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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Executive Contracts: What’s Common and What to Look For

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For both employers and executives, having a well-drafted executive employment agreement is key to defining the relationship between an employer and one of its most important employees. The contract also sets the parties’...more

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Proxy Advisors Kick-Off the Holiday Season: Glass Lewis Releases ’25 Updates; ISS Seeks Feedback on Proposed ’25 Changes

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ISS and Glass Lewis generally publish changes to their proxy voting policies around this time of year. Glass Lewis recently issued its 2025 US Policy Guidelines listing changes and clarifications....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Glass Lewis Releases 2025 Benchmark Policy Guidelines

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Last Thursday, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis released its 2025 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines 2025 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines, including guidelines for shareholder proposals and ESG-related issues. The guidelines...more

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Ready for a Sale? Part 2: Change in Control Provisions and Treatment of Outstanding Equity Compensation

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This blog post is Part 2 in the “Ready for a Sale?” series, which is aimed at getting the human resources, benefits, and executive compensation functions of your organization ready for a potential sale or similar corporate...more

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5 Key Executive Compensation Trends and Issues for 2021

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The 2021 executive compensation season will be more challenging than usual for most companies due to the financial and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. To meet these challenges, companies should be aware of...more

Snell & Wilmer

Updated Glass Lewis Proxy Voting Guidelines

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I previously blogged about certain compensation related updates to ISS’ proxy voting guidelines for 2020. With proxy season in full swing, I wanted to highlight some important compensation related changes to the Glass Lewis...more

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ISS Publishes Preliminary 2019 Compensation FAQs

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ISS has published preliminary frequently asked questions related to compensation policies for 2019. Some key observations are noted below. Will any of the quantitative pay-for-performance screens change for 2019?...more

Allen Matkins

Implementation Issues Abound For The SEC’s Proposed Clawback Rules

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When adopted, the incentive compensation clawback rules recently proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission are likely to present issuers with a number of implementation challenges. Some of these challenges have been...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Days of the Vultures (Silicon Valley – Season 2 Finale)

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This season’s finale of Silicon Valley provided Richard with only the briefest moment of victory before he once again faces losing Pied Piper. First, the arbitrator rules that because Richard used a Hooli computer while...more

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Blog: Executive Compensation — A Trigger For Hedge Fund Activism?

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Is executive pay becoming a hot button issue for activist hedge funds? While executive pay has long been under scrutiny from standard-issue corporate governance activists, such as union pension funds, the interest of some...more

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Facing Merger Challenges. In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1……

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A few weeks ago, a writer for a banking magazine asked my top five challenges to a successful bank merger. That is a loaded question! The challenges to complete a merger agreement, the challenges to close the merger, and the...more

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