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Glass Lewis’ 2020 Proxy Season Review: Boards Become Increasingly Younger

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Glass Lewis (“GL”) recently issued its 2020 Proxy Season Review (U.S.) (the “Report”) covering the U.S. 2020 Proxy Season (i.e., January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020). GL reported on certain 2020 shareholder voting trends...more

Fenwick & West LLP

ISS and Glass Lewis Issue Policy Updates for the 2020 Proxy Season

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Recently, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis released revisions to their respective proxy voting guidelines for 2020. The ISS and Glass Lewis updates applicable to U.S. companies are discussed separately...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

New ISS voting guidelines ramp up expectations for public companies

Last week Institutional Shareholder Services updated its proxy voting guidelines for annual shareholder meetings to be held on or after February 1, 2020. The updates take a major step forward to advocate greater gender...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

ISS Releases New U.S. Executive Compensation Policies and Equity Plan FAQs for 2019

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has issued new FAQs addressing U.S. Executive Compensation Policies and U.S Equity Compensation Plans for the 2019 proxy season, for annual meetings held on or after February 1, 2019....more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2019; ISS Updates Qualityscore an Issues Preliminary Compensation FAQS

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As calendar year-end companies ramp up for year-end reporting and proxy season, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (GL) have released updates to their proxy voting guidelines. GL’s comprehensive...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - March 2015

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It's difficult to discern “trends” from reactions to date on proxy access proposals, but here are some data points: Three companies, including two on the NY Comptroller’s 75-company target list have adopted...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ISS Releases FAQs on Equity Plan Scorecard and Independent Chair Policy

On December 22, 2014, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, released 20 FAQs on its new Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC) and nine FAQs on its updated Independent Chair Policy, each of which will...more

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