Board of Directors, Executive Compensation

Swiss Voters Approve “Against the Rip-Off” Referendum Restricting Corporate Compensation

by Celia Joseph | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/15/2013

On March 3, 2013, voters in Switzerland approved a referendum providing one of the world’s most onerous restrictions regarding executive compensation. The referendum entitled, “Eidgenössische Volksinitiative ‘gegen die...more

First Deadline Approaching for NYSE and Nasdaq Listed Companies to Comply with New Compensation Committee Rules

by Paul Bork, Dean Hanley | Foley Hoag LLP on 5/9/2013

As noted in our Securities Alert dated October 9, 2012, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed rule changes to their respective listing standards affecting public company boards of...more

New York State Agencies Again Revise Proposed Regulations Limiting Use of State Funds for Administrative Expenses and Executive...

by Edward Kornreich, Andrew Merten, Elizabeth Mills, Michael Sirkin | Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/9/2013

Implementing Executive Order 38 issued by Governor Cuomo early in 2012, thirteen New York State agencies have again released revised proposed regulations placing a limit on the funds that can be used for administrative...more

SEC Commissioner Emphasizes the Need for Robust Proxy Disclosure

by Paul S. Lawler | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/5/2013

On February 20, 2013, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar delivered a speech regarding the need for more robust disclosure in proxy statements and highlighted areas in which disclosure can be substantially improved....more

Proxy Season Brings a Third Wave of “Gotcha” Shareholder Litigation

by Ana N. Damonte, Sarah A. Good, Cindy V. Schlaefer | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/22/2013

Proxy season is upon us and the plaintiffs’ bar is demonstrating its resourcefulness by bringing a third wave of shareholder litigation. This new wave, which has not crested yet, consists of a return to derivative shareholder...more

Defending Section 162(m) Executive Compensation Derivative Suits in the United States

by Joni Jacobsen, David Kistenbroker, Angela Liu, Carl Volz | Dechert LLP on 2/12/2013

Decisions regarding executive compensation fall squarely within the discretion of a public company’s board of directors. Recently, however, plaintiffs’ firms have been trying to invade the board’s purview by bringing...more

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Attorneys' Fees Relating to Corporate Waste Claim Based on a Board's Decision to Forego...

by Michael D. Redondo | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/29/2013

On January 14, 2013, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's denial of attorneys' fees in connection with a corporate waste claim filed against corporate board members for the board's decision to pay certain...more

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Swiss Voters Approve “Against the Rip-Off” Referendum Restricting Corporate Compensation

First Deadline Approaching for NYSE and Nasdaq Listed Companies to Comply with New Compensation Committee Rules

New York State Agencies Again Revise Proposed Regulations Limiting Use of State Funds for Administrative Expenses and Executive...

SEC Commissioner Emphasizes the Need for Robust Proxy Disclosure

Proxy Season Brings a Third Wave of “Gotcha” Shareholder Litigation

Defending Section 162(m) Executive Compensation Derivative Suits in the United States

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Attorneys' Fees Relating to Corporate Waste Claim Based on a Board's Decision to Forego...

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