Understanding Corporate Governance
The Role of an Expert Witness
“Home Court Advantage? Key Differences Between Delaware and Texas Laws Relevant to the Corporate Home Debate”
Daily Compliance News: October 29, 2025, The CEO No-No Edition
Daily Compliance News: October 24, 2025, The CZ Pardoned Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2025, The Staying Focused Edition
What is "Dead Equity"?
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending July 19, 2025
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 242: Business Planning in Healthcare & Life Sciences with Jennifer McEwen of Maynard Nexsen
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Explained
Everything Compliance: Episode 156, To Document or Not Edition
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 156
Sunday Book Review: June 15, 2025. The Books on Corporate Governance Edition
Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership
Compliance into the Weeds: Of Wal-Mart, Tariffs and Stakeholder Capitalism
Sunday Book Review: April 27, 2025, The Books on Business for May Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 24, 2025, The Made in Malaysia Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending March 15, 2025
Wolf Greenfield’s New Shareholders
Here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert penned by Beth Sasfai, Brad Goldberg, Michael Mencher, Vince Flynn, Victoria Peluso, Reid Hooper and Justin Kisner: “Governance proposals remained steady in volume and continue to...more
What does it mean to nominate someone? The Court of Appeal has provided an answer. A storm brewing - Magic Investments subscribed for around 100 shares in Greater Good Fresh Brewing, a home-brewing company co-founded by...more
Le 14 mai 2026, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont amorcé une période de consultation de 90 jours concernant une série d’importantes modifications proposées aux régimes de déclaration en lien...more
Many fast-growing companies are founded by friends, family, or colleagues. As these companies expand, founder disputes can emerge. Founder disputes are not typical business disagreements. Founders often play many roles...more
Join us for the next KPMG Board Leadership Center quarterly webcast as we discuss trends from the 2026 proxy season. Topics to be discussed include: - A look at proxy voting trends and outcomes - Activist investors...more
Using data from over 350 Rule 10b-5 securities class action settlements from 2015 to 2024, this study compares total approved damages claims calculated by settlement claims administrators (Approved Claims) to a standardized...more
On April 29, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, affirmed a pair of decisions by the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissing stockholder complaints seeking to assert as-applied equitable challenges to the...more
As we have discussed in previous chapters of our ESG Handbook, companies are under increasing pressure to improve the sufficiency and transparency of their ESG disclosures. The universe of stakeholders seeking to hold...more
On June 3, 2026, Sullivan & Worcester submitted a rebuttal comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to comment letters supporting Nasdaq’s proposed continued listing requirement...more
Despite the heightened drama of the 2026 shareholder proposal season – precipitated by the landmark announcement from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC (SEC staff) that it would generally not respond...more
In recent years, supply chain risk management has received more attention in the context of investing with a focus on ESG and the sustainable economy. Specifically, efforts to address social issues, such as modern slavery and...more
Boards are moving from annual strategic reviews to more continual, dynamic engagement. From geopolitical risk to the board’s oversight of AI, the KPMG Board Leadership Center discusses the changing nature of board engagement...more
In its May 31, 2026, report on Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance, leading independent research firm Green Street Advisors highlights numerous favorable trends in the public REIT sector. ...more
Following a ruling dated 18 March 2026, the French Supreme Court has indirectly clarified the contours of de facto control where a management company exercises voting rights on behalf of a fund it manages. In doing so, it...more
Earlier this year, the Delaware Supreme Court delivered the latest win for policyholders in a string of battles regarding so-called “Bump-Up Exclusions” in directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance policies. The ruling...more
The 2026 proxy season marks a continuation and, in many respects, an acceleration of the trends observed in 2025. This year, anti-DEI proposals represent the dominant form of DEI-related shareholder activism, while pro-DEI...more
The US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a technical release providing targeted guidance on when proxy advisory firms could be viewed as acting as Employee Retirement Income...more
Who makes decisions and how the affairs of a Jersey company are managed is dictated by a combination of the Jersey Company Law and the company's memorandum and articles - Under the Law, certain corporate actions must be...more
Rules relating to financial records and accounts - Accounting records a company must keep and accounting principles applied...more
What happens when a business owner believes he’s been misled about the value of his company, only to have his claims dismissed not on their merits, but because of a procedural misstep years earlier? A recent decision from the...more
Après une brève baisse de popularité sur le marché canadien des fusions et acquisitions de sociétés ouvertes, les droits conditionnels à la valeur (les « DCV ») connaissent un regain d’intérêt puisque les acquéreurs et les...more
IFM’s current takeover bid for Atlas Arteria includes 10 pages of conditions, some of which Atlas Arteria has claimed are not likely to be satisfied. We look at the rules and implications....more
I. Types of Business Entities - 1. Description of the types of entities available - In Chile, there are different types of entities available to establish a business. The most common entities for foreign investment...more
The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of claims that a toy manufacturer’s risk disclosures falsely implied that the company was not already experiencing significant inventory problems....more
This article is part three of six articles in the “DExit to Texas: What You Need to Know About Reincorporating in the Lone Star State” series, which covers why Delaware companies are considering redomiciling in Texas and the...more