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Five years in the making! Recently, the US District Court for DC granted summary judgment and held that the SEC’s rule regarding proxy advisors should be vacated. Back in 2019…
Continue Reading Five Years Later! The SEC’s Proxy Advisor Rule is VacatedWe shall see the final climate rule from the SEC tomorrow – and there surely will be much ink spilled on what will now be required (as of the compliance…
Continue Reading Is the Cat Out of the Bag on Climate Disclosure?Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
It’s happening! The SEC has posted this Sunshine Act notice to inform us that it…
Continue Reading 8 Things to Know Right NowIt’s happening! The SEC has posted this Sunshine Act notice to inform us that it will hold an open Commission meeting next Wednesday, March 6th to decide whether to adopt…
Continue Reading March 6th: The SEC Will Consider Adopting Climate Disclosure RuleAnother in the “newbies” series: The people that wear the corporate secretary’s hat are among the most amazing people you could meet. Their wide range of skills are incredible to…
Continue Reading What are the traits of an effective corporate secretary?A number of media outlets (such as this Politico article and this Forbes piece) are reporting that the SEC Commissioners are reviewing a draft of the adopting release that…
Continue Reading The SEC’s Final Climate Rules: Coming Soon? (And Without Scope 3 Requirements?)Delaware Chancellor Invalidates Tesla’s Compensation Grant: 3 Lessons Learned
In a lengthy opinion that unwound an eye-popping $55 billion compensation grant, the Delaware Court of Chancery’s Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick invalidated Tesla’s huge compensatory equity grant to Elon Musk, its…
Continue Reading Delaware Chancellor Invalidates Tesla’s Compensation Grant: 3 Lessons LearnedI have put together this “How to Write a Comment Letter to the SEC on a Rulemaking” Guide. Check it out! It covers these two topics:
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Continue Reading A New Guide: “How to Write a Comment Letter to the SEC on a Rulemaking”Here’s a topic that hasn’t been written about – but that I hear a lot about – so you’re likely to encounter it if you do this stuff long enough.
Continue Reading A Director Needs to Take a Leave of Absence? 5 ConsiderationsWe’ve all heard the term “power user.” Someone who has excelled in some type of technology – or maybe they can simply type fast – that gives them a productively…
Continue Reading How to Become a “Power Prompter”Most readers of this blog are familiar with the usual process to seek to keep a Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal out of a company’s proxy statement. Write a letter to…
Continue Reading Shareholder Proposals: A Rare Foray into CourtHere’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
As we continue to wait for the SEC to adopt final climate disclosure rules, Corp…
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