Despite geopolitical volatility, tariff policy uncertainty and a slower-than-expected M&A market in the first half of 2025, shareholder activism has not cooled. In fact, 2025 experienced another record year in the U.S. for...more
1/22/2026
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Activist ,
Activist Investors ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Institutional Investors ,
Merger Agreements ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Rights
Clients and Friends, As the new year begins, we’re excited to share our 2026 Insights. This issue is packed with analysis and forward-looking commentary on some of the key topics we see shaping the global business landscape....more
1/20/2026
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Digital Assets ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Merger Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Oversight
On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order intending to limit the perceived influence of two proxy advisory firms — Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis) —...more
12/16/2025
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
Major proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis announced that it will stop offering its standard benchmark proxy voting guidelines in 2027, and transition clients to differentiated client frameworks. Glass Lewis’ change comes amid a...more
10/21/2025
/ Activist Investors ,
Asset Management ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Investors ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Schedule 13G ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholders