Shareholders, Board of Directors, NYSE

Fifth Circuit rejects Nasdaq's board diversity rule approved by SEC

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/6/2025

After various legal battles over the past four years, a recent en banc decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the Nasdaq board diversity proposal,...more

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/20/2024

On December 11, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not have the authority to approve Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rules. As a result, Nasdaq-listed...more

Repricing Underwater Options

White & Case LLP on 5/16/2022

In this time of market volatility, White & Case LLP partners Colin Diamond (Chair of US Public Company Advisory) and Henrik Patel (Global Head of Employment, Compensation and Benefits) address the securities law, tax and...more

Open up the PIPEs: Current Market Considerations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/29/2020

Private investments in public equity are likely to become more popular as investors and public companies utilize PIPEs to navigate market turbulence. In the face of tremendous market uncertainty, PIPE transactions offer...more

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2016: 2016 Annual Meeting Season

Snell & Wilmer on 12/29/2015

Dear clients and friends, We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more

Summary of SEC's Proposed Rule on Executive Compensation Clawbacks

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/15/2015

The Dodd-Frank Act required the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt rules that direct national securities exchanges (such as the NYSE and NASDAQ) to require listed companies to implement and disclose their...more