Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Initial Public Offering (IPO), Diversity

Intentionally Discriminatory Public Offering Stalled At The SEC

Allen Matkins on 4/7/2025

In this February post, I pondered the question of whether an issuer could allocate shares on the basis of race, gender or ethnicity. That post was inspired by the case of Glennon v. Johnson, U.S. Dist. Ct. Case No....more

Capital Markets & Governance Insights - January 2025

Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/30/2025

Companies should not minimize the extent of a material cybersecurity incident by omitting material facts regarding the scope and potential impact of the incident. Cybersecurity risk factor disclosures should be tailored to a...more

Capital Markets Compass | Issue 1

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/14/2021

Stable Road Enforcement Action Post Mortem: Lessons for the SPAC Market After Momentus Begins Trading - Stable Road And Momentus Close Business Combination. On August 11, Stable Road Acquisition Corp., a special purpose...more

Glass Lewis Announces 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/10/2020

Glass Lewis announced updates to its United States Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines late November 2020. The 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines include a variety of changes from the 2020 version, including new provisions...more

Considerations for the 2020 proxy season

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/14/2020

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and recommendations from Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

Corporate Communicator - 2017 Annual Meeting Season

Snell & Wilmer on 12/23/2016

Dear clients and friends, We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more