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
Directors and Their Personal Devices: 6 Practice Pointers!
By Stewart Landefeld on
Posted in Blogs
Our recent blog about the DOJ’s new guidance on personal devices and third-party messaging had me thinking about how I’ve personally been handling this new world of directors and personal devices. Here’s why: This concept is not so new, but rather is an extension of the job directors have had for almost 50 years to…
Corp Fin Issues “Form 10-K Checkbox” Guidance
By Allison Handy on
Posted in Quick Alerts
Last Friday, Corp Fin issued four new Exchange Act CDI 121H.01-04 to provide some guidance relating to the new clawback rules that the SEC adopted in October. The first of these CDIs provides guidance on Form 10-K checkboxes, which is useful to understanding this transition period for the new rules. The new CDI states:…
Next Week’s Webcast: “Rule 10b5-1 Plans & Insider Trading Policies – Top Issues to Tackle”
By Broc Romanek on
Posted in Programs
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?
By Broc Romanek on
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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
By Broc Romanek on
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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”
By Broc Romanek on
Posted in Guides
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”
By Broc Romanek on
Posted in Programs
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…
Universal Proxy: Should You Amend Your Bylaws?
By Allison Handy on
Posted in Blogs
During our recent webcast — “Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now” — Allison Handy joined Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina to discuss the potential impact of universal proxy on this proxy season. (In this related blog, Steve discusses some other universal proxy thoughts.) Starting at the 29:45 mark, Allison discusses…
Corp Fin Clarifies Compliance Dates for New Section 16 Amendments
By Sue Morgan & Kelly Reinholdtsen on
Posted in Quick Alerts
As described in our earlier blog, the SEC adopted amendments to Rule 16b-3 last month requiring that dispositions by gift of securities previously permitted to be reported on a deferred basis on Form 5 will soon be required to be reported within two days on Form 4.
As reported on Section16.net, Corp Fin apparently…