On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements with representatives from public companies, investors, industry groups and advisors. In his...more
On January 16, 2025, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations relating to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide guidance on, and implement, the...more
1/20/2025
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Final Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform
Overview of Committee Member Responsibilities -
Compensation committee (Committee) members’ duties and responsibilities generally are outlined in the Committee’s organizational charter approved by the board of directors...more
4/4/2024
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Listing Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
By Friday, December 1, 2023, listed companies must adopt a Dodd-Frank-compliant clawback policy. As background, on February 22, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed listing...more
11/21/2023
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Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved, on an accelerated basis, the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market’s (Nasdaq) proposed listing standards implementing the SEC’s...more
6/19/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Exchange
Earlier this week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated the expected timeline for finalizing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq listing standards requiring listed companies to adopt clawback...more
Overview of Committee Member Responsibilities -
Compensation committee (Committee) members’ duties and responsibilities generally are outlined in the Committee’s organizational charter approved by the board of directors...more
3/8/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Compensation Committee ,
Director Compensation ,
Eligibility ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Filing Season ,
Financial Adviser ,
Mergers ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Stock Exchange ,
Taxation
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporate Finance recently issued guidance to address open questions related to the final pay-versus-performance (PVP) disclosure rules adopted in...more
3/1/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Compensation ,
Form 10-K ,
Item 402 ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)