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Public Companies Update – February 2025 One-Minute Reads

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ISS issues statement regarding consideration of diversity factors in US director election assessments - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that due to the recent increased attention on diversity, equity and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - December 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

A&O Shearman

Preparing for the 2025 proxy season

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This guide discusses important themes from the 2024 proxy season and developing trends we are monitoring for 2025. It also includes a “housekeeping checklist” designed to assist you as you prepare your proxy statement. For...more

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Proxy Advisors Update Voting Guidelines for 2023 Focusing on Board Diversity, Officer Exculpation and ESG Oversight

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy advisors in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. Their voting...more

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California Court Finds California Board Diversity Law Unconstitutional

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On April 1, 2022, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in a case challenging the legality of AB 979 under the California Constitution...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ESG Voting Policy Updates for the 2022 Proxy Season

This client alert provides an overview of recent key updates on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters from the leading proxy advisory firms and major institutional investors. We also address updated guidance by...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ISS Aims to Apply Additional Climate Change Voting Guidelines

On Thursday, November 4, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) launched an open comment period on 16 proposed policy changes. The request for comment grouped the proposed changes within five general...more

Allen Matkins

Want To Be Classified As "Diverse"?  According To ISS, Be A Member Of The Right Club

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Earlier this week, I wrote about the classifications used by ISS in determining whether a director is "diverse".  In short, I found ISS' scheme illogical and perverse.  California's board diversity mandate uses different...more

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ISS' Arbitrary And Capricious Assessment Of Board Diversity

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Last week, Liz Dunshee at TheCorporateCounsel.net noted that ISS has updated its policies and procedures to explain how it assesses racial and ethnic diversity.  Currently, ISS considers board diversity in making voting...more

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ESG Agenda

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Corporate Governance: The Ascension of ESG

The change in administration is expected to bring a governmental and regulatory climate that is vastly more hospitable to calls to facilitate the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into...more

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Significant 2021 Proxy Advisor Policy Changes

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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

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Focus on Boardroom Diversity Intensifies

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Over the last few weeks, we have seen a flurry of activity concerning diversity in the boardroom. The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) proposed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a new diversity rule and proxy...more

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