Pursuant to rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued in late 2022, publicly traded companies must generally provide both tabular and narrative and/or graphical disclosure of the relationship between...more
The SEC provides much-needed guidance on the new pay versus performance disclosure requirements that will be applicable to the current proxy season.
On February 10, 2023, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
2/15/2023
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Each year brings new executive compensation rules and considerations, whether based on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, developments under the Internal Revenue Code, litigation trends, institutional adviser...more
1/30/2023
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Public companies should consider recent SEC and proxy advisory developments and other perennial executive compensation matters.
This Client Alert offers a summary of the key executive compensation related reminders and...more
1/30/2020
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Public companies should consider a number of items for 2019, including recent SEC and proxy advisory developments and other perennial executive compensation considerations.
Even as the US government shutdown continues to...more
1/16/2019
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When designing 2018 compensation plans and proxy disclosure, companies should focus on implications of recent developments, as well as enduring compensation considerations.
2018 brings significant changes to the executive...more
Companies should consider compensation-related changes to ISS policies when preparing for annual meetings on or after February 1, 2017.
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently released updates to its 2017...more