Say on Pay 2011: Proxy Advisors On Course for Hegemony
Editor’s Note: Charles Nathan is Of Counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance Task Force. This post discusses an article by Mr. Nathan, James D.C. Barrall,...
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Editor’s Note: Charles Nathan is of counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance Task Force. This post is based on a Latham & Watkins Corporate Governance...
View ArticleHow to Address ISS & Glass Lewis Policy Changes
Editor’s Note: Holly J. Gregory is a corporate partner specializing in corporate governance at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. This post is based on a Weil alert by Ms. Gregory and Rebecca Grapsas; the...
View ArticleISS, Glass Lewis, and the 2013 Proxy Season
Editor’s Note: John F. Olson is a founding partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Washington, D.C. office and a visiting professor at the Georgetown Law Center. The following post is based on a...
View ArticleShareholder Votes and Proxy Advisors: Evidence from Say on Pay
Editor's Note: Fabrizio Ferri is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Columbia University. A previous version of the empirical study mentioned in this post was discussed on the Forum here. In our...
View ArticleBoards Should Minimize the Role of Proxy Advisors
Editor's Note: James Woolery is Deputy Chairman of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Co-Chair of its Corporate Department and head of its Business Development Group. The following post is based on...
View ArticleCompensation Season 2014: Shareholder Engagement
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Michael J. Segal, partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and is based on a Wachtell...
View ArticleProxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Governance Practices: One Size Does Not...
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Bill Libit, partner concentrating in corporate and securities and municipal finance at Chapman and Cutler LLP, and is based on a Chapman publication...
View ArticleSEC Guidance May Lessen Investment Adviser Demand for Proxy Advisory Services
Editor's Note: Holly J. Gregory is a partner and co-global coordinator of the Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation group at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is based on a Sidley update. Recently...
View ArticleImportant Proxy Advisor Developments
Editor's Note: David A. Katz is a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz specializing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and complex securities transactions. The following post is based on...
View ArticleISS and Glass Lewis Voting Guidelines for 2015 Proxy Season
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Edmond T. FitzGerald, partner and head of the Executive Compensation Group at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and is based on a Davis Polk client...
View ArticleISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2015
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Yafit Cohn, Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and is based on a Simpson Thacher memorandum. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc....
View ArticleProxy Access, SEC Uncertainty and Related Issues in 2015
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Bill Libit, Chief Operating Partner concentrating in corporate and securities and municipal finance at Chapman and Cutler LLP, and is based on a...
View ArticleProxy Advisors Clarify Proxy Access and Bylaw Amendments Voting Policies
Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Ariel J. Deckelbaum, partner and deputy chair of the Corporate Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and is based on a Paul...
View ArticleSay on Pay 2011: Proxy Advisors On Course for Hegemony
Editor's Note: Charles Nathan is Of Counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance Task Force. This post discusses an article by Mr. Nathan, James D.C. Barrall,...
View ArticleCorporate Governance Activism: Here To Stay?
Editor's Note: Charles Nathan is of counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance Task Force. This post is based on a Latham & Watkins Corporate Governance...
View ArticleHow to Address ISS & Glass Lewis Policy Changes
Editor's Note: Holly J. Gregory is a corporate partner specializing in corporate governance at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. This post is based on a Weil alert by Ms. Gregory and Rebecca Grapsas; the...
View ArticleISS, Glass Lewis, and the 2013 Proxy Season
Editor's Note: John F. Olson is a founding partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office and a visiting professor at the Georgetown Law Center. The following post is based on a...
View ArticleThe Changing Dynamics of Governance and Engagement
Editor's Note: David A. Katz is a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz specializing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and complex securities transactions. The following post is based on...
View ArticleIs Proxy Access Inevitable?
Editor's Note: Holly J. Gregory is a partner and co-global coordinator of the Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation group at Sidley Austin LLP. The following post is based on a Sidley update...
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