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Corporate Governance Schedule 13D Investors

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Making Sure Newly Cautious Shareholders Get the Information They Want

Key Points - Revised guidance from the SEC regarding ownership reporting is making institutional investors circumspect about raising issues with management. - Seeking to influence a company’s executive compensation, or...more

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EDGAR Next is Live - What Canadian Issuers Need to Know

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The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more

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23andMe’s Court-Supervised Restructuring: Navigating Turbulent Financial Waters

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On March 23, 2025, 23andMe, a pioneer in the field of genetic testing and consumer healthcare, announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The objective...more

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“Under Pressure”: Walking the Fine Line of Section 13(d) Passive Investor Status

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On February 11, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance ("Staff") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission") issued new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on...more

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New SEC Guidance May Lead to More 5% Shareholders Having to File Schedule 13Ds

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The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently published a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (CD&I) 103.12 regarding shareholders’ engagement with issuers’ management in the context of eligibility to report on...more

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Shareholder Engagement by Investors May Trigger Requirement to Convert From Schedule 13D to 13G

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The SEC staff recently modified guidance indicating when “shareholder engagement” by an investor holding more than 5% of the stock of a public company constitutes “influencing control” that requires reporting on a long-form...more

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A Response to Last Week’s Corp Fin Interps: BlackRock Stops All Scheduled Engagement!

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As noted in the Cooley Alert from Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai, Reid Hooper and Michael Mencher that I blogged about yesterday, Corp Fin issued guidance last week that some thought could alter the nature of shareholder...more

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Schedule 13D and 13G Website Posting

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Over the years, company websites have become an increasingly important source of information for investors. In the investor relations section of their websites, companies often include, or link to, information regarding...more

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SEC Nominees Off “Hold” And Awaiting Senate Confirmation

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As has been widely reported, there are currently two nominees to fill the two empty slots at the SEC—from the Democratic side, Robert Jackson, a professor at Columbia Law School, and from the Republican side, Hester Peirce, a...more

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Yet Another Congressional Proposed Corporate Reform: Proxy Advisory Firms in the Crosshairs

Over the past six months, U.S. legislators have engaged in an unusual burst of energy to introduce three separate bills regulating various areas affecting U.S. public company corporate governance...more

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