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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Executive Compensation: Current Issues for Remuneration Committees and Considerations for the 2022 Voting Season

The Investment Association (IA) (Remuneration Principles), along with Glass Lewis (2022 Policy Guidelines) and the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) (2022 Benchmark Policies) have published updated guidance for the...more

Venable LLP

Are Your Nonprofit’s Remote Member Meetings Still Legal?

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For obvious reasons, 2020 paved the way for nonprofit organizations to hold member meetings remotely, many for the first time. While some associations and other nonprofit organizations have chosen to stick with the...more

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Executive Pay – what to consider for FY 2020/21

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Executive pay has been a hot topic for a number of years but the uncertainty created by the pandemic has resulted in an increased level of scrutiny of public company pay decisions and revised related proxy voting...more

Perkins Coie

Labor Law Today—2020 Year in Review

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No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives. ...more

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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

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Preparing for the 2021 Public Company Reporting Season

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In anticipation of the upcoming reporting season, we highlight rule changes, guidance, and trends for public companies to consider in preparing annual report and proxy statement disclosures in 2021. During 2020, the U.S....more

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ISS Provides A Roadmap For The 2021 Proxy Season

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recently provided guidance outlining its approach to proxy voting advice for the 2021 proxy season. ISS adopted updates to its Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines (Voting Policy),...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 #5

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In Washington - Friday afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hosted a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a...more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidance for COVID-19

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Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co. released revised proxy voting guidelines in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This On the Subject details key implications for the 2020 proxy season...more

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ISS Announces COVID-19 Policies

ISS issued guidance on its policy application in light of the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance addresses how ISS plans to apply ISS’ benchmark proxy voting policies over the coming months as annual...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: ISS Provides Policy Guidance on Limited Duration Poison Pills to Address the Impact of COVID-19

On April 8, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published guidance on its voting policies in light of the market-wide effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Updates to Guidance on Shareholder Meetings and Annual Meetings

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The SEC staff has further updated its relief and guidance for public company shareholder meetings in light of COVID-19 concerns (see: https://www.sec.gov/ocr/staff-guidance-conducting-annual-meetings-light-covid-19-concerns)....more

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Corp Fin Staff Issues Helpful Proxy Guidance Amid COVID-19 Concerns

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March 14, 2020, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) provided helpful guidance to issuers, shareholders and other market...more

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