On October 4, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” (“M&A Safe Harbor Policy” or “Policy”) for companies that voluntarily...more
10/19/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Disgorgement ,
Individual Accountability ,
Mergers ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Sensitive Business Information
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Insider. This new publication from King & Spalding’s Public Companies Practice, which will be produced periodically, is focused on key developments for chief legal officers and their...more
6/30/2021
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
D&O Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Duty to Monitor ,
Email ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Poison Pill ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third-Party
BlackRock Doubles Down on Sustainability -
• BlackRock signals substantially more assertive posture on climate-related issues
• New approach to shareholder proposals saw BlackRock support 54% of environmental and social...more
4/23/2021
/ Benchmarking ,
BlackRock ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO-1 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Street ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency ,
Vanguard
Each January, BlackRock typically previews its stewardship priorities in CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter to portfolio companies, followed soon thereafter by updated proxy voting guidelines. Given BlackRock’s position as the...more
Proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis have issued their annual updated proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2021 proxy season. Glass Lewis’s new guidelines apply to shareholder meetings on or after January 1, 2021,...more
12/8/2020
/ Advance Notice ,
Board of Directors ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policy Terms ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Term Limits ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Woman Board Members