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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Activists Say ‘Yes’ to ‘Vote No’ Campaigns in 2025

Withhold campaigns are not new. However, according to Diligent Market Intelligence, 33 distinct activist withhold campaigns took place in the 12 months ended June 30, 2025, up from 23 in the same period of 2023–24 and 24...more

Cooley LLP

SEC proposes to undo key provisions of 2020 proxy advisory firm rules

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[This post revises and updates my earlier post primarily to reflect the contents of the proposing release.] - At an open meeting on November 17, the SEC voted, three to two, to propose amendments to the proxy rules that...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Preparing for the 2020 Reporting Season

With the 2020 reporting season just around the corner, there are several compliance “musts” to focus on, as well as items that can be addressed in the remainder of 2019 to make 2020 a little easier....more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - November 2019

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES – SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms – On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Proposes Rules Targeting Proxy Advisory Firms

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to the proxy solicitation rules, directly targeting proxy advisory firms (Release No. 34-87457). Consistent with the updated interpretative guidance the SEC...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: Changes to SEC Review of Shareholder Proposals, Expansion of Testing-the-Waters,...

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In the third quarter of 2019, the SEC Staff announced major changes to the standard no-action request review and response process relating to shareholder proposals. In addition, the SEC expanded the availability of...more

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SEC Staff to Hold Roundtable on the Proxy Process

In 2010, the SEC issued a concept release seeking public comment on whether the U.S. proxy system as a whole operates with the accuracy, reliability, transparency, accountability, and integrity that shareholders and companies...more

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