Board Diversity: A Reflection on Improvement and a Look Ahead for the Coming Decade -
In the second half of this decade, diversity and inclusion rose to the forefront of top priorities for many companies. Due to evolving...more
2/6/2020
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Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Minorities ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Quotas ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secretary of State ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Woman Board Members
Election and Impeachment -
The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House...more
1/9/2020
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Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
D&O Insurance ,
Diversity ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
General Elections ,
Impeachment ,
NAFTA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Corruption ,
Presidential Elections ,
Quid Pro Quo ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Woman Board Members ,
WTO
1. Corporate Culture -
The corporate culture of a company starts at the top, with the board of directors, and directors should be attuned not only to the company’s business, but also to its people and values across the...more
12/19/2018
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Strategy ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Elections ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Strategic Planning ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration
Key Points -
- Congress acts to repeal the SEC’s Resource Extraction Payments Disclosure Rule.
- Full repeal is subject to President Trump’s signature.
- Once enacted, all future administrations...more
Executive and Director Compensation -
Perennially in the spotlight, executive compensation will continue to be a hot topic for directors in 2016. But this year, due to the SEC’s active rulemaking in 2015, directors will...more
Audit Committees -
Averaging 8.8 meetings a year, audit continues to be the most time-consuming committee.i Audit committees are burdened not only with overseeing a company’s risks, but also a host of other...more
In an unusual case, a U.S. district court in Massachusetts ruled on September 2, 2015, that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must file with the Court an “expedited schedule” for promulgating the final “resource...more
On April 14, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its decision in the pending court challenge to the conflict minerals rule. The rule was promulgated in 2012 by the Securities and...more
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held today that a portion of the SEC’s conflict minerals reporting regulations – and possibly a portion of the underlying Dodd Frank Act – compel speech in violation...more
In addition to heightened focus on director tenure, companies are facing increasing pressure to diversify their boards. The SEC requires companies to disclose whether and how the board or nominating committee considers...more
Executive compensation is a topic that just won’t go away, particularly with pay disparity and pay for performance regulations still looming. We highlight below some of the matters directors should be considering as they...more
12/26/2013
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CEOs ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation Committee ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)