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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ISS Issues Updated FAQs on US Executive Compensation Policies for 2025

On December 13, 2024, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) related to its U.S. Executive Compensation Policies effective for shareholder meetings occurring on or after...more

Snell & Wilmer

ISS Updates its Executive Compensation Policy FAQs for 2025 Proxy Season

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading proxy advisory firm, recently updated its Executive Compensation Policy Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”). A full link to the ISS guidance can be found here....more

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Option Grant Practices: A Trap for the Unwary – Spring-Loading and Bullet-Dodging

A potentially overlooked but important issue that public companies should have in mind when granting option or option-like awards is avoiding the unintentional appearance of “spring-loading” and “bullet-dodging,” both of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Extends Time for Review of NYSE and Nasdaq Clawback-Related Listing Standards

On April 24, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the time period for its review and approval of the clawback-related listing standards from April 27, 2023 to June 11, 2023....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Corp Fin Publishes New CDIs on Clawback Rules – Addresses Cover Page Check Boxes

On January 27, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) published four new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to the SEC’s recently adopted clawback rules. Please refer to our previous...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

SEC Adopts Final Rules for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

After years of deliberations and delays, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules on clawbacks in October 2022. The new rules (known as Rule 10D-1) require U.S. national securities exchanges and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Adopts Final Clawback Rules

On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules that will ultimately require public companies to adopt, enforce, and disclose policies to recover (or “clawback”) excess...more

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2022 Proxy Season - Quick Hits

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Considerations for companies planning for next proxy season should include the following: Risk Factors - ..As discussed in our July 13 post, consider current hot topics, including COVID risks, labor market...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

How to Avoid Director Pay Litigation

In the last few years, Delaware courts have issued several rulings in lawsuits involving complaints of excessive compensation to non-employee directors (1). The takeaways from these cases can be summarized as follows...more

Perkins Coie

SEC Proposes Rules to Implement Dodd-Frank Act Executive Compensation Clawback

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed another long-awaited set of rules to implement the clawback policy required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). ...more

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SEC Proposes Broad Executive Compensation Clawback Rules in Connection with Accounting Restatements

Recovery provisions would apply on a no-fault basis to executive officers of virtually all exchange-listed companies who received incentive-based compensation during the three fiscal years preceding an accounting restatement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Mandatory Compensation Clawback Rules"

On July 1, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued long-awaited proposed rules that would implement the incentive-based compensation recovery (clawback) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more

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