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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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Corporate 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...

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How 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...

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ISS, 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...

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Shareholder 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...

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Boards 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...

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Compensation 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...

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Proxy 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...

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SEC 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...

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Important 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...

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ISS 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...

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ISS 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....

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Proxy 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...

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Proxy 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...

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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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Corporate 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...

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How 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...

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ISS, 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...

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The 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...

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Is 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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