The Delaware Chancery Court invalidated a substantial equity award to Elon Musk – the largest in history. It applied the entire fairness test instead of the more deferential business judgment rule, finding that Musk...more
2/15/2024
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SEC Penalizes Company for Non-Compliance with Equal or Greater Prominence Requirement in Earnings Releases -
In late December, the SEC settled its first “equal or greater prominence” enforcement action under its non-GAAP...more
3/11/2019
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The SEC staff regularly publishes “Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations” (C&DIs) on various securities matters. Recently, the staff issued new C&DIs related to the SEC’s proxy rules....more