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Fenwick & West LLP

2022 Proxy Season Results in Silicon Valley and at Large Companies Nationwide

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This comprehensive report includes five-year trend data, covering the 2018-2022 proxy seasons, for annual meeting participation, director elections, say-on-pay and other proposals among the technology and life sciences...more

Blank Rome LLP

Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - July 2021

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REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Leadership Changes - On April 17, 2021, Gary Gensler was sworn into office as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Gensler served as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures...more

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Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - October 2020

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REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures - On July 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of rule amendments that establish an expedited...more

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Corp Fin Staff Issues Helpful Proxy Guidance Amid COVID-19 Concerns

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March 14, 2020, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) provided helpful guidance to issuers, shareholders and other market...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Enters Election Year Focused on Key Initiatives

As Chairman Jay Clayton’s tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely enters its final year — regardless of the outcome of the next presidential election — the SEC remains focused on priorities such as...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on a Number of SEC Proposals Related to Shareholders and Proxy Voting...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes New Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rules - On November 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange of 1934...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on Shareholder Proposals Exclusion, the SEC's New Asset Management...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Issues Legal Bulletin Regarding Shareholder Proposals Exclusion - On October 16, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Perkins Coie

Preparing for the 2018 Public Company Reporting Season

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In anticipation of the upcoming annual report and proxy season, we are highlighting new requirements and trends for public companies in 2018....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 46

SEC/CORPORATE - Proxy Advisory Firms Release Policy Updates for 2016 - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading proxy advisory firms, recently published their 2016 proxy voting...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - November 2015

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Regulatory Developments - Client Alert: SEC Issues New Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8: Goodwin Procter’s Capital Markets practice has released a client alert on the SEC’s Division of...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - April 2015

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FINRA Requests Comment on Current Membership Application Rules. As part of its ongoing retrospective rule review process, FINRA has published, in Regulatory Notice 15-10, a request for comment on the effectiveness and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 3

In this issue: - SEC Chair Directs Staff to Review Commission Rule Excluding Conflicting Proxy Proposals - SEC Comments on FINRA's Proposed Rule Amendment to Increase Pricing Disclosure - CFTC Grants...more

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