We 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 dates that the SEC chooses). There also will be much conjecture on the nature – and the number perhaps – of lawsuits filed challenging the
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What are the traits of an effective corporate secretary?
Another 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 behold. Yet, they are among the humblest—the nicest—people around.
When you look at the incredibly wide swath of things they do—the unfathomable number of hats…
A Director Needs to Take a Leave of Absence? 5 Considerations
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. A member on your board seeks to take a prolonged leave of absence for personal or other reasons. Maybe the director has scheduled surgery and…
How to Become a “Power Prompter”
We’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 edge when leveraging technology. Many of us in the legal profession – at least the older generations – have long given up hope that we…
In-House Corner: New Year’s Resolutions—Part 4
In this blog feature, our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes, and thoughts about topics that arise in their daily practice. Last year, we received so much feedback on our three blogs relating to New Year’s resolutions that we have decided to do it again. Here are New Year’s resolutions for 2024 from our in-house readers:…
“Way-Too-Early” Proxy Season Stats…
Here are some “way-too-early” proxy season stats from Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina, some of which were mentioned during last week’s “Proxy Season Preview” webcast (the video archive for that program will be available and mentioned in this blog soon). Here is the shareholder proposal activity tracked through November 30th:
- Approximately 160 shareholder proposal submissions tracked,
In-House Corner: The Evolution of the Audit Committee
In this blog feature, our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes, and thoughts about topics that arise in their daily practice. This particular batch of thoughts is about the audit committee today:
- “The biggest challenge for audit committees is “who is on first for what.” Cyber. Risks of all sorts and varieties. I prefer to have
8 Things to Know Right Now
Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
- Join us for tomorrow’s webcast—“Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now”—set for Wednesday, December 6th (12-1pm PT / 1-2pm MT / 2-3pm CT / 3-4 pm ET). Join Perkins Coie’s own Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen
A Comparison of the Free Generative AI Tools
So the ultimate “winners” of which generative AI tools work the best for most people is yet to be determined. Those old enough to remember back to the 90s will recall that it took Google quite a few years to become the dominant search engine. Many of us used a variety of now-defunct search engines…
How Easy It Is to Use Generative AI
I’ve already blogged the primary reasons why generative AI is crucial for your career going forward. For those of you who haven’t already played around with it, let me reassure you, it’s much easier to learn than you think.
But it’s also quite different than conducting a search on the Web. This isn’t about plugging…