Only a short time has elapsed since President Trump named Mark T. Uyeda as Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 21, 2025. Already, however, the regulatory climate has shifted significantly...more
3/11/2025
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Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 directs the SEC to adopt rules requiring public companies to provide disclosure of executive pay as compared to company performance. The...more
On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued guidance on the use of key performance metrics for public companies discussing their financial results and proposed amendments to certain financial reporting requirements. The published...more
2/11/2020
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Shareholder activists get more attention in the media when they pursue large-cap companies, but shareholder activism has long been part of the mid- and small-cap market. Smaller companies may actually be easier targets,...more
As we previously discussed (Should Your Board Adopt an Exclusive Forum Bylaw?, July 2013; The Future of Exclusive Forum Bylaws, November 2013), forum selection bylaws (also sometimes called exclusive forum bylaws) have become...more
The proxy and annual reporting season is upon us and, as with other things, it is best to be prepared. Here are some thoughts for publicly traded companies to carry through the season and help plan for the remainder of the...more
Exclusive forum charter and bylaw provisions limit certain types of shareholder litigation to the corporation’s jurisdiction of incorporation, and so potentially reduce or eliminate the cost and strategic difficulties of...more