Shareholder proposal rule
For United States public companies, the drafting of the proxy statement and its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are integral parts of preparing for the annual meeting of shareholders. The proxy...more
Buried inside the annual defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, is the “Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act,” which was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has announced that, for the 2025–2026 proxy season, it will not provide substantive responses to company no-action requests to exclude shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8,...more