As 2025 begins, we cover several significant corporate governance developments that occurred in the second half of 2024 and since our Corporate Governance: 2024 Midyear Review was published in August. We first highlight...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to increase disclosures for issuer repurchases of shares or other equity securities that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities...more
5/12/2023
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On November 23, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion by Judge Jon O. Newman in Packer v. Raging Capital Management, reversing a magistrate judge’s summary judgment order that had found Raging Capital...more
12/1/2020
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On September 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the “shareholder proposal rule” set forth in Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which governs the process for a shareholder to have...more
On Sept. 9, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) amended CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 7 (Topic No. 7) and issued guidance regarding the options available to companies when a previously obtained...more