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Cooley LLP

Do companies adopt clawback policies exceeding minimum SEC requirements?

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In 2022, after seven years of marinating on the SEC’s long-term agenda, the SEC adopted rules to implement Section 954 of Dodd-Frank, the clawback provision. The rules directed the national securities exchanges to establish...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Compensation Committee Handbook

Overview of Committee Member Responsibilities - Compensation committee (Committee) members’ duties and responsibilities generally are outlined in the Committee’s organizational charter approved by the board of directors...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Anticorruption Enforcement and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Trends to Track in 2024

This is the seventh in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn at the 2024 ABA White Collar Crime Conference

The 2024 ABA White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco was filled with insightful discussion on hot topics in recent U.S. criminal enforcement as Department of Justice enforcers offered views into current and future...more

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How to Meet the Letter, Spirit and Intent of the DOJ’s Evolving Compliance Program Expectations

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With any new administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) often shifts focus from one set of enforcement priorities to another. However, one area has remained a focus from administration to administration: guidance...more

Smith Anderson

Public Companies Update: Reminders for the 2024 Form 10-K and Proxy Statement Filing Season

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In this Client Alert, we highlight key considerations public companies should keep in mind when preparing their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements, including rule changes, recent guidance and reporting...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Preparation for 2023 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2024 Annual Shareholder Meetings

A number of significant regulatory, legal, market, and ESG-related developments and issues will affect how public companies approach the upcoming year-end reporting process. As in past years, Mintz has prepared an in-depth...more

Perkins Coie

Preparing for the 2024 Public Company Reporting Season

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In anticipation of the upcoming reporting season, this Update highlights some of the most significant rule changes, guidance, institutional investor areas of focus, and trends for public companies to consider in preparing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

[Webinar] 5th Annual Corporate & Securities Counsel Public Company Forum - December 12th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm CST

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Please join us for our 5th Annual Corporate & Securities Counsel Public Company Forum. This virtual half-day program will feature panel discussions focused on timely and practical guidance related to the latest developments...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

December 1 Deadline Approaches for Listed Companies To Adopt a Dodd-Frank Compliant Clawback Policy

By Friday, December 1, 2023, listed companies must adopt a Dodd-Frank-compliant clawback policy. As background, on February 22, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed listing...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The SEC’s New Clawback Rules: Things to Know as the Deadline to Adopt Compliant Policies Approaches

Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq have until Dec. 1, 2023, to adopt clawback policies that comply with the listing standards mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Rule...more

Venable LLP

December 1 Deadline Nears for Adoption of Clawback Policies

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Companies that are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange are required to adopt a clawback policy that provides for the recovery from any current or former executive officers of incentive-based...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Public Company Update: Things to Keep in Mind for the 2024 10-K Season

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As we head into year-end, annual reporting season is just around the corner. Over the past 12 months, the SEC has been active on the rulemaking front, resulting in numerous new disclosure obligations for issuers during the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

SEC’s Final “Clawback” Rule May Pose Code Section 409A Issues for Nonqualified Plan Sponsors

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Dodd-Frank Act”) a requirement for publicly-traded companies to adopt clawback...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 40th International Conference on the FCPA - November 28th - 30th, National Harbor, MD

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 40th International Conference on the FCPA returns for another exciting year with curated programming that shines a global spotlight on anti-corruption compliance challenges,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Clawback Rules: Practical Considerations and FAQs

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The FAQs offer practical advice for listed companies implementing compliant policies. Key Points: ..By December 1, 2023, all companies listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq must adopt clawback policies that comply with listing...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins' Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2023

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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more

Troutman Pepper

December 1st Deadline to Adopt Executive Compensation Clawback Policies — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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Join Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis and Sheri Adler as they dive into the new requirement for publicly traded companies (including financial services companies) to adopt a clawback policy requiring the recoupment of...more

BCLP

Issues and Considerations Involving the Recovery of Executive Officer Compensation

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At the recent meeting of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Subcommittee at the ABA’s Business Law Fall meeting, moderators identified several hot topics stemming from the new compensation recovery (clawback)...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Learning Hertz – Best Practices for Public Corporations Implementing or Updating Clawback Policies

As public corporations adopt clawback policies for incentive payments before the December 1, 2023 deadline in adherence to the NASDAQ and NYSE listing requirements following implementation of SEC Rule 10D-1, a recent Federal...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Operationalizing the Revised ‘Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs’

While the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published its fourth version of its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP)” guidance more than six months ago now, the insights that in-house counsel and...more

BCLP

Time to Get Ready for the 2024 Reporting Season

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As companies look ahead to the upcoming proxy and annual report season, the SEC has generated a number of new items to add to your compliance checklist – in addition to those covered in last year's list. Those items, along...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

See Katten's Model Clawback Policy as Mandatory Rules Take Effect

As we previously noted, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted long-delayed rules on October 26, 2022, which will require companies to implement mandatory "clawback" policies with respect to incentive-based...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Stock Exchange Deadline Approaches for Adopting SEC Compliant Clawback Policy

With the Labor Day holiday now in the rear view mirror, we wanted to remind companies whose shares are listed on the NYSE/Nasdaq stock exchanges that the deadline for implementing a so-called “Clawback Policy” is fast...more

The Volkov Law Group

Enforceability of Clawback and Compensation Penalty Provisions (Part II of II)

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We often read about lucrative bonus payments made to CEOs and other senior executives. With refinements in corporate governance structures, shareholders and investors are raising concerns over executive bonuses. To bring...more

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