Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/27/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
Lauded as one of the most important franchise cases in the recent past, Patterson v. Domino’s established a new standard for addressing vicarious liability issues in California. In reaching its decision that Domino’s was not...more
1/5/2017
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Contract Drafting ,
Control Test ,
Corporate Branding ,
Dominos ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
Means Test ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Trade Dress ,
Vicarious Liability
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/23/2016
/ Blue Sky Laws ,
Board of Directors ,
Bylaws ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Director Compensation ,
Directors ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Hedging ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
JOBS Act ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation A ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholders ,
Tenure ,
Universal Proxy
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/29/2015
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Conflicting Proposals ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
FASB ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Access ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
Dear clients and friends,
We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC...more
PROXY SEASON PREVIEW -
Say-on-Pay and Equity Compensation Plans -
Although say-on-pay votes are only advisory in the United States, they will likely continue to be a focus for many companies in the upcoming 2014...more
12/31/2013
/ Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Reporting ,
Form SD ,
Loss Contingencies ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders
2014 ANNUAL MEETING SEASON -
Dear clients and friends,
We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy...more
12/30/2013
/ Annual Meeting ,
Annual Reports ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Year-End Planning
Companies and their executives who utilize “Rule 10b5-1 Plans” to reduce the risks from insider trading claims when trading in company securities should evaluate plan use given recent increased scrutiny by the media and...more
There has been renewed focus on Rule 10b5-1 Plans following an article in the Wall Street Journal, published on November 27, 2012, entitled “Executives’ Good Luck in Trading Own Stock,” which reported that executives who...more