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[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

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ISS Updates 2025 Benchmark Voting Policy and Executive Compensation FAQ

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Institutional Shareholder Services updated its Benchmark proxy voting policies on December 17—with updated policies generally applying to shareholder meetings taking place on or after February 1. The updates for U.S....more

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Preparing for the 2025 proxy season

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This guide discusses important themes from the 2024 proxy season and developing trends we are monitoring for 2025. It also includes a “housekeeping checklist” designed to assist you as you prepare your proxy statement. For...more

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Preparing for the 2025 Public Company Reporting Season

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In anticipation of the upcoming reporting season, this Update highlights some of the most significant rule changes, guidance, institutional investor areas of focus, and trends for public companies to consider while preparing...more

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Securities Law Update - November 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update....more

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ISS Analyzes Trends in Corporate Political Activity Disclosures and Related Shareholder Proposals Over the Past Decade

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently reported on trends in corporate political activity disclosures and related shareholder proposals over the past decade, noting that “[o]ver the past decade, shareholder...more

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Glass Lewis Voting Policy Changes for 2025: 8 Things to Know

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Recently, Glass Lewis announced the release of its 2025 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines and guidelines for Shareholder Proposals & ESG-Related Issues that apply across markets. Here are 8 things to know about this year’s...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

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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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ISS Opens Survey for 2025 Policy Changes; Glass Lewis Seeks Informal Feedback

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ISS and Glass Lewis annual policy surveys have launched - As is typical, executive compensation issues are covered in the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis annual policy surveys this year, with each...more

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Public Company Advisory: Q1 2024 SEC Snapshots

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The members of Maynard Nexsen’s Public Company Advisory Practice counsel public companies and companies aiming to become public on the full range of matters shaping their governance and operation in the public markets. As a...more

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2024 Proxy Season Quick Reference Guide

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The 2024 proxy season is just around the corner. This quick reference guide, which is intended to supplement Shearman & Sterling’s 21st Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, summarizes themes from the...more

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Key Topics for the 2024 UK AGM Season

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This publication provides an overview of the top trending issues as we approach this year’s AGM and reporting season. We highlight key areas of AGM practices and reporting that will need to adapt to recent legal and...more

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Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season: Your Upcoming Form 10-K

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Each year in our Annual Memo, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form 20-F....more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Release Proxy Voting Policy Changes for 2024

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On December 19, 2023, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) released its updates to its Proxy Voting Guidelines. Somewhat unusually, ISS made only one change to its voting recommendation policies for U.S. public...more

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Proxy Voting Advisory Firms Address Severance Payments, Cybersecurity Risk Ownership and Share Ownership Guidelines in Updates to...

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy voting advisory firms in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the U.S. market for the 2024...more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2024 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Glass, Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have each released updates to their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2024 proxy season. The Glass Lewis updates apply to shareholder...more

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ISS Releases 2024 Benchmark Policy Updates

On December 19, 2023, ISS Governance announced updates to its 2024 benchmark proxy voting policies. The full text of the updated benchmark policies for 2024 should be available later this month and will generally apply to...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - December 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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Glass Lewis Issues 2024 Updates to Benchmark Policy Guidelines

On November 16, 2023, Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) released its 2024 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines (U.S. Guidelines), effective for shareholder meetings on or after January 1, 2024. The U.S. Guidelines include several...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

ISS Governance Announces Proposed Benchmark Policy Changes for 2024

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On November 21, 2023, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) Governance announced proposed changes to its benchmark voting policy for 2024 (the “Proposed Changes”). To ensure that a broad range of perspectives is...more

Allen Matkins

May Directors Vote By Proxy?

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Neither California's nor Delaware's General Corporation Law expressly prohibits directors from being represented by proxy at board meetings.   However, it appears to have been well settled in Delaware since at least 1915 that...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

2024 U.S. Proxy and Annual Report Season: It’s Starting Time!

Although it may seem early, it is already time to start preparing for the 2024 proxy and annual report season. Additional time may be required this year because of the substantial scope and pace of relevant changes in law and...more

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Overboarding in the UK: How many seats is too many

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In recent years "overboarding" has become an important issue for many UK companies and investors alike. Several large asset managers as well as proxy advisors, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and LGIM, have tightened their...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Preparing for the 2023 Proxy Season

As we enter the 2023 proxy season, there are a number of new regulatory requirements, both technical and substantive, that have been implemented, and many more on the horizon. For example, many companies will need to comply...more

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