Tune in for this Wednesday’s webcast – “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies: Top Issues to Tackle” – to join Perkins Coie’s own Kelly Reinholdtsen, Jonathan Shulman, and Broc Romanek as they offer practical tips to help you prepare for the SEC’s new rules affecting Rule 10b5-1 plans and insider trading policies. We

Broc Romanek
As a strategist for the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice, Broc Romanek has a deep understanding of the regulatory and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) marketplace. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Broc served as editor at TheCorporateCounsel.net, CompensationStandards.com, and DealLawyers.com, where he oversaw and managed coverage on issues related to ESG, corporate governance, executive pay, deals, and market trends and analysis.
In addition to his nearly two decades of working as a journalist and publisher, Broc served as assistant general counsel at a Fortune 50 company, worked in the Office of Chief Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance, was a counselor to former SEC Commissioner Laura Unger, and worked in private practice. He also is the author, or co-author, of four legal treatises, and has authored several books focused on the legal industry.
Next Week’s Webcast: “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies – Top Issues to Tackle”
Tune in for next week’s webcast – “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies: Top Issues to Tackle” – set for Wednesday, February 8th. Join Perkins Coie’s own Kelly Reinholdtsen, Jonathan Shulman, and Broc Romanek as they offer practical tips to help you prepare for the SEC’s new rules affecting Rule 10b5-1 plans and…
How Many “Executive Officers” Should a Company Have?
Over the years, I’ve written a number of times about the process that in-house counsel periodically goes through to benchmark how many “executive officers” a company has against its peers. Although the “executive officer” determination is an internal factual analysis, it’s natural for companies to periodically benchmark how many executive officers their company has compared…
ESG Helps Emerging Companies Add Value and Reduce Risk
In this Bloomberg Law article, Kevin Feldis and Marcy Hupp explain how effective ESG plans give startup companies a competitive edge. Here’s an excerpt:
“Developing an ESG strategy early in the life of a company has many competitive advantages.
First, an ESG strategy can differentiate and define a company’s brand by highlighting that company’s…
A Proxy Season Guide: “Shareholder Engagement”
Just a reminder that we have put together this “Shareholder Engagement” Guide. Check it out to help you prepare for this proxy season. It covers these nine topics:
1. How to Ensure Those on Your Engagement Team Will Stay the Course
2. Most Important Word in Persuasion?
3. Practice Your Smile
4. How…
Upcoming Webcast: “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies – Top Issues to Tackle”
Tune in for our webcast – “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies: Top Issues to Tackle” – set for Wednesday, February 8th. Join Perkins Coie’s own Kelly Reinholdtsen, Jonathan Shulman, and Broc Romanek as they offer practical tips to help you prepare for the SEC’s new rules affecting Rule 10b5-1 plans and…
Corp Fin Renee Jones to Leave; Erik Gerding Promoted
Last week, the SEC announced that Corp Fin Director Renee Jones would be leaving the SEC in several weeks and return to her old faculty job at Boston College Law School. Even though Renee served in that role at the SEC for less than two years, she shepherded as many rulemakings as someone would typically…
BlackRock’s Pass-Through Voting: What’s The Impact So Far?
During our recent webcast — “Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now” — Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina discussed the potential impact of pass-through voting on this proxy season at the 49:35 mark. Below is a summary of some of his thoughts:
- BlackRock allowed pass-through voting for some of its clients last
Pay vs. Performance: How Might This New Disclosure Impact Voting?
During our recent webcast — “Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now” — Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina joined Wendy Moore and Allison Handy to discuss the potential impact of the new pay vs. performance rules on this proxy season, at the 7:14 mark. Here’s a summary of some of the thoughts…
Universal Proxy: Early Expectations?
During our recent webcast — “Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now” — Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina joined Allison Handy at the 26:02 mark to discuss the potential impact of universal proxy on this proxy season. Here is a summary of some of the thoughts provided:
On the question of whether…