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Proxy Advisory Firms Coronavirus/COVID-19

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Planning Ahead: Virtual Shareholder Meetings in the 2021 Proxy Season

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted U.S. public companies in myriad ways. The fact that the traditional proxy season — the period from April through June when a substantial number of public companies hold their annual meetings...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Poison Pills In the Wake of COVID-19: A Refresher on Terms and Variations of Shareholder Rights Plans

Shareholder rights plans, commonly known as “poison pills,” are arrangements that can be used by companies to stave off hostile takeovers or activist investors seeking to exert control over a company without paying a control...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Proxy Advisory Firms Issue Compensation-Related Guidance Regarding the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

As discussed in our March 23, 2020, client alert “Recommendations for Compensation Committees During the COVID-19 Crisis,” compensation committees charged with implementing programs intended to incentivize and retain...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Virtual Shareholder Meetings in the Wake of COVID-19: Legal and Practical Considerations

Key Points - In wake of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the public health concerns it raises, public companies should consider whether to hold virtual annual shareholder meetings. This advisory outlines some of...more

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