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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Governance Insights: A Review of Shareholder Activism in Canada for 2024: Key Decisions and Trends to Watch for in 2025

Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for Directors - August 2024

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Last month, the SEC announced another enforcement action emphasizing the need for early disclosure of cybersecurity events. In the recent action, the company had taken three weeks to act on internal alerts of malware on its...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Third Time’s a Charm: NASDAQ Amends Proposed Rule Requiring Disclosure of “Golden Leash” Arrangements

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As we previously reported here, on January 28, 2016, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC proposed a change to its Listing Rules that, if implemented, would have required NASDAQ-listed companies to publicly disclose so-called “golden...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

NASDAQ Resubmits Proposed Rule Requiring Disclosure of "Golden Leash" Arrangements

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As we previously reported, on January 28, 2016, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC proposed a change to its Listing Rules that, if implemented, would have required NASDAQ-listed companies to publicly disclose so-called “golden...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Social Media and Proxy Contests

As the use of social media continues to grow, social media is likely to play an increasingly more prominent role in proxy contests. In this context, the recent Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations issued by the SEC’s...more

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