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Allen Matkins

For Delaware, The Garden Party May Soon Be Ending Despite SB21

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In speaking with a reporter earlier this year, I observed that this proxy season will tell whether DExit has legs.  While not exactly, a flood, several well-known and lesser-known corporations have recently filed proxy...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Director and Executive Compensation Lawsuits Heighten Need for Robust Corporate Governance

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Over the past two years, there has been an uptick in the number of lawsuits challenging director and executive compensation. Cases such asIn Re: Investors Bancorp, Stein v. Blankfein, Hertz v. Frissora and, most recently,...more

Polsinelli

Disclosures Still Important: Delaware Court of Chancery Assesses Adequacy of Proxy Disclosures in Rejecting Pleading-Stage...

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Disclosure-based strike suits have died an inglorious and richly-deserved death in Delaware. Lest deal practitioners and their clients be lulled into a false sense of security, recent decisional law drives home the point...more

Snell & Wilmer

Director Compensation Update

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I’ve written a number of articles and blogs about some sticky issues that can surface in the context of setting pay for public company non-employee directors... On March 6th the parties to the In re Investors Bancorp, Inc....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Compensation-Related Litigation on Public Companies

Compensation-related litigation and threats of litigation continued to significantly impact public companies in 2017. These companies should be mindful of issues that were raised in recent litigation: proxy disclosure,...more

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