The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the responses of governments and societies to the crisis are having a profound impact on public companies and capital markets worldwide. Such companies, including those in the United...more
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The SEC issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14J on October 23, addressing the staff’s review of no-action requests from public companies seeking to exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy materials.
SLB 14J provides...more
In the third quarter of 2018, California became the first state to mandate that public companies include at least one woman on their board of directors. In addition, the SEC staff withdrew prior guidance relating to...more