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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Activism Landscape Continues To Evolve

Takeaways - ESG activist campaigners are likely to continue asserting themselves. Companies that have merged with SPACs and whose stock prices have slumped will be at risk for activist pressure. Watch for more activist...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Glass Lewis Announces 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines

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Glass Lewis announced updates to its United States Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines late November 2020. The 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines include a variety of changes from the 2020 version, including new provisions...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Considerations for the 2020 proxy season

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and recommendations from Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

New ISS voting guidelines ramp up expectations for public companies

Last week Institutional Shareholder Services updated its proxy voting guidelines for annual shareholder meetings to be held on or after February 1, 2020. The updates take a major step forward to advocate greater gender...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ISS Proposes Benchmark Policy Changes for 2020

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), an influential proxy advisory firm, recently proposed changes to its benchmark voting policies to be applied for upcoming shareholder meetings taking place on or after February...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - March 2019

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Heaping further empirical evidence on the postulate that self-indulgence trumps common sense, Elon Musk is at it again, now charged by the SEC with violating his earlier settlement agreement, which required that he pre-clear...more

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US Government Shutdown Ends – SEC Issues Guidance to Address Significant Backlog of Filing Reviews and Shareholder Proposals

On January 25, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law a continuing resolution that immediately reopened the federal government through February 15, 2019. The three-week continuing resolution is a welcome development,...more

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Blog: Considerations Regarding The Defensive Health Of Newly Public Companies

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As discussed in this December 2016 Cooley Alert, this proxy season, the policies of ISS and Glass Lewis provide that they will recommend voting against the re-election of directors of “newly public” companies that, prior to...more

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Alert: New Pubcos Should Consider Defensive Health in Light of ISS/GL Recommendations

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ISS and Glass Lewis are continuing to apply special scrutiny to certain corporate governance provisions of "newly public" companies (generally, companies that have gone public in 2014 or later). In short, the latest policies...more

Snell & Wilmer

Corporate Communicator - 2017 Annual Meeting Season

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Dear clients and friends, We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more

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Proxy Advisory Firms Issue 2017 Voting Guidelines

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Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently issued updated proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2017 proxy season. Notable updates were issued by one or...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Preparing for the 2015 Proxy Season

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Similar to last year, there are no new disclosure requirements which need to be reflected in this year’s proxy statement; however, with ongoing shareholder activism and the desire of companies to communicate effectively with...more

Smith Anderson

ISS and Glass Lewis Update Their Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), two of the leading providers of corporate governance research and proxy voting services, have published their updated proxy voting guidelines for...more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Update their Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015

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Proxy research and advice entities Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) recently updated the guidelines each service will use to inform their voting recommendations for...more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, issued their respective annual updates to their proxy voting guidelines on November 6, 2014. As revised these guidelines have important implications...more

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