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No Rest for the Weary: Three Trends to Watch in Shareholder Activism This Fall

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Fall is fast approaching, so most major US public companies have held their 2024 annual meetings. But, while temperatures are sure to cool in the coming months, the same can no longer be said for the shareholder activism...more

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ESG Insights: 10 Things That Should Be Top of Mind 2024

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Amid new regulations, increased enforcement and litigation, and higher stakeholder scrutiny, companies will need to adopt an integrated and nuanced approach to ESG. In some ways, 2023 was a challenging year for ESG. This...more

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Japan 2023 Proxy Season

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The Number of Shareholder Proposals Made by Activist Shareholders, Votes Against Management Proposals and Listed Companies Facing Shareholder Proposals Each Continue to Trend Upward in Japan - During the June 2023 annual...more

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ESG in the Consumer & Retail Industry – Key Legal Issues and Risks

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The importance of environmental, social, governance ("ESG"), in particular from the perspective of consumers, stakeholders and regulators, is growing across all industries, and the consumer & retail industry is no exception....more

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Nine developments and trends shaping US shareholder activism in 2023

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Following a brief decline during the pandemic, shareholder activism in the US rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2022 despite—or perhaps because of—volatile markets, depressed share prices and macro-economic uncertainty....more

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Innovation in Compliance - Key Board Issues Going Forward with Christina Bresani

What are some of the challenges facing board members in providing meaningful oversight? Christina Bresani, head of William Blair’s Corporate Advisory Team, is here to share her take. Christina and I will delve into the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG in 2020: A Half-Year Review

Interest in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies of companies and their impact on the wider community has continued to increase amongst institutional investors, retail shareholders and the media during the...more

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Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey 2019

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Concern for environmental and social issues has reached an inflection point. While traditional governance issues that have been a staple of investor advocacy and discussion (the “G” of ESG) continue to be important,...more

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Shareholder Activism Trends in the 2019 Proxy Season

In 2018, robust U.S. and global M&A activity substantially mitigated the downside risk for activist investors. With political uncertainty ahead of the 2020 presidential election, unsettled questions on trade and tariffs, and...more

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