(s) Stacy Nettleton
Insights, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Investor Support Heating Up for Climate Change Proposals Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New Nasdaq Clarifies Dividend Procedures of Listed Companies for T+2 Transition Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New Heads Up for the Audit Committee – PCAOB Approves Expanded Auditor’s Report Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, What's New Delaware Court Issues Two Post-Trial Appraisal Decisions Contributor(s) John Neuwirth Evert Christensen
Insights, What's New Perk Disclosures: Reminders for Executives and Directors Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New The Right CHOICE (2.0)? Bill Voted Out of Committee; SEC Chair Clayton Sworn In Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner
Insights, What's New Board Focus: Identifying Interlocking Directorates and Avoiding Potential Liability
Insights, What's New T+2 in Practice: Three Implications Not to Be Missed by Public Companies Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New Conflict Minerals Update – SEC Staff Provides New Guidance Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, What's New Recent Roundup: SEC Chair, EGCs, Conflict Minerals and NYC Comptroller Announcements on Virtual-Only Meetings and Gender Pay Equity Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb
Insights, What's New Voting Rights Gone in a Snap – Unequal Shareholder Voting Rights Back in the Spotlight Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New SEC Chair Nominee Jay Clayton Focuses on U.S. Capital Markets During Senate Confirmation Hearing
Insights, What's New ISS Board Practices Study Reflects Focus on Board Accountability Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, What's New State Street and BlackRock Take a Firm Stand on Board Gender Diversity Contributor(s) Megan Pendleton
Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New Ninth Circuit Broadly Interprets Anti-Retaliatory Provision of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Tackle Director Vulnerabilities for Re-Election Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New Delaware Court Decisions Illustrate Need for Bylaw Review Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations, What's New New DOJ Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access: SEC Staff Delivers Mixed No-Action Decisions on “Fix-It” Proposals to Increase Aggregation Cap Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
Insights, What's New President Trump Approves Repeal of SEC Resource Extraction Payment Disclosure Rule Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, What's New CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure: Reporting Companies May Receive Relief From The SEC Contributor(s) Howard Dicker
Insights, What's New The Trump Administration Launches its (De)Regulatory Initiatives: Implications for the Financial Sector and All Public Companies Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Sarah Downie David Wohl Ariel Kronman
Insights, What's New Head’s Up for the Audit Committee: PCAOB Staff Promises Final Proposal in Q1 on Auditor’s Report Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New NYSE Issues Important Annual Reminders for Listed Companies Contributor(s) Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Companies Can Post Annual Report on Website in Lieu of Mailing to SEC; New Line Item for Form 10-K Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access Update: Single-Issue “Fix-it” Proposals Focus on Aggregation Cap Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Sustainability & ESG NYC Comptroller Issues 2016 Shareowner Initiatives Report: Highlights Successful Proxy Access Campaign and Other Initiatives Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, What's New Heads Up for the 2016 Form 10-K and Beyond: Staff Guidance on “New GAAP” Transition Disclosures, Use of Non-GAAP Measures and Other Key Issues Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Ellen Odoner
Insights, What's New Winds of Change in U.K. Corporate Governance: A Conservative Prime Minister Proposes Workers on Company Boards!
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update Their Voting Policies – Glass Lewis Opens Enrollment for Issuer Data Report Service Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Megan Pendleton
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Proposes Universal Proxy Cards; Will the Proposal Survive a Trump Administration? Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access is Used for First Time; SEC Staff Provides Direction on “Fix-It” Proposals Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Ellen Odoner
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Verify Your ISS QualityScore (formerly QuickScore) Data Now Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Proposes New 2017 Voting Policies Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Megan Pendleton
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Survey Results Signal Policy Changes – Board Refreshment is Top of Mind for Investors Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Looking Ahead to 2017 Proxy Season: Have the Floodgates Opened for Next Generation Access Proposals?
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Looking Ahead to 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Highlights Top-of-Mind Issues; Survey Closes August 30th
Insights Focus for Q2: Practical Tips for “Self-Correcting” Non-GAAP Disclosure in Light of the SEC’s Updated Guidance
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Check Your Proxy Card for New SEC Staff Interp Compliance
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Companies See Victory on Excluding “Substantially Implemented” Proxy Access Proposals
Insights, Proxy Season Updates What’s New for the 2016 Proxy Season: Engagement, Transparency, Proxy Access and More
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS FAQs Identify Problematic Proxy Access Provisions
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update their Voting Policies
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for 2016 Proxy Season: ISS Announces Window to Update Compensation Peer Group – December 11, 2015 Deadline
Insights Highlights of the Dialogue with the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Keith F. Higgins Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Verify Your ISS QuickScore Data Now
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS Announces Proposed 2016 Policy Changes and Seeks Comment
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: SEC Staff Updates its Guidance on Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Navigating Proxy Access: A Roadmap for the Board of Directors
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Shareholder Activism, Engagement, Proxy Access and Other Governance Challenges in 2015
Insights Investigations: What Do You Need to Know? What Do You Need to Do? Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner
Insights SEC Takes a Step Forward under Dodd-Frank: Proposes Far Reaching Disclosure Rules on Hedging Policies
Insights International Comparison of Selected Corporate Governance Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice 2015
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for 2015 Proxy Season: Updating Peer Groups – December 11, 2014 Deadline
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2015 Proxy Season: ISS Spotlight on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposals and Equity Compensation Plans
Insights Responding to Today’s Data Breach Environment: What Directors Really Need to Know about Cyber Insurance
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2015 Proxy Season: ISS Spotlight on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposals and Equity Compensation Plans
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Two New Proxy Advisory Firm Developments: What They Mean for Corporate Issuers
Insights International Comparison of Selected Corporate Governance Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice 2014
Insights Two Reminders for the Compensation Committee: Reconsider Adviser Independence; Nasdaq Companies Must Submit One-Time Certification
Insights ISS Releases FAQs: New Defensive Bylaw May Lead to Negative Vote Recommendations in Director Elections