Amidst challenges and conflicting demands from a variety of stakeholders, technology and life sciences companies have increased their voluntary disclosure regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. Despite...more
4/12/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Technology
For two decades, Fenwick has reported on corporate governance statistics and trends among the S&P 100 and Silicon Valley’s top public companies (Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List), with the goal of educating...more
1/10/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Dual Class Share Structures ,
Gender Equity ,
Life Sciences ,
Majority Voting Policies ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology ,
Woman Board Members
Broadly considered, stockholder activism has been a significant phenomenon among the largest U.S. public companies, with activists of a variety of stripes waging campaigns on a wide range of issues including in the form of...more
The intense focus on board diversity from a variety of stakeholders over the last several years has spurred many companies to examine the composition of their boards and to take action to diversify their boardrooms. While the...more
4/11/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO-1 ,
Ethnicity ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Large Corporate Filers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Silicon Valley ,
State Legislatures ,
Woman Board Members
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns and how companies respond to them continue to generate scrutiny from a large number of stakeholders. Last year, in our ESG in Silicon Valley: A Look at the ESG Disclosure...more
4/5/2023
/ Business Strategies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Throughout the last few years, investors, proxy advisors, governance professionals and a number of stakeholders have expressed a keen interest in how companies are managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more
3/7/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector
Shareholder activism has been a significant phenomenon amongst the largest U.S. public companies, with activists of a variety of stripes waging campaigns on a wide range of issues. As such activism has continued to grow, it...more
11/19/2021
/ Annual Meeting ,
Annual Reports ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Life Sciences ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Silicon Valley ,
Stock Ownership ,
Technology Sector
Fenwick’s gender diversity survey provides unique insight into women’s participation at the most senior levels of technology and life sciences public companies on the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List (SV 150)...more
4/1/2021
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EDGAR ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Principal Executive Officer ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Silicon Valley ,
Surveys ,
Woman Board Members
Corporate governance practices vary significantly among public companies. This is a reflection of many factors, including:
• Differences in the stage of development of companies, including the relative importance placed on...more
12/18/2020
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Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement ,
Life Sciences ,
Majority Voting Policies ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Silicon Valley ,
State and Local Government ,
Stock Ownership ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Voting Shares
This comprehensive report covers trends in stockholder voting at annual meetings in the 2020 proxy season among the technology and life sciences companies included in the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List (SV...more
In 2019, we published analysis to help tech and life sciences companies navigate U.S. tax law changes, an evolving IP landscape and new privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. We also tracked venture...more
1/8/2020
/ ABC Test ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Convertible Debt ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Financing ,
Direct Listing ,
Diversity ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Life Sciences ,
Misclassification ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Season ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Venture Capital ,
Withholding Tax ,
Woman Board Members
This companion supplement to the Fenwick survey, “Corporate Governance Practices and Trends: A Comparison of Large Public Companies and Silicon Valley Companies,” covers trends in stockholder voting at annual meetings in the...more
10/31/2017
/ Annual Meeting ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Director Nominations ,
Executive Compensation ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
S&P ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector
The Fenwick & West Gender Diversity Survey provides unique insight into women’s participation at the most senior levels of public technology and life sciences companies in the Silicon Valley 150 Index (SV 150) and the large...more
3/10/2017
/ Board of Directors ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Structures ,
Diversity ,
Life Sciences ,
Proxy Season ,
S&P ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector
A Comparison of Silicon Valley Public Companies and Other Large Bay Area Public Companies -
This companion supplement to the Fenwick survey, Corporate Governance Practices and Trends: A Comparison of Large Public...more
Shareholder activism has been a significant phenomenon amongst the largest U.S. public companies, with activists of a variety of stripes waging campaigns on a wide range of issues. As such activism has continued to grow, it...more