On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rules submitted by the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) relating to diversity on the boards of directors of Nasdaq listed companies (the...more
On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rule change submitted by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) to adopt new listing rules establishing a disclosure-based framework...more
On May 19, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq's proposal to allow companies to conduct primary direct listings on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. This approval comes nearly five months...more
On April 2, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to amend certain of the shareholder approval requirements in the NYSE Listed Company...more
In a series of recent public statements and announcements, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that climate change disclosures will be front and center on its agenda....more
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) allowing companies to sell new shares and raise capital in direct listings....more
On November 24, 2020, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis) announced that it released its 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines for the United States, and its 2021 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Policy Guidelines,...more
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On November 12, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its Proxy Voting Guidelines Updates for 2021, which are effective for meetings on or...more
On October 14, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) published for comment its proposed voting policy changes for the 2021 proxy season. If adopted, these policy changes would generally apply to meetings that...more
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the Silicon Valley 150 Risk Factor Trends Report, which analyzes the risk factor practices of the Valley’s largest public companies.
This report covers risk factor...more
On March 13, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued guidance to assist companies, shareholders, and other market participants affected by...more
As we previously discussed, on September 30, 2018, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to ensure that public companies headquartered in California have at least one female director. This...more
Last week, Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) released its annual U.S. and Shareholder Initiatives proxy voting policies and guidelines for the 2020 proxy season....more