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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2023 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

Hutchison PLLC

FAQs About Equity Compensation

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Here are ten common questions I receive from clients about issuing equity (stock or options) to service providers (advisors/directors/officers/employees/consultants)...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard In Director Compensation

On May 31, 2019, in Stein v. Blankfein, et. al., the Delaware Court of Chancery reaffirmed the Delaware Supreme Court’s holding in In re: Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation that the “entire fairness” standard...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2019 Compensation Committee Handbook

The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. The fifth edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook, authored by our Executive Compensation and Benefits Group,...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

ISS Issues FAQs On GICS Code 5020 Implementation

On September 28, 2018, S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI, Inc. will introduce a new grouping to their Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) system. This new classification, coded 5020, will be called “Media &...more

Snell & Wilmer

Yet Another Reason to Focus on Director Pay

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We have previously encouraged our readers to focus on the size of their director pay packages and the processes their boards undertake in setting director compensation. Prior focus on these issues was recommended largely as a...more

Goodwin

Delaware Supreme Court Increases Risk for Boards in Making Discretionary Director Compensation Awards

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On December 13, 2017, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a decision in In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, holding that director compensation awards made pursuant to an equity compensation plan that permits a...more

Bennett Jones LLP

2017 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) have both released their updates to their respective Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2017 proxy season. The ISS updates apply to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Beefing Up Director Compensation Disclosures

With calendar year companies currently in the midst of drafting their proxy statements, it is time to consider the often overlooked director compensation disclosures. Changes in director compensation arrangements. ...more

Allen Matkins

When It Comes To Director Compensation, California Is Not Delaware

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Yesterday, I wrote about my disagreements with the approach to director compensation adopted by the Delaware Court of Chancery in Calma v. Templeton, 114 A.3d 563 (Del. Ch. 2015) and Seinfeld v. Slager, 2012 Del. Ch. LEXIS...more

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