Citing recent DEI developments in the U.S., ISS released its Statement on Diversity Factors in Director Elections on February 11, 2025 announcing that it will “indefinitely halt consideration of certain diversity factors in...more
2/14/2025
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investors ,
Nasdaq ,
Proxy Voting ,
Shareholders ,
Vanguard
At the recent meeting of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Subcommittee at the ABA’s Business Law Fall meeting, moderators identified several hot topics stemming from the new compensation recovery (clawback)...more
A flurry of recent lawsuits in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June decision on affirmative action have further muddied the waters for public companies trying to thread their way through competing interests....more
8/16/2023
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Annual Reports ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Kellogg Company ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Target
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders.
In this edition, we review:
...SEC Changes Approach to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests
...SEC Issues...more
10/24/2019
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Default ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Federal Loans ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Adviser ,
Libor ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
MD&A Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Requests ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders