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• Activists Gain a Second UPC Win
• More on the Federal Exemption for M&A Brokers
• Del. Chancery Addresses Stockholder Covenant Not to Sue
• M&A Trends: 2023 Edition of Wachtell’s “Takeover Law & Practice”
• R&W Insurance: Becoming a Commodity Product?
• Study: Private Target Deal Terms
• Looks Like an Amendment, Reads Like an Amendment, Must be an Amendment
• Do Buyers Need to Change Their Approach to Cross Border Due Diligence?
• The Usual Takeover Defenses Were Less Common in 2022 IPOs
• Home Runs: Did Dominion Just Become the Best PE Deal Ever?
• Antitrust: EU Court Says No Free Pass for Non-Reviewed Deals
• Del. Chancery Holds Exclusive Forum Clause Doesn’t Convey Jurisdiction
• M&A Litigation: Valuation Issues in a Volatile Market
• Private Equity: Managing Valuation Gaps in a Tough Market
• Activism: Occasional Activists Move to Center Stage
• National Security: Outbound Investment Screening Coming Soon
• Del. Chancery Rejects Seller’s Efforts to Pass Retained Liabilities to Buyer
• Recent FTC Closing Statement Says Merger Review’s Not All About Antitrust
• Antitrust: FTC Orders Illumina to ‘Unscramble the Eggs’ on GRAIL Deal
• Due Diligence: Insurance and Risk Management
• PE Sponsors Turn to Creative Financing Structures
• Conducting a Strategic Review Process: Should You Publicly Disclose It?
• Activism: Thinking Like an Activist Pays Dividends
• Mindbody: Target’s CEO & Buyer Liable for $44M in Damages
• M&A Litigation: Plaintiffs Have Discovered Section 203 of the DGCL
• Delaware Dings Another Sale of Business Non-Compete
• Tender Offers: SEC Builds Out Tender Offer Rules & Schedules CDIs
• Bridging Valuation Gaps in Life Science Deals Through Spin-Offs & CVRs
• RWI Policies in 2023
• Do the Antitrust Agencies Win by Losing?
• Del. Supreme Court Cross-Designates 5 Judges to Serve as Vice Chancellors
• Antitrust: DOJ Sues to Stop JetBlue-Spirit Deal
• Antitrust: Allocating Antitrust Risk in Merger Agreements
• Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Rejects Claim That CEO Steered Board to Lower Priced Deal
• Private Company Mergers of Equals: A Primer for Companies, Investors
• Divestitures: The Spin-Off Alternative in a Turbulent Market
• Del Chancery Validates Defective Charter Amendments — But SEC Hasn’t Signed Off
• Strategic Buyers Look to M&A to Improve ESG Profile
• Take Private Deals in 2022
• ICYMI: Masimo Reverses Bylaw Amendments
• Cross-Border: Key Trends Driving Global M&A
• SPACs Seek Relief for Defective de-SPAC Charter Amendments
• Antitrust: The FTC Wants More Time for Merger Reviews
• M&A Brokers: New Federal Exemption
• SPACs: Closing the Book on a Terrible Year
• M&A Agreements: Making Sure Clients Understand Them is a Big Part of the Job
• Controllers: MFW Isn’t Just for Squeeze-Outs
• Activism: Implications of Interlocking Directorate Enforcement
• Annual Survey of Delaware Judicial Decisions
• Antitrust: New HSR Thresholds Announced
• Del. Chancery Decision Sheds Light on Statutory Class Voting Requirements
• Private Equity Exits: Be Ready for the IPO Window to Open
• Del. Chancery Applies MFW to Controller’s Take-Private Despite Higher 3rd Party Offer
• Merger Investigations: Expect a Long Slog on Both Sides of the Pond
• Private Equity: Sponsors Have Mixed Expectations for Middle-Market Deals
• Non-Competes: Delaware’s No Walk in the Park When It Comes to Enforceability
• Activism: 2022 Trends & Settlements
• Non-Competes: How Broad is the FTC’s Proposed Sale of Business Carveout?
• Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Says Entire Fairness Standard Applies to De-SPAC
• SPAC Redemptions: IRS Issues Guidance on Application of Buyback Excise Tax
• Sandbagging: What About Deals With RWI Policies?
• M&A Trends: In 2023, a Good Premium May Not be Enough
• M&A Trends: Last Year Wasn’t Great for ‘Mega Deals’ Either
• Antitrust: HSR Filing Fees for Big Deals Get a Big Bump Up
• Small Deals: A Bright Spot in 2023 M&A?
• SPACs: The Wall Street Journal Says ‘Stick a Fork in ‘Em’
• Del. Supreme Court Reverses Chancery’s $700M Bandera Decision
• Universal Proxy: Lessons From the First Proxy Contest
• More Bandera: The Concurring Opinion’s Take on Legal Opinions
• Antitrust: FTC Sues to Block Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Deal
• Liability of Third Parties: Tortious Interference v. Aiding & Abetting
• Going Private: Controller Ties Not Enough to Blemish Special Committee’s Independence
• Universal Proxy: Want the White Proxy Card? Better Amend Your Bylaws!
• Contract Fraud: Dealmakers Still Don’t Get Limits of Disclaimers?
• Bank Deals: It Turns Out That Not All of Them Move Like Glaciers
• Del. Chancery Says Seller’s Rep Must Release Escrowed Funds
• Private Equity: PE Sponsors Down on Take Private Deals
• Venture Capital: Down Round Options
• The Worst Merger Ever? Not Even Close
• Advance Notice Bylaws: Battlelines are Drawn on Amendments Targeting Activists
• The Board’s Role in Managing M&A Regulatory Risk
• PE & VC Firms Look to Control Legal Spend
• Dispute Over de-SPAC Merger Leads to Bountiful Harvest of Legal Issues
• M&A Leaks Report: 2021 Deals Leaked More Than in Prior Years
• Antitrust: FTC Stakes a New Claim to Sweeping Authority
• Antitrust: Federal Judge Permanently Enjoins Simon & Schuster Deal
• Del. Chancery Invalidates Sale of Business Non-Compete
• Antitrust: European Regulators to Follow US Lead on Private Equity?
• Del. Chancery Says Faulty Projections Provide Basis for Fraud Claim
• Due Diligence: Political Law Compliance
• National Security: Treasury Adopts CFIUS Enforcement & Penalty Guidelines
• Antitrust: Kroger, Albertsons’ ‘Regulatory Matters’ Covenant
• Private Equity: Is it Becoming a Ponzi Scheme?
• Del. Chancery Addresses 3rd Party Beneficiary Issues in Twitter Stockholder Suit
• M&A Tax: SPACs & the Buyback Excise Tax
• Drag-Along Rights: ‘To Exercise or Not to Exercise, That is the Question…’
• Going Private: Survey of 2021 Sponsor-Backed Deals
• Private Equity: ‘Bolt-Ons’ Shine in Turbulent Times
• Busted Deals: What’s the Right Measure of Damages?
• Divestitures: Transition Services Agreements
• National Security: Executive Order Enhances CFIUS Review of Emerging Risks
• M&A Agreements: ‘Hell or High Water’ Clauses
• Antitrust: Push to Target Director Interlocks Raises Unresolved Issues
• Twitter v. Musk: When It Comes to Privilege, ‘It’s Good to be da King!’
• Key Considerations for Buying a De-SPACed Company
• Due Diligence: Artificial Intelligence Transactions
• Delaware Chancery Holds Reverse Spin-Off Passes Muster Under MFW
• Universal Proxy: A Roundup of Recent Commentary
• M&A Tax: New Book Minimum Tax Creates Complications for M&A
• Antitrust: FTC Makes It Easier to Launch M&A Investigations
• Universal Proxy: ISS Weighs In
• Reverse Termination Fees: Analysis of Size Ranges
• SPACs: Are the SEC’s Proposed Rules SPAC Insecticide?
• Delaware Chancery Says Process Isn’t Entirely Perfect, but Deal is Entirely Fair
• Controllers: Managing Liquidity Conflicts
• Antitrust: The FTC’s High Stakes Challenge to Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal
• M&A Privilege: Delaware Chancery Addresses Claim of ‘Common Interest’
• Private Equity: Pubco Valuations Down, Take Privates Up
• National Security: CFIUS Flexes Its New Muscles
• Books & Records: ‘Reliable Hearsay’ May Satisfy Delaware’s Proper Purpose Requirement
• Purchase Price Adjustments: The Locked-Box Alternative
• Controllers: Del. Chancery Applies MFW to Dual Class Charter Amendment
• Delaware Supreme Court Refuses to Dismiss Misleading Appraisal Disclosure Claims
• Exclusive Forum Bylaws: Recent 9th Circuit Decision Creates Circuit Split
• Due Diligence: Government Contractor Compliance
• Antitrust: FTC Challenges M&A Non-Compete
• Busted Deals: It Isn’t Just Twitter …
• Earnouts: Reducing the Risk of Disputes Over Milestone Payments
• Private Equity: Portfolio Company Debt Buybacks
• SPACs: Dealmakers Call Foul on SEC’s ‘Clarification’ of Underwriter Status
• Twitter: Musk Makes a Run for the Exit
• M&A Activity: An Uptick On the Way?
• Earnouts: Delaware Chancery Interprets Undefined ‘Commercial Best Efforts’ Clause
• Universal Proxy: Basic Compliance & Advanced Strategy Webinar
• Cross-Border: Japan’s M&A Outlook Brightens
• Antitrust: PE Firm & Portfolio Company Can’t Conspire Under Sherman Act
• SEC’s SPAC Proposals: Commenters Weigh In
• Will Rising Interest Rates Lead to More Cash & Stock Deals?
• Proxy Contests: Deadlocked Board Requires Company Neutrality
• Asset Sales: Stockholder Approval Required for Transfer by Insolvent Corporation
• Private Equity: Investors Want More ‘Skin in the Game’ From GPs
• RWI: General Partner-Led Private Equity Fund Secondaries
• Due Diligence: Software License Compliance
• Twitter: A Huge Reverse Breakup Fee If Musk Retrades the Deal?
• Private Equity: The Resurgence of PIK Loans
• Fiduciary Duty: Delaware Chancery Permits Direct ‘Brophy Claim’
• D&O Insurance: No Coverage for Pre-Merger Conduct
• PE Sponsor’s Desire to Close Out Fund Results in Entire Fairness Review
• Antitrust: EU General Court Upholds EC’s Tough Approach to Gun-Jumping
• National Security: White Paper on Global FDI & National Security Review Regimes
• Fiduciary Duty: Del. Chancery Says Charter Can’t Alter Standard of Review
• Elon Musk & Twitter: ‘Forget It, Jake. It’s Chinatown’?
• Officer Liability: M&A Board Minutes Put CLO in the Crosshairs
• Antitrust: Heads Up, Private Equity!
• Due Diligence: The Value of Entity Management in M&A
• Prevention Doctrine: Could Musk Troll His Way Into Big Trouble?
• Deal Jumping: JetBlue Goes ‘Hostile-ish’
• Proposed SPAC Rules: Are PIPE Investors Potential ‘Underwriters’?
• Antitrust: Big Changes to Required HSR Information on the Horizon?
• Cross-Border: Overview of UK ‘Schemes of Arrangement’
• M&A Trends: 2022 Edition of Wachtell’s ‘Takeover Law and Practice’
• Del. Chancery Finds ‘Compelling Justification’ for Dilutive Share Issuance
• Proposed SPAC Rules: Implications for Investment Banks
• National Security: Review of Outbound Investments?
• Tesla/SolarCity: ‘We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When …’
• Advance Notice Bylaws: Delaware Courts Move Toward Intermediate Scrutiny
• Twitter: The Elon Stuff in the Merger Agreement
• Twitter: What Will the Merger Agreement Say?
• When Do Minority Shareholders Owe Fiduciary Duties?
• Spin-Offs: Wachtell Lipton Updates Its Guide
• Poison Pills: Twitter Opts for Plain Vanilla
• Poison Pills: What to Look for When Twitter Files Its Rights Plan
• Due Diligence: Privacy & Cybersecurity Risks
• Diversity: Number of Women in M&A on the Rise
• Ukraine Crisis: M&A Agreements’ Sanctions Language Gets an Update
• Survey: Middle Market Deal Terms
• Deal Hacking: Delaware Chancery Addresses Claims Arising Out of Hacker’s Theft of Merger Consideration
• SPACs: SEC Rule Proposal Seeks to Level Playing Field with Traditional IPOs
• Venture Capital: Board Seats, Who Needs ‘Em?
• SPACs: Delaware Looks to Weigh-in Again
• SPACs: D&O Implications of Delaware Chancery’s ‘Multiplan’ Decision
• Gender Diversity: Impact on M&A Strategies and Outcomes
• Antitrust: Heightened Vertical Merger Scrutiny Not Limited to US
• Delaware Supreme Court Again Addresses Preliminary Agreements
• Due Diligence: Growing GDPR Risk to Fund Sponsors & Corporate Parents
• Activism: Is a Wave of ‘SPACtivism’ Coming?
• Appraisal: Recent Del. Chancery Decision Opens Door to Arbs?
• Reps & Warranties: Del. Chancery Reaffirms That Delaware is “Pro-Sandbagging”
• Material Breach Metaphysics: Del. Chancery Addresses MAE Rep Without a Closing Condition
• Survey: Prevalence of Takeover Defenses
• RWI: Implications of Russia Sanctions
• Going Private: Survey of 2020 Sponsor-Backed Deals
• Fiduciary Duty: Director’s Abstention Isn’t a Get Out of Jail Free Card
• Antitrust: Implications of Recent Vertical Merger Challenges
• Advance Notice Bylaws: Del. Chancery Upholds Record Holder Requirement
• Lessons for Sellers From the Wordle Deal
• Mootness Fees: SDNY Says “No” to M&A Disclosure Litigation Plaintiff
• Antitrust: Will “Ticking Fees” Become a Trend?
• M&A Agreements: Crypto References Creep In
• Aiding and Abetting: Buyer Beware
• Appraisal: Chancery Limits Discovery for Lurking Fiduciary Claim
• Financial Reporting: Handbook on Accounting for Business Combinations
• Private Equity: SEC Proposes to Overhaul Private Fund Adviser Rules
• Appraisal: Chancery Addresses Fair Value Change Between Signing and Closing
• Transition Services Agreements: Key Considerations for Buyers and Sellers
• SPACs: Former SEC Corp Fin Director Doesn’t Pull Any Punches
• Private Equity: The Return of Club Deals?
• Antitrust: DOJ’s Antitrust Chief Takes a Hard Line on Remedies
• Private Equity: SEC Proposes Changes to Form PF
• Activism: Are Anti-Activist Pills Useless?
• FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds
• Mega Deals: More Common Than You Might Think
• Poking Around the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger Agreement
• M&A Agreements: Rethinking Consequential Damages Exclusions
• Antitrust: DOJ & FTC Look to Revamp Merger Guidelines
• National Security: CFIUS & De-SPAC Transactions
• M&A Agreements: When do Target Stockholders become Buyer Stockholders?
• M&A Activism: Sale-Oriented Activism on the Rise?
• Private Equity: LPs Say Continuation Funds are a Game Changer
• Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Applies Entire Fairness Standard to De-SPAC Claims
• M&A Agreements: Disclosure Schedules Have Their Day in Court
• COVID-19 Busted Deals: Ontario Court Awards C$1.24 Billion to Jilted Seller
• M&A Agreements: Brief Chancery Opinion Has Plenty to Say to Drafters
• Earnouts: Del. Chancery Refuses to Dismiss Fraud & Implied Covenant Claims
• Antitrust: FTC & DOJ Eye Changes to Horizontal Merger Guidelines
• Poison Pills: Del. Supreme Court Leaves Many Unanswered Questions
• Deal Hacking: Paying Agent in Cross-Hairs for Hacker’s Theft of Merger Consideration
• SPAC Regulation: “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
• SPAC M&A Litigation: Recent Filings Highlight Alleged Process Failures
• Effective Time: When Do Target Stockholders Stop Being Stockholders?
• Letters of Intent: NC Business Court Provides Another Cautionary Tale
• Blank Check Reverse Mergers: The SEC Responds to the Del. Chancery
• M&A Tax: Build Back Better Act May Increase Tax on Private Company Sales
• COVID-19: Will Omicron Throw a Monkey Wrench into Pending Deals?
• M&A Activism: Assessing the State of Play
• Legal Opinions: Recent Chancery Decision Provides Guidance
• Start-Ups: Allocating Founders’ Shares
• Earnouts: An Overview
• Delaware Chancery Provides Guidance on Legal Dividend Issues
• Antitrust: Where’s the Enforcement Surge?
• M&A Agreements: What Will Next Year’s Deal Agreements Look Like?
• National Security: UK’s National Security and Investment Act
• National Security: CFIUS and The Food Sector
• The Rise of Hipster Antitrust: DOJ Brings Monopsony Case
• Dissecting Fraud Carve-Outs
• Injunctive Relief: Delaware Chancery Again Refuses to Enjoin a Merger
• Successor Liability: Federal Common Law
• Antitrust: New Tool Helps You Not Sound Like a Supervillain
• SPACs: Fitting Square Pegs into Corporate Law’s Round Holes
• Activism: Third Quarter Highlights
• Antitrust: FTC Reinstates Prior Approval Policy
• No Deal: Private Equity Firm Changes Its Vocabulary
• Middle Market M&A: Strategic vs. PE Valuations
• Usury: Toxic Converts Prove Toxic to Lender
• Proxy Contests: Del. Chancery Upholds Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaw
• M&A Agreements: Interpreting Termination Provisions
• Tax Considerations: The M&A Implications of Pending Tax Proposals
• Special Committees: “Bad Faith” Claims Gain a Foothold in Delaware
• Due Diligence: Quality of Earnings
• Special Committees: Income Dependence and Admiration for Controller Preclude Independence
• Pending M&A Transactions: Signing a Deal is the Easy Part
• Private Equity: Is IRR a Misleading Metric?
• M&A Litigation: Contractual Fraud Marches On
• Activism: What Industries Are in the Cross-Hairs?
• Fraud on the Board: Wait, I’m the Victim Here. . .
• Preferred Stock: Del. Chancery Holds No Breach of Mandatory Redemption Provision
• Snapshot of Public Company Deal Terms
• Antitrust Merger Review: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
• Controllers: Del. Supreme Court Holds Dilution Claims Are Derivative
• Del. Chancery Addresses Duties of Shareholders’ Reps
• Antitrust: FTC Rescinds Vertical Merger Guidelines
• SPAC Valuations: Propelled by Plenty of Hot Air?
• Investment Bankers: Overview of Engagement Letter Provisions
• Contract Interpretation: Timing of Affiliate Status
• Appraisal: Del. Supreme Court Okays Contractual Waiver of Appraisal Rights
• Welcome to SPACtivism!
• Fraud on the Board: What Is It?
• SPAC IPOs Implode in Q2
• Earnouts: Del. Chancery Says “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” Must be Persistent
• Merger Agreement Breach Supports NC Deceptive Trade Practices Claim
• Antitrust Risks: Dealing with the New Environment
• Do All Cash Deals Automatically Trigger Revlon?
• Target’s Termination of Deal Results in Loss of Breach and Fraud Claims
• Delaware Law: The Bedrock M&A Cases
• Antitrust: FTC Withdraws HSR Guidance on Debt Repayment
• SPAC Litigation: 49 Firms Say SPACs Aren’t Investment Companies
• PSTH Lawsuit: SPACs, SPARCs, Profs & Fig Leaves
• Revlon: No Change in Control In 58% Stock Deal
• Controllers: No MFW For Expiring Procedural Commitments
• D&O Insurance: Carriers Get a “W” in Appraisal Case
• R&W Insurance: Current Market Trends
• Poison Pills: 2020-2021 Pill Adoptions
• MAE Clauses: Drafting Lessons From Bardy Diagnostics v. Hill-Rom
• PSTH Lawsuit: “SPACmageddon” or Something Less?
• Non-Assignment Clauses: What Assignments Don’t They Prohibit?
• Contract Fraud: Negotiated Limitations on Liability Had “Too Much Dynamite”
• Non-Signatories Bound By Merger Agreement’s Indemnification Provisions
• R&W Insurance: Coverage for Non-Standard Deals? Good Luck!
• COVID-19 M&A Litigation: Lessons Learned
• Shareholders Agreements: De-SPACs v. IPOs
• Due Diligence: ESG Considerations
• M&A Agreements: “Effect of Termination” Provisions
• HSR Filings: The FTC’s Overwhelmed and You’re on Your Own
• National Security: 2020 CFIUS Annual Report
• Cybersecurity: Strategic and Tactical Considerations in M&A
• Antitrust Merger Investigations: 2021’s First Half Scorecard
• Controllers: No Shortcuts to MFW Cleansing
• Proxy Fights: Was Exxon Mobil a Bellwether?
• Is Appraisal Arbitrage Poised for a Comeback?
• Activism: 2021 First Half Highlights
• SPACs: Alternatives to PIPE Financing for De-SPACs
• More on “Rights Offerings: Cleansing? Maybe Not…”
• Activism: Bumpitrage in the UK
• M&A Process: The Role of Social Media
• Appraisal Rights: What About LLCs?
• Choice of Law Clauses: Boilerplate They Ain’t!
• Is the Intro to a Merger Agreement a “Resolution”? It is in Nevada!
• Antitrust: President’s Executive Order Puts the Squeeze on M&A
• Busted Deals: “Tyson Right Uppercut” to Seller’s Business Isn’t a MAE
• Antitrust: Interlocking Director Issues
• Del. Chancery Denies Injunction for Alleged Violations of DGCL Section 203
• Rights Offerings: Cleansing? Maybe Not…
• Take-Privates: An Overview of the Process
• SPAC M&A Litigation: The Specter of Section 11
• Delaware Supreme Court Says Entire Fairness Sometimes Isn’t Enough
• Private Equity: LPs Say ESG is a Top Investment Priority
• Dealing With M&A Compensation Issues
• Del. Chancery Says 35% Stockholder Not a Controller
• CFIUS: Treasury Team Hunts For Non-Notified Transactions
• Loyalty Claim Against Special Committee Chair Survives Motion to Dismiss
• Fraud: Integration Clause Bars Claims Based on “Future Promises”
• M&A Agreements: Don’t Play Hide the Ball With Forum Selection Clauses
• Antitrust: VCs Stressing Out Over Federal Antitrust Legislative Initiatives
• Controllers: Receipt of Unique Benefits Results In Entire Fairness Review
• SPACs: The UK Opens Its Doors to Listings
• National Security: CFIUS’s Cybersecurity Compliance Expectations
• The Modern Deal Economy: How Did We Get Here?
• Earnouts: Buyer’s Discretionary Authority Doesn’t Bar Claim
• Letters of Intent: Traps for the Unwary
• Spin Offs: Wachtell Lipton Updates Its Guide
• National Security: The Growing Importance of Export Controls
• M&A Projections: Third Circuit Dismisses Claims Based on Downside Case Disclosure
• Appraisal Statute Doesn’t Bar Extraordinary Dividend as Part of Merger
• Antitrust: 7-Eleven Acquires Speedway Despite FTC Objections
• Appraisal: Delaware Chancery Permits Reverse Veil Piercing
• Stockholder Votes: Sometimes, Not to Decide is to Decide
• Post-Closing Disputes: New Del. Case Addresses Purchase Price Adjustments
• Controllers: Del. Chancery Rejects Challenge to Committee Independence
• Appraisal: Fair Value Adjusted for Post-Signing Developments
• Divestment: Breaking the Cycle of Inaction
• Crypto M&A: The Central Role of Money Transfer Regulations
• Exclusive Forum Bylaws: Farewell to Section 14(a) Claims?
• Study: Private Target Deal Terms
• Earnouts: Del. Chancery Refuses to Re-Write Contract Terms
• National Security: The U.K. Adopts a New Review Regime
• Disclosure: Board’s Delegation of Proxy to Management Allegedly “Bad Faith”
• A New Approach to MACs
• Nevada Supreme Court Applies BJR to Controlling Shareholder Transaction
• Specific Performance: Del. Chancery Orders PE Buyer to Close
• M&A: A Comprehensive Outline of Delaware Issues
• Fraudulent Transfers: 2d Circuit’s Revival of Bankruptcy Safe Harbor Stands
• De-SPACs: Fiduciary Duties
• The Ties That Bind: Limits On A CEO’s Authority
• Post-Closing: Dealing with “People Challenges” in M&A
• Controllers: Fiduciary Duties Don’t Include Martyrdom
• Activism: First Quarter Highlights
• SPACs: Skepticism About Captive Insurance as a D&O Alternative
• Private Equity: Global Deal Value Soars in Q1
• Letters of Intent: NC Court Says Disclaimers Preclude Fraud Claims
• SPACs: Here Come the Lawsuits. . .
• Special Committees: 2020 Delaware Developments
• Disclosure: Mass. Court Says No Duty to Disclose Preliminary Merger Negotiations
• SPACs: Less Risky Than IPOs? Corp Fin Chief Says “Don’t Bet On It”
• Antitrust: Amended EC Policy Allows Review of Non-Reportable “Killer Acquisitions”
• Transactional Insurance: The Year in Review
• Antitrust: FTC Challenges Vertical Merger
• Comparability Provisions: Treatment of Employees in M&A Agreements
• M&A Agreements: Del. Chancery Rejects Seller’s Attempt to Reclaim Pre-Closing Cash
• Exclusive Forum Bylaws: Stabilizing D&O Rates?
• Private Equity: SPACs Provide Competition for Tech Deals
• Antitrust: Make Sure the HSR Clock Has Started Running
• Officer & Controller Liability: Vice Chancellor Laster Speaks!
• SPACs: The Captive Insurance Alternative
• Books & Records: Can Inspection Rights be Waived in Delaware?
• Antitrust: NY Legislation Would Mandate Pre-Merger Notification
• Officer Liability: Del. Chancery Again Endorses “Fraud on the Board” Claim
• Intellectual Property Issues in M&A: A Deep Dive
• Private Equity: Navigating Portfolio Company Conflicts
• D&O Insurance: “Forget It Jake, It’s Delaware. . .”
• Del. Supreme Court Says Parties May Limit Liability for Non-Intentional Fraud
• SPAC Mergers: A Guide to SEC Filing & Disclosure Requirements
• Poison Pills: A Recap of 2020 Pill Adoptions & Terms
• Controllers: What’s The Standard of Review for a Sale to a Third Party?
• SPACs: SEC Guidance a Road Map for De-SPAC Plaintiffs?
• Selling the Company: A Practical Guide for the Sale Process
• Del Chancery Strikes Down “Anti-Activist” Poison Pill
• Private Equity: Will a Gensler-Led SEC “Send Them A Message”?
• SPACs: The More Costly Route to the Public Market?
• Director Liability: Directors’ Duties are Fiduciary, Not Contractual
• Antitrust: Agencies Increase Use of Sherman Act in M&A Enforcement
• Rep & Warranty Insurance: Are Higher Premiums Here to Stay?
• Earnouts: Still Popular – And Still Problematic
• Delaware Choice of Law Provision Doesn’t Bar California Statutory Claim
• Appraisal: Key Takeaways From 2020 Delaware Decisions
• Aiding & Abetting: Del. Chancery Allows Claim Against Buyer
• Post-Closing: Purchase Price Adjustments & Indemnification Claims Study
• Appraisal: Del. Supreme Court Affirms DCF-Based Fair Value Determination
• National Security: CFIUS Targets China-backed Venture Deals
• Derivative Claims: Del. Supreme Court Addresses Post-Closing Standing
• Antitrust: Agencies Suspend HSR Early Terminations Pending Process Review
• ESG: Have We Reached an Inflection Point for M&A?
• SPACs: Is the PSLRA Safe Harbor Driving the Boom?
• FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds
• Officer Liability: Del. Court Refuses to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against LLC Managers
• Post Closing Disputes: The Locked Box Alternative
• Shareholder Activism: 2020 In Review
• Poison Pills: Del. Chancery Skeptical of “Wolf Pack” Terms
• M&A Projections: Safe Harbor? Don’t Count On It
• M&A Finance: A Look Back At 2020 & Issues For 2021
• When M&A Goes Wrong: Lessons From Divestitures
• Controller’s Receipt of “Non-Ratable Benefit” Mandates Entire Fairness Review
• Antitrust: How Aggressive Will the Biden FTC Be?
• Controllers: Viva Zapata! Del. Chancery Refuses to Dismiss WeWork Lawsuit
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• Skadden’s Updated ‘Compensation Committee Handbook’
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• New GICS Changes Are Coming in 2023
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• Misalignment Between ESG Goals & Minimum Wages
• Pandemic Pay Practices: Some May Be Here To Stay
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• Cryptocurrency as Compensation: Regulatory Risks
• Latest Say-On-Pay Updates: Failure Rates Are Stable So Far
• Biden’s Budget Proposal & Taxing Millionaire Pay
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• Early Trends in Exec Comp: CEO Pay & Pay Ratios Are Up
• Say-on-Pay: Looking Brighter in 2022?
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• More on ‘Russia Restrictions and Suspending Equity Transactions’
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• Private Comp Committees Are Adopting Pubco Practices
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• ESG Metrics: European Companies and Investors Continue to Push Forward
• ESG Metrics: Unmitigated Boon to Management?
• Pay Equity: Arjuna Proposal Notches a Win
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• Say-on-Pay: Investors Still Don’t Like Replacement Awards
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• Compensation Committees Need to Incorporate Inflationary Effect Into Executive Pay
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• Director Compensation: 600 Mid-Market Companies
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• Keysight Technologies’ Proxy Summary
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• FW Cook’s “Top 250 Report”
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• Projecting Workforce Base Salary Increases in 2022
• Compensation Lessons Learned from Two Years of the Pandemic
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• CD&A: Start Drafting the Difficult Parts Now
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• Practical PSU Pointers for Compensation Committees
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• Reg G: Not Coming to a CD&A Near You?
• Update on the Ongoing Saga of the SEC Rules on Proxy Advisory Firms
• How to Make CEOs Happy
• Telling a Story About Director Pay
• Engagement Disclosure Following Low Say-on-Pay Result
• TSR vs. CEO Pay: Which Grows Faster?
• Sonos’ Executive Compensation Highlights
• SEC Proposal to Update Accredited Investor Definition Has 162(m) Implications Too
• Clawbacks: Shareholders’ Continued Push for “Reputational” Triggers
• Discretion and Performance-Based Pay under the New 162(m) Proposed Regulations
• Navistar’s Disclosure Graphics
• High Pay Ratio Impacts Say-on-Pay…But “Spin” Won’t Help
• Fair Treatment for CFOs under the New 162(m) Proposed Regulations
• Proxy Season: Compensation Considerations
• Failed Say-on-Pay? Simply Paying Less Isn’t the Answer
• Great Western’s Director Compensation Disclosure
• 162(m): Proposal Would Limit Post-IPO & Transaction Deductibility
• Glass Lewis: Your Peer Group is Changing
• Small-Caps Jumping on “Pay-for-Performance” Bandwagon
• Expanding the Application of 162(m) Deduction Cap to Other “Publicly Held Corporations”
• Proposed Regulations Clarifying Section 162(m)
• Personal Jet Use: “Hidden” Corporate Costs
• CII’s Policy Overhaul: The Conversation Continues
• Buybacks & Equity Compensation: Match Made in Heaven?
• Gender & Racial Pay Gap: Intel Releases Detailed EEOC Data!
• Starbucks Joins Citi to Disclose Gender & Racial Pay Gap
• ISS Preliminary FAQs as to 2020 Compensation Policies
• Cisco’s Perquisites Disclosure
• Independent Security Studies Provide Tax Benefits and Protect Valued Executives
• Incentive Plans: How They’re Looking
• Books & Records: Getting “Say-on-Pay” Info Isn’t Proper Purpose
• Director Pay: Delaware Chancery Deals Procedural Blow to Plaintiffs
• But Wait! There’s More! SEC Proposes to Tighten Shareholder Proposal Thresholds
• More on “CalPERS’ Say-on-Pay Policy: No More Second Chances?”
• SEC’s “Proxy Advisor & Shareholder Proposal” Proposals Coming Next Week?
• Chapter 11 – Director Compensation
• Chapter 10 – Post-Employment: Change-in-Control & Severance Disclosures
• Evolving “Compensation Committees”: What’s in a Name?
• Say-on-Pay: ISS Endorsement No Longer a “Golden Ticket”
• “Realizable Pay” Could Be Making a Comeback – But The Devil’s In The Details
• 5 Steps for Tying Executive Pay to Sustainability
• “Pay” Shareholder Proposals Gain Traction
• SEC Settles Nissan Fraud Charges: Don’t Have the CEO Set Their Own Pay!
• Executive Pay: CII Policy Overhaul Says to “Get Back to Basics”
• M&A Conflicts: Court Says Undisclosed CEO Comp Discussions Potentially Material
• The Evolving Compensation Committee
• How to Prepare for a “Gender Pay Gap” Proposal
• Executive Pay: Still A “Lightening Rod” For Shareholders
• Big Banks (Still) Answering to Congress for Big Pay Ratios
• Glass Lewis Going “All In” With CGLytics…And Considering Pay-for-Performance Changes
• How Did Say-on-Pay Fare This Year?
• Private Company Director Pay: Meeting Fees Still Common
• Enhanced Scrutiny of Director Pay: Most Companies Aren’t Worried
• Avoiding an IPO Trainwreck: Comp Issues
• CEO Stock Ownership: “Skin in the Game” vs. Voting Control
• Executive Pay As a Way to Advance Diversity Efforts
• Pay Ratio: A Missed Opportunity to Explain Material Changes Between Years
• Are Your Noncompete Agreements Dying of Old Age?
• Human Capital Management: Defining the Compensation Committee’s Role
• 162(m) Is Gone, But What About Similar State Laws?
• Incentive Plans: Handling the Impact of Acquisitions
• Proxy Advisors: An Updated Set of “Best Practices”
• Performance Awards: Are We Reaching the Apex?
• CEOs Got Pay Hikes Twice That of Workforce
• Proxy Season Post-Mortem: The Latest Compensation Disclosures
• Using ‘Weighted Average Cost of Capital’ to Test Performance Targets
• Say-on-Pay: Shareholder Policies Getting More Complex?
• Buybacks: A Scapegoat for “Short-Termism”?
• What’s the “Latest Practicable Date” for S-4 Comp Tables?
• Termination: Working Through the Consequences
• Q&A Discussion Forum For CompensationStandards.com
• The Top Compensation Consultants Speak
• How to Use Cryptocurrency as Compensation
• Compensation Committee Disclosure
• Compensation Discussion & Analysis
• Perks & Other Personal Benefits
• Why Equity Mix Matters
• Private Company Equity Awards: Recent IPOs Reveal Trends
• Paying for “The Right” Performance
• How ISS Looks at “Realizable Pay”
• Clawbacks: Hertz Sues Former Execs For $70 Million Based on “Tone at the Top”
• Say-on-Pay: Triggers for State Street “Abstentions”
• Gender Pay Data: EEOC Reporting Now Required
• More on “Regulation G: Coming to a CD&A Near You?”
• Wachtell Lipton’s “Compensation Committee Guide”
• Regulation G: Coming to a CD&A Near You?
• Checklist: Executive Compensation Disclosure – Pay-for-Performance
• Director Compensation
• Pay Ratios
• Say-on-Pay Disclosure Issues
• Small Business Capital Formation: Reg A Trends
• Audit Committee Guide: Including Model Charters, Policies & Questionnaires
• SEC Climate Disclosure: Work in Progress
• Regulating Crypto: Coinbase Sues the SEC!
• Share Buyback Disclosure: Getting to the ‘Why?’
• SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Amendments: It Could Have Been Worse
• Crisis Management: Trends and Best Practices
• LIBOR Transition: The SEC’s Investor Bulletin
• Auditor Independence — It’s Not Just a Checklist
• Accounting Lawsuits — Probably More Expensive than Investing in ICFR
• Many Lessons to Come from Suit Against Fox Board
• Do You Have a Non-GAAP Policy?
• Attorney-Client Privilege: Narrow Path for Withholding Info Sought by Former Directors
• So You Had a Bad Day: Congressional Republicans Grill SEC Chair Gensler
• Direct Listings: SEC Sits Out Slack Technologies SCOTUS Appeal
• Rule 14a-8: Similar Objectives, Different Outcomes for 2 Culture War Proposals
• DEI Disclosures Are Creating Fodder for Plaintiffs
• SEC Staff Reminds China-Based Issuers, ‘You’re Still on a Short Leash’
• Insider Trading Policies: Key Compliance Dates for New Disclosures
• ESG: Large Silicon Valley Co’s Continue to Enhance Disclosures
• Clawbacks: One Policy or Two?
• DEIA Efforts at the SEC: A Historical Perspective
• Chair Gensler Seeks More Resources for the SEC
• Are the Robots Coming for Your Auditor?
• Interlocking Directorates: The Heat is On
• Nasdaq Board Diversity Matrix: Compliance Considerations for Year 2
• SVB Collapse: Disclosure Issues for Public Companies
• Compliance Dates: Form 4, 5 Checkbox & Electronic Form 144 Deadlines Looming!
• SEC Cautions Investors on Crypto Securities
• Securities Offerings: SEC Taking a Broad View
• Shadow Trading: Report Raises the Profile of ‘Potentially Troubling’ Trading Patterns
• Proxy Voting and Investments: DOL’s ‘ESG’ Rule Survives Death Threat
• BlackRock’s Letter to Shareholders: Sign of the Times
• Non-GAAP: New SEC Enforcement Action Spotlights Disclosure Controls
• ISS Launches New Global Board-Aligned Voting Policy
• Could Syndicated Loans Be Securities?
• The Dodd-Frank Act Stragglers
• Crypto OpEd: Chair Gensler Weighs In
• Three Years Later: What Have We Learned?
• Disclosure Controls: Lessons From Recent SEC Enforcement Actions
• Climate Disclosure Rules: To Scope 3 or Not to Scope 3, That is the Question …
• Caremark: Del. Chancery Dismisses Claims Against McDonald’s Directors
• Officer Exculpation: Most Proposals Getting a ‘Thumbs Up’ From ISS
• Disclosure Controls: Re-Evaluate in Advance of SEC Rulemaking
• Rule 10b5-1 Plans: SEC & DOJ Bring First-Ever Criminal Charges
• IPOs: When Will They Come Back?
• Warren Buffett: ‘Non-GAAP’ Can Be Good or Evil
• DOJ Announces Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for U.S. Attorney’s Offices
• NYSE Posts Clawback Rule Filing
• SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Growth of Private Markets
• The Final Countdown: Rule 10b5-1 Changes Kick in Next Week
• Direct Listings: Former SEC Chair & Commissioner File Amicus Brief in Slack Case
• SEC Adopts T+1 Settlement Cycle
• Staff Comments: Companies Need to Beef Up Board Risk Oversight Disclosures
• Meme Stocks: AMC Solves Its Retail Voting Problem?
• Securitizations: SEC Proposes Conflict of Interest Rules
• Dual Class Structures: Investor Coalitions Against Them Raise Antitrust Concerns?
• White Collar: DOJ Revises Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy
• Advance Notice Bylaws: Shareholder Proponent Urges ‘Guardrails’
• SEC Proposes Updates to Ethics Rules Governing Securities Trading by Personnel
• New Form 10-K Checkboxes: Some Urgent Staff Guidance
• Caremark: Claim Against Corporate Officer Survives Motion to Dismiss
• FASB Extends Reference Rate Transition Guidance
• Pay Versus Performance Disclosure: Peer Group TSR
• How Would the SEC Revisit the Definition of Securities Held of Record?
• Climate Disclosure: Political Support for Scope 3 Disclosure Weakening?
• Cyber Disclosure: SEC Enforcement Tells Biglaw Firm to Name Hacked Clients
• Glossy Best Practices
• SEC Crypto Enforcement Up 50% in 2022
• Securities Litigation: Company Not Liable for Analysts’ Take on CEO’s Statements
• Crypto Exchanges: SEC Enforcement Sweep On the Way?
• Annual Meetings: Building the Perfect Virtual Shareholders’ Meeting
• Crypto: Is It a Security? The Answer Isn’t Always Easy
• State Street to Offer More Investors ‘Voting Choice’ in 2023
• BlackRock’s ’23 Voting Guidelines: No Major Changes
• 3.7 Billion Reasons to Care About Governance
• Financial Reporting: PCAOB Report Says Audits with Deficiencies Increased in 2021
• Direct Listings: SCOTUS Grants Cert in Slack Technologies Case
• Rule 10b5-1: SEC Adopts Amendments to Conditions & Disclosure Requirements
• Board Minutes: Dealing with Privilege Issues
• Pay Versus Performance Disclosure: What Will Investors Do?
• SEC Reopens Comment Period for Share Repurchase Disclosure Proposal
• Universal Proxy: Disclosure Obligations
• ISS Announces 2023 Benchmark Policy Updates
• Board Diversity: A Trickle-Down Effect?
• SEC’s Strategic Plan: Continued Goal for Modernized Disclosure
• Board Diversity: More Progress Across the Pond
• Rule 15c2-11: SEC Extends Relief for Private Debt Issuers to 2025
• SEC Takes Its Place in ‘Crypto Creditor’ Line
• ESG: Materiality Isn’t Just About the Bottom Line — or Maybe Even About the Bottom Line
• Board Diversity: Welcoming New Board Members
• Officer Exculpation: Glass Lewis Weighs In
• Fresh Regulatory Scrutiny in Connection with IPOs
• Auditor Independence: The Vital Role of Audit Committees
• Advance Notice Bylaws: Can They Go Too Far?
• Acknowledging Veterans’ Unique Perspectives: Disclosures on the Rise
• SEC Announces Fiscal 2022 Enforcement Results
• Winter is Coming: Crypto Fallout
• Rule 10b5-1 Plans: SEC & DOJ Hunting for Suspicious Trades
• Rule 15c2-11 Relief: Time’s Almost Up for Private Rule 144A Issuers
• Stockholders v. Shareholders: What’s in a Name?
• SEC Enforcement: Federal Judge Slams SEC Gag Orders
• Proxy Voting: SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance Transparency of Fund Votes
• Crypto, DAOs & DeFi: Why They’re Relevant to ‘The Rest of Us’
• SEC Adopts the Dodd-Frank Era Clawback Rules
• The Compliance Crunch: Is Your Budget Ready?
• SEC Rulemaking: Chair Gensler’s Agenda Keeping Staff Busy
• Antitrust: DOJ Gets 7 ‘Interlocking Directors’ to Resign
• Corporate Culture: Prepare for Your Auditor’s Scrutiny
• Earnings Guidance as a Reg FD Tool
• Political Spending: Policies in the Spotlight (Including for Smaller Companies)
• Meta Lawsuit: Fiduciary Duties to Diversified Portfolios?
• Corporate Governance: The Illusion of Best Practices
• ‘Veni, Vidi, Vinco Ventures!’ Man Walks into the Wrong Courtroom, Walks Out as Public Company CEO
• Tech Glitch Prompts SEC to Reopen Comments on 11 Rulemaking Proposals
• Something I Still Can’t Get Over: Testing the Waters
• PCAOB Staff Solicits Comment on Interim Attestation Standards
• FinCEN Adopts Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting
• Over-Issues: A Cautionary Tale
• Enforcement: SEC Finds a Couple of 10b5-1 Plan Poster Children
• White Collar: DOJ Revises Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
• Climate Disclosure: Litigation Risks & Challenges
• Gensler Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
• Getting Your Compliance Right
• Civil Rights Audits: Coming to a Company Near You?
• JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments Finally Arrive!
• Non-Audit Services: EY Partners to Vote on Breakup
• Board Refreshment: Individual Director Evals Becoming More Common
• SPACs: Still Looking Bleak
• Corp Fin Comments: Staff Assessing ‘Board Leadership’ Disclosures
• BlackRock Doesn’t Want to Police GHG Disclosures
• Buybacks: The Excise Tax & ASR Programs
• Cybersecurity: Assessing Cyberattack Materiality
• Officer Exculpation: Sample Proxy Disclosure & Amendment Language
• Whistleblowers: SEC Amends Whistleblower Rules
• Late Summer Surprise: SEC Adopts Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Requirement
• Looking Forward: The SEC’s Strategic Plan
• Exculpation for Officers in Delaware: What’s Next?
• Corporate Governance Education: The Key to Orderly Markets?
• ICOs: SEC Charges Crypto Company with Section 5 Violations
• Shareholder Proposals: SEC Investigating Whether Funds Are Greenwashing Proxy Votes
• Earnings Calls: Prepare for ESG Q&A
• Multiple Audit Firms: New PCAOB Requirements Increase Lead Auditor’s Responsibility
• Meme Stock Madness: Using EDGAR Codes as a Hostile Takeover Strategy?
• Delaware Chancery Court Enjoins Annual Meeting
• 2nd Circuit Limits Reach of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Incentives
• Buybacks: Summary of the New Excise Tax on Corporate Stock Repurchases
• Corp Fin Continues to Press for Disclosure on the War in Ukraine
• Big Week in Delaware: Changes to the DGCL Go Into Effect
• Declassifying the Board: Is the Timing Right?
• SEC Re-proposes Amendments to Proprietary Trading Rule
• Direct Listings: SEC Appears Lukewarm on NYSE’s Proposed Pricing Flexibility
• WorldCom: Lessons for Lawyers, 20 Years On
• Proxy Voting: BlackRock Gave Companies a Passing Grade
• Insider Trading: SEC Brings First-Ever Crypto Case, Says 9 Tokens Are ‘Securities’
• 10b-5 Liability: 2nd Circuit Says ‘Scheme’ Requires ‘Something Extra’
• Climate Disclosure: Will West Virginia v. EPA Put the Kibosh on SEC Rules?
• Audit Committees: Addressing ESG Fraud Risk
• Reg A+ Offerings: ‘Could I Interest You in Everything All of the Time?’
• SEC Enforcement: 5th Circuit Says ‘Gag Order’ Did Not Void Settlement
• Board Diversity: Progress on Racial & Ethnic Diversity?
• SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules
• Financial Stability Board Announces Crypto Regulation Efforts
• A Focus on Authority: The End of Chevron Deference?
• SEC Enforcement: SEC v. Mark Cuban Redux?
• Confidence in ‘Big Business’ Hits 43-Year Low
• Cybersecurity: FBI & MI5 Warn of Huge China-Based Threats
• How to Read Your 10-K Like an Investor
• #MeToo: Scapegoats Won’t Solve the Problem (They Might Make It Worse)
• SEC Enforcement: EY Sanctioned for Role in CPA Exam Cheating Scandal
• Rule 10b5-1: WSJ Says Insiders Gain Outsized Profit for Sales Soon After Plan Adoption
• Clawbacks: SEC Ponders Expanding Proposed Rule to Cover ‘Little R’ Restatements
• Rule 144 Amendments: Will Form 144 Become the General Counsel’s Problem?
• SEC Enforcement: ‘Accountants-at-Law’?
• Reg Flex Agenda Hints at Timing of SEC Action on Rule Proposals
• Financial Reporting: Out-of-Period Adjustments Hit New Low
• SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposals: Expand Attestation to Scope 3 Emissions Data?
• SEC Enforcement: SCOTUS Denies Cert in Case Challenging SEC ‘Gag Orders’
• SEC Request for Comment: Should Index Providers Be Regulated as Investment Advisers?
• Human Capital: Practical Ways for Boards to Understand ‘Worker Voice’
• ‘Pass-Through’ Voting: BlackRock Has Big Ambitions
• Say-on-Climate: Voting Results Don’t Tell the Whole Story
• SEC Chair Gensler on Market Structure
• SEC Acting Chief Accountant Issues Statement on Auditor Independence
• Glossy Annual Reports to Appear on EDGAR!
• SEC to Require Electronic Filing of Form 144
• Outside Directorships for Non-CEOs: Best Practices
• SEC’s Cybersecurity Proposal: Issues for Boards
• Risky Business? SEC Launches Game Show-Themed PSAs
• Restatements Soared in 2021 — And It’s All On SPACs!
• Non-Audit Services: EY Considers a Breakup
• Human Capital: Lawmakers Push SEC to Require Expansive Standardized Data
• Climate Change Comments: The CII’s 38-Page Letter
• ESG Fraud Hits Interviews in Banking, the NFL
• One More Anniversary: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act!
• SEC Chair Requests More Resources
• California Board Gender Diversity Law Ruled Unconstitutional
• Climate Change Proposal: The SEC’s Authority in the Spotlight
• Privilege: Shielding Information from Your Directors?
• SEC Climate Change Proposal: Small Business Weighs In
• Climate Change Proposal: SEC Extends Comment Period
• Enforcement: SEC Announces Crypto-Related MD&A Proceeding
• SEC’s Rule 10b5-1 Proposal: Departure From Insider Trading Law?
• Rule 10b5-1 Plans: Shareholder Vote Makes a Statement
• What Musk’s Twitter Deal Means for Stakeholder Capitalism
• SPACs: Exchanges Could Also Make Life Difficult
• SEC Climate Change Release: Will More Time Help?
• Cybersecurity Oversight: Batten Down the Hatches
• War in Ukraine: Asking for the SEC’s Help
• Chair Gensler and the Bond Market
• Time to Prepare for Climate Change Rules?
• What to Do with the COVID-19 Risk Factor?
• Proposed 2022 DGCL Amendments Include Officer Exculpation
• Form 10-Q: Reminders for the 1st Quarter of 2022
• Regulation FD: Responding to a Potential Problem
• SPACs: Commissioner Peirce Calls Out Failure to Grant Acceleration Request
• Staff Comments: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• Artificial Intelligence: The Next Corporate Governance Frontier
• SEC Climate Change Proposal: Critics in Congress
• Another Control Deficiency for the SEC
• Getting Your Annual Letter to Shareholders Right
• Crypto: SAB No. 121 Addresses Accounting for Safeguarded Digital Assets
• Buybacks: Considerations for Volatile Times
• Climate Change Proposal: What Will the Legal Challenges Look Like?
• Ukraine Crisis: Guide to Cutting Business Ties with Russia
• BlackRock’s Letter to Shareholders: Global Crisis No Match For Capitalism
• Third Time’s the Charm? SEC Reproposes Removing Credit-Rating References from Reg M
• SEC Investigating Non-Audit Services
• The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal is Here
• A Pandemic Milestone: What Have We Learned?
• SEC Trading and Markets Staff Issue Statement on Market Volatility
• War in Ukraine: Key Accounting and Financial Reporting Challenges
• Cybersecurity: SEC Proposes Cyber Disclosure Rules
• SEC Enforcement: Accounting Actions Declined in 2021
• Financial Reporting: Going Concern Qualifications Hit a Record Low in 2020
• Securities Lawyers’ Survey: Who Holds the Pen?
• Lawsuit Shows Importance of Social Media Controls
• BlackRock’s 2022 Engagement Priorities: Director Accountability For Long-Term Value
• SEC Proposes Monthly Disclosures About “Big Shorts”
• Warren Buffett Strikes a “Corporate Citizenship” Tone
• The Conflict in Ukraine: More Disclosure Considerations
• Conflict in Europe: Considerations for Public Companies
• Regulation by Enforcement: BlockFi Flips the Script
• Board Diversity: What About People with Disabilities?
• Crypto: If You Give a Mouse a Bitcoin…
• Universal Proxy: Language for this Year’s Proxy Statement
• Section 13(d) Reform: SEC Proposal Has Arrived!
• Rule 10b5-1: The Limits of an Affirmative Defense
• Settling Trades: SEC Proposes “T+1”
• Moralized Corporate Governance: How Codes of Ethics Are Changing
• Climate Disclosures: Changes in Response to Staff Comments
• Delaware to Allow Use of Captives for D&O Insurance
• Political Spending Oversight: Five “Best Practices”
• PRI’s Responsible Political Engagement Guidance
• The PCAOB Establishes Two Advisory Groups
• SEC Staff Report on Credit Rating Agencies Addresses ESG Risks
• NYSE Proposes Listing Standard for Rights
• P4P Proposal: SEC Reopens Comment Period
• Exclusive Forum Bylaws: 7th Cir. Says Companies Can’t Use Bylaws to Dodge 14(a) Claims
• Insider Trading: SEC Prevails on Novel “Shadow Trading” Theory
• Cybersecurity: SEC Chair Gensler Eyes New Disclosure Requirements
• Non-GAAP: Want to Back Out Bitcoin? Staff Says “Fuggedaboutit”
• NYSE: Annual Compliance Reminders
• Hybrid Shareholder Meetings: Here to Stay?
• BlackRock Threads the Needle: Takeaways for Companies
• Vanguard’s ’22 Voting Policies: Overboarding, Board Diversity & More
• Time to Review Your Insider Trading Policy?
• State Street Announces 2022 Priorities
• SEC Climate Change Comment Letters: Where Do They Stand?
• SEC Comment Periods Draw More Attention: Two Politicians Weigh In
• More Federal Register Delays?
• Crypto: Corporate Finance for Art’s Sake?
• Corporate Transparency: FinCEN Proposes Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Regs
• Board Diversity: Boom Times for Director Candidate Training Programs
• IPOs: 2021 Was a Banner Year — But What Does 2022 Have in Store?
• Restatements Hit 20-Year Low in 2020
• SEC Notches Biggest SPAC Settlement Yet: $125 Million!
• NYSE Proposes Offering More “Freebies” to Listed Co’s
• Retail ESG Activism: There’s an App For That
• Corp Fin Publishes Sample Letter to China-Based Companies
• Rule 10b5-1: SEC Proposes Amendments to Conditions and Disclosure Requirements
• DOJ Launches Investigation of Short Sellers
• Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Returns to Written Responses to No-Action Requests
• Restatements: “Little r” Determinations Draw Staff Attention
• Revenue Manipulation: You Can’t Choose Your Numbers In Advance
• Global Investors Launched a “Corporate ESG Data” Library
• ISS Issues 2022 Policy Updates
• Investors Pressure ISS to Adopt Stricter Climate Voting Policies
• SEC Adopts Final Rules under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
• SEC’s Chief Accountant Recaps Activities & Priorities: What a Year!
• Proxy Contests: SEC Mandates Universal Proxy Cards!
• Glass Lewis: New 2022 Policy Updates Cover Board Diversity & Post-SPAC Governance
• UK Investors Warn Auditors of “Against” Votes If They Don’t Integrate Climate Risks in Financials
• Survey Results: Insider Trading – COVID-19 Adjustments
• SEC Seeks to Halt 1934 Act Registration of Tokens
• Climate Change Comment Letters: Round Two
• SEC Appoints New PCAOB Board Members
• Electronic Filing Proposal: The SEC Wants Your Glossy Annual Report Again…
• ISS Seeks Comments on Benchmark Voting Policy Changes
• Shareholder Proposals: New Staff Legal Bulletin a Game Changer for ESG-Related Proposals?
• Annual Reporting: Don’t Read New MD&A Rules in a Vacuum
• Messin’ With Asset Managers: BlackRock Prankster Hits Vanguard
• White Collar: DOJ Announces Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Changes
• Auditor Independence: Stay Vigilant
• Board Composition: New Directors Are More Diverse, But Turnover Still Rare
• How BlackRock’s Client-Directed Voting Could Benefit Activists
• Ransomware: Board Guide for Whether to Pay
• Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is Your Cybersecurity Disclosure in Good Shape?
• PCAOB’s Inspection Observations: What Audit Committees Should Know
• The Drama Never Ends: NAM Sues SEC on Proxy Advice Rules
• Beefing Up the SEC: House Committee Considers Budget Boost
• Meme Stocks: These Aren’t the Droids You Are Looking For
• SEC Reopens Comment Period on Clawback Rule Proposal
• BlackRock’s Voting Change: Not Such a Big Deal?
• Filing Fees: SEC Adopts Rules Modernizing Fee Payment Process
• Risk Oversight: Caremark and COVID-19 Mandates
• Big News: BlackRock Gives Institutional Investors More Say in Voting
• D&O Questionnaires: Exchange-Related Updates
• It’s Not Just You: Proxy Season Is Getting Harder
• NYSE Makes Juneteenth a New Market Holiday
• ISS Policy Survey Results: Investors Divided on Racial Equity Audits, But United on Problematic “Virtual Meeting” Practices
• Is it Time for a Disclosure Committee Tune-Up?
• Say-on-Climate: Could it be Say-on-Pay All Over Again?
• Our Congress at Work: The Mind Your Own Business Act
• Shutdown Showdown: Preparing for an SEC Shutdown
• Is Three Months Enough Time to Achieve Rule 15c2-11 Compliance?
• Enforcement: SEC Investigates Human Capital Disclosures
• Climate Change: Corp Fin Gives a Heads Up on Potential Comments
• ESG: The Mega Asset Managers Crack the Whip
• Direct Listings: Ninth Circuit Says Purchasers May Bring Section 11 Claims
• IPOs: “ESG” is the Magic Word for Better Pricing
• SEC Whistleblowers: New $110 Million Award Pushes Total Payouts Over $1 Billion
• Workers on Boards: Time to Reimagine the Role of “Labor Investors”?
• Risk Oversight In the Era of “Easier” Caremark Claims
• SEC Staff Wants a Closer Look at “Crypto Banking”
• Falling Off the Rule 15c2-11 Cliff
• A Framework for the Sustainable IPO
• SEC Enforcement Settles “Expense Management” Investigation
• “The Trouble With Tribbles”: The Potential Downside of the Rise of Retail
• Enforcement: Financial Reporting and Auditing Cases
• SPAC Disclosures: The IAC Has a Subcommittee For Those Too…
• IPOs: 2021 Tech and Life Sciences Report
• Flash Numbers: Staff Comment Objects to Disclaimer
• Insider Trading: Panuwat Case Will Test Whether “Shadow Trading” Is Legal
• BRT’s “Stakeholder Capitalism” Turns Two: What’s Changed?
• NYSE Amends Its “Related Party Transaction” Rule… Again
• PSTH Lawsuit: “SPACmageddon” or Something Less?
• Ransomware: More Than One-Third of Organizations Worldwide Were Attacked In The Last Year
• Diversity: Boards & the “Lavender Ceiling”
• Retail Investor Q&A: Coming Soon to an Earnings Call Near You?
• Insider Trading: Misappropriation Case!
• Hypothetical Cyber Risks: SEC Enforcement Gives a Million Dollar Reminder
• Human Capital Disclosures: Responses to Corp Fin Comments
• Board Governance: Nominating & Governance Committee Priorities
• Whistleblower Hoax: Mystery Solved?
• Shareholder Proposals: Benefit Corp. Conversions
• SPACs: Use of 10-K/As for Initial “Bad News” Disclosure
• Board Diversity: SEC Okays Nasdaq Diversity Listing Standard
• Has the Risk Factors Section Become Shorter?
• More SEC Tea Leaves: Clues on Climate Risk Disclosure
• A Crypto Power Grab?
• SEC Chair Announces More Disclosure for China-based Companies
• The Whistleblower Imposters: Nothing to Celebrate
• Survey Results: Human Capital Management & Metrics
• Private Placements: Broker Fined for “General Solicitation”
• Record-Setting IPO Activity: Turning My Frown Upside Down!
• Proxy Advisors: Do Their Clients Cast Informed Votes?
• Climate Change Disclosure: State AGs on the Prowl
• BlackRock’s Support for Shareholder Proposals Doubles
• IPOs: So, Homeless Public Companies Are a Thing Now?
• Climate Change: Lots of Corporate “Hot Air”?
• Cybersecurity: Preparing for an SEC Rule Proposal
• Risk Factors: Updating For This Quarter’s 10-Q
• Meme Stocks: AMC Apes Say “No” to More Stock for Their Silverback
• Crowdfunding: A Compliance Disaster?
• As State Privacy Laws Multiply, Outline of 10 Key Differences
• Enforcement: SEC Casts a Wide Net in Landmark SPAC Proceeding
• Tension in Company Audit Process Could Get More Pronounced
• Proxy Advisory Firms’ Assessment: Meets “Best Practices,” Although There Are Areas For Improvement
• Plan Ahead and Revisit ISS Research Report for Board Diversity Commentary
• Whistleblower Hoax: Heads Up! New Fake Emails Making the Rounds
• Risk Management: Dealing with “Social Risk”
• ESG: Enhancing Your Disclosure Controls & Procedures
• Hypothetical Risk Factors: Beware the 10-Q Updating Requirement!
• SEC’s SolarWinds FAQs: “Zix Mail? Yeah, That Was Us… “
• Record-Setting Whistleblower Run: How Companies Can Prepare
• Rule 10b5-1: Short “Cooling Off” Periods Draw More Heat
• Securities Fraud: SCOTUS Makes Class Certifications a Little Tougher
• Fake SEC Filings Take Pump and Dump to Next Level
• SolarWinds Cyberattack: SEC Enforcement Contacting Affected Companies… With a Tight Deadline
• ESG and Tax Haven Disclosure: House Passes a Weird Bill
• Do Sunny Days Lead to Rosy Earnings Forecasts?
• Audit Committee Chair Succession and Financial Reporting Risk
• SEC Settles Charges for Inadequate Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls
• Rule 14a-8 CRA Resolution Expires — But More Proposed Rules Forthcoming?
• Whistleblower Hoax Hitting Ethics Inboxes! How To “Fact Check” Complaints
• ESG: Is the SEC the Right Place for a Disclosure Mandate?
• Dual-Class IPOs: U.K. Institutions Can Say “No” — Why Can’t U.S. Institutions?
• Financial Reporting: A Path Forward Emerges for SPAC Warrants
• Sustainable Finance: Green Bonds Shine — But It’s Not Easy Being Green
• Board Gender Diversity: Russell 3000 Halfway to Parity
• Comments on Mandatory Climate Disclosure: TCFD and SASB Get a Nod
• Proxy Advisors: SEC Won’t Enforce Last Year’s Rules, Pending Possible Reversal
• COVID-19-Related Securities Actions: Plaintiffs Begin Bumping Up Against PSLRA Hurdle
• Glass Lewis Recommends Ouster of Female Board Chair Due to Board’s Gender Imbalance, Huh?
• Rule 10b5-1: Changes Could be on the Horizon
• PPP Loan Forgiveness Review: Consider Preparing for Potential Forgiveness Appeal Now
• Financial Reporting: SPAC Warrant Fix in the Works?
• Activist Wins at Least Two Exxon Board Seats in Historic Campaign
• ESG Disclosure Litigation: Derivative Claims Fizzle
• Insider Trading: New York Attorney General to Point & Shoot at Kodak?
• Crypto: The SEC’s Enforcement Scorecard
• Human Capital Management: What Might a New Rule Proposal Look Like?
• Preparing for “Corporate Governance Gaming”
• How ISS Assesses Racial & Ethnic Diversity
• Board Gender Diversity: What About Women of Color?
• Stonks’ Silver Lining: Same-Day Settlement?
• Consider Looking Outside 10-K for Detailed HCM Metrics
• Climate Change: SEC Staff Scrutinizing Financial Disclosures
• Board Cyber Risk Oversight: Revisit an “Everyone” or “Cyber-Expert” Approach Regularly
• With Time Slipping Away, Investor Advocates Urge Congress to Act on 14a-8 Amendments
• Stock Gifts: Tighten the Reporting Period?
• Tweaks to NYSE Related Party Transaction Rule
• Enforcement: SEC Targets 12b-25 Disclosure Deficiencies
• SPACs: Pop Goes the Bubble?
• Stakeholder Capitalism: Lessons From The Super League Fiasco
• New Russia Sanctions May Prompt “Iran Notice” Disclosure
• Virtual Annual Meetings: Mishandling Shareholder Proposals
• The Returning Influence of Retail Investors: This Year’s “Sleeper Issue”?
• Materiality: Traditional, New, Double or Dynamic?
• Environmental Solutions & “The Law of Unintended Consequences”
• Voting Statements: Can Anything Be “Non-Partisan”?
• Bond… Green Bond
• ESG Reports: 7 Tips for a “Health Check”
• Corp Fin & OCA Staff Clarify How to Account for SPAC Warrants – Restatement Analysis Coming Your Way?
• “Robust” Disclosure about Virtual Shareholder Meetings: Glass Lewis Expectations
• Will Climate Pledges Outlive the Companies that Make Them?
• Quarterly Guidance: Should Companies Get Back In The Game?
• Board Diversity: Women Make Gains On Silicon Valley Boards
• April Fools’ Day? Materiality in the Age of “Stonks”
• Want to Get Ahead on ESG Data Quality? Internal Audit Is Your Not-So-Secret Weapon
• More on “California Board Diversity Statute: Less Than Half of Companies Report Compliance”
• Corp Fin’s “SPAC” Statement: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
• ESG: SEC Rulemaking Could Draw “First Amendment” Challenge
• Congressional Review Act Invoked Against 14a-8 Amendments!
• Political Spending: Congress Might Remove Roadblock to SEC Action
• China-Based Companies: SEC Adopts HFCA & Seeks Comments on Implementation
• UK Audit Reform: Proposal Aims to Reduce Influence of Big 4 Audit Firms
• BlackRock Pushes Companies on Human Rights Risks
• Shareholder Engagement Season: BlackRock’s 2021 Engagement Priorities
• Non-GAAP: Alternatives To EBITDAC
• ESG: Are Wall Street’s Sustainable Investments “Duping” the Public?
• ESG: Acting SEC Chair Solicits Public Comment on Climate Change Disclosure
• Shaq SPAC Under Attack? SEC Cautions On Celebrity SPACs
• ESG: Corp Fin’s Coates Calls for Global Reporting Framework
• As You Sow’s New “Scorecards”: Racial Justice & Workplace Equity
• ESG: DOL Won’t Enforce ERISA Plans’ Investment & Voting Limitations
• Mandatory Climate Disclosure: California Bill Sets Ambitious Tone
• “Machine Readable” SEC Filings: What Does It Mean?
• SEC Brings Reg FD Enforcement Action!
• Enforcement Division Creates Climate & ESG Task Force
• Climate Disclosures: Comment Letter Focus Areas Following SEC’s 2010 Guidance
• Diversity Disclosures Gain Momentum, But Are Plaintiffs’ Firms Lurking?
• Amended SEC Whistleblower Rules Noted in Recent Awards
• Institutional Investor Engagement: Public Engagement’s Impact
• Board Diversity: Republican Senators Urge SEC To Reject Nasdaq Listing Proposal
• ESG: Corp Fin to Scrutinize Climate Change Disclosures
• Electronic Signatures: Can You Authenticate Through Affirmative Reply Emails?
• ESG: The Rise of Sustainable Finance
• Form 10-K Selected Financial Data: Leave It In or Take It Out?
• 2021 Risks: “Business Interruption” Tops the List
• Filing Relief for Texans: Case-By-Case, But Proceed With Caution
• 10b5-1 Plans: Senators Urge SEC Review
• SEC Severs Enforcement Settlements & “Bad Actor” Waivers
• Prep Time for Potential ESG Ratings Questions
• Investor Tips for Enhancing ESG Reporting
• Board Technology Committees: SolarWinds & Infodemic Reignite the Conversation
• Market Mania: Corp Fin Issues Sample Comment Letter
• Succession Planning: Reassuring Investors with Disclosure
• Rule 10b5-1 Plans: Glass Lewis Offers Up “Best Practices”
• PPP Loans: Appealing Denials of Forgiveness
• Human Capital Management Disclosure: Early Returns From 10-K Filings
• Board Composition: Examining the “ESG” Skills Gap
• ESG: Corporate Heavy Hitters Sign On to Stakeholder Metrics
• Market Mania: All is Well!
• Infodemic: We Only Trust Businesses Now
• BlackRock Wants Climate Change Disclosure, ASAP
• Edgar: Goodbye “Fake” Filings, Hello Reliability!
• Difficult D&O Pricing Environment: Consider Doubling SPAC D&O Premium Estimates
• Financial Fraud Schemes: Familiar Common Themes
• Shareholders Approve Public Company Conversion to PBC – In a Landslide!
• Glass Lewis Refines Policy on Virtual Shareholder Meetings
• Financial Reporting: Mind Your XBRL Tags
• Political Spending: Will the Pause Change the Game?
• SEC Solicits Comment on NYSE Shareholder Approval Proposal
• SEC Rulemaking: Will 2020’s Efforts Be Undone?
• Board Self-Evaluations: Factoring 2020 Into the Equation
• IPOs: The Outlook for 2021
• Small-Cap Capital Formation: COVID’s “Roadshow” Impact
• Political Spending Disclosure: What BlackRock Wants to See
• SolarWinds Hack: Assessing the Fallout
• More on “Blue Sky: New York Now Requires Form D!”
• Nasdaq Direct Listing Proposal Awaits SEC Review & Consideration
• Prioritizing Employee Health & Safety: Are Chief Medical Officers Here to Stay?
• Vaccines: Possible Risk Factor for Some Companies
• ESG Meets AMDG: The Council for Inclusive Capitalism
• Political Contributions Disclosure: SEC Can’t Spend Funding On Rules
• China-Based Companies: New Law Puts SEC Rulemaking on Hold
• SEC Adopts “Resource Extraction” Disclosure Rules
• The “Nina Flax” Files: 2020 — My Found Year
• SEC Commissioner Makes Case for Marrying XBRL & ESG
• House Passes “Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act”
• Suggestions for Moving Beyond Numerical Board Diversity Targets
• SEC Enforcement: $200 Million Settlement with GE for Misleading Disclosures
• Sustainability: Are Proxy Fights Looming?
• Early Look at Human Capital Resource Disclosures
• SEC Settles Action for Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures
• Hiding in Plain Sight? Stockholder Gender & The Corporate Governance Paradigm
• Board Diversity: Nasdaq’s Proposed Listing Standard
• ESG: The “S” is the Hard Part
• ISS: No More “Sneak Peaks” for S&P 500
• Glass Lewis 2021 Voting Guidelines: Diversity and E&S Phase-Ins
• There’s More! SEC Proposes Temporary Expansion of Compensatory Offerings to Gig Workers
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Form S-8 & Rule 701
• “Human Capital” Disclosure: SASB Sums Up Its Resources
• SEC Amends MD&A and Financial Disclosure Rules!
• Corp Fin Releases Updated Financial Reporting Manual
• SEC Adopts Amendments to Reg S-T Permitting Use of Electronic Signatures!
• Comment Letter Trends: Top 10 Topics in Reviews
• Corp Fin Updates “Securities Act” CDI (Withdraws 6 Others)
• ISS Issues 2021 Policy Updates
• Board Diversity: Companies Focus on Overboarding to Move the Needle
• COVID-19: U.S. Chamber Petitions SEC for Liability Protection
• Virtual Annual Meetings: Gearing Up for 2021
• Disclosure: Prescriptive v. Principles-Based Approaches
• Regulation S-K Modernization: Corp Fin Issues Three Transitional FAQs
• Critical Audit Matters: PCAOB Says CAMs Made Ripples, Not Waves
• Measuring “TCFD” Disclosures
• SEC Simplifies Exempt Offering Framework!
• DOL Leaves “ESG Investing” on Life Support
• Board Racial Diversity Disclosure: Letter Campaign to Entire Russell 3000!
• Looking Back at 16 Years of ICFR
• Insights on Deducting “Legitimate Expenses” from Disgorgement Awards
• ISS’ Proposed Board Diversity Policy Change: Aggregated Data Won’t Cut It
• Human Capital: Addressing the New Disclosure Requirement
• ICOs: Knock it Off With the SAFTs Already, Will Ya?
• S-K Modernization: The Questions Just Keep Coming. . .
• Forum Selection: ISS Policy Proposal Backs Exclusive Forum Bylaws
• Financial Reporting: SEC Amends Auditor Independence Rules
• IPO Governance Trends: Takeover Defenses Remain Common
• COVID-19: Audit Committee Questions for the “New Normal”
• Misleading Disclosures: SEC Enforcement is Watching…Everything
• Insider Trading Enforcement: Effect of Supreme Court’s Liu Decision
• SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for “Finders” Involved in Capital Raising
• Circle the Wagons: Create Assurance Around ESG Data
• Director Survey: Room for Improvement with Board Refreshment
• Valentine’s Day Trip Flagged in SEC Enforcement Action
• Stock Exchanges: Long-Term Stock Exchange Debuts
• SEC Enforcement: HP Cited for Alleged MD&A “Known Trends” Violations
• SEC Enforcement: Fiat-Chrysler Tagged for Misleading Emissions Disclosure
• Staff Comment Trends: Corp Fin’s Top 10
• ISS Releases Policy Benchmark Survey
• BRT Says It Wants to Put a Price on Carbon… Over the Next Three Decades
• Shareholder Proposals: SEC Modernizes Rule 14a-8!
• OTC: SEC Amends Information Requirements
• Perks: New CDI Addresses COVID-19 “Benefits”
• B-Corps: Getting More Useful?
• Compliance Program Survey: Prioritizing People Issues Can Improve Effectiveness
• Inline XBRL: Ins & Outs of “Exhibit 104”
• 10-K/10-Q/8-K “Cover Page” Changes: Courtesy of the Fast Act
• D&O Questionnaires: Few Changes for 2020 Proxy Season
• Quest for Director Diversity Information
• Financial Reporting: Looking Again at Effects of COVID-19
• Vanguard’s Expectations for Board Diversity
• Shareholder Engagement: Effect of Proposed Amendments to Form 13F
• Supply Chain Finance: The Accounting Backstory
• Brain-Teaser: “11:59pm or 12:01am” for Contracts?
• Enforcement: SEC Brings Action for Failing to Deliver Final Prospectus
• Short-Term Investors: Maybe They Aren’t So Bad After All?
• COVID-19 Risk Factors: 2nd Quarter Edition
• Eight Steps to Better Board Succession
• Whistleblower Rulemaking: Cancelled…For Now
• Caremark: 10-K Disclosure Can Show Directors Ignored “Red Flags”
• Supply-Chain Finance: Corp Fin Stepping Up Scrutiny
• Palantir’s “Direct Listing” IPO
• Dialed-in: SSGA Letter Calls for Racial Diversity Disclosures
• SEC “Modernizes” Reg S-K! Risk Factors, Human Capital & More
• ESG Disclosure Trends: SEC Filings Increasingly Highlight Disclosures on Company Websites
• SV Risk Factor Disclosure Trends: Potential Impact of Proposed Rulemaking
• SEC’s Reg S-T Proposal: The End of “Fake” Filings?
• Business Interruption Insurance: COVID-19 Plaintiffs Get a Win
• ESG Bonds: The Debt Markets Can’t Get Enough!
• Audit Committees: PCAOB’s Conversations with Committee Chairs
• Supply Chains: SEC Reporting on China Forced Labor on the Horizon?
• SEC Calendars Open Meeting: Shareholder Proposals on the Agenda
• #MeToo: Still Making Waves
• Blockchain & Internal Control: COSO’s Perspective
• BRT’s “Corporate Purpose” Statement: What Did CEOs Intend?
• Universal Proxy Rules: Consensus Views
• Reg FD Gets a “Kodak Moment”
• CPRA: California 2020 Ballot Initiative Means Potential Changes to CCPA
• Secure FTP for Supplemental Materials & Rule 83 CTRs
• What Does ESG Mean to You and Me?
• Scrutiny Intensifies on Political Spending
• Looking Back at Restatements: Trending Down in Number & Severity
• Securities Litigation: Federal & State Court Suits Down in 2020
• Updating: What Do You Do With Your First Quarter COVID-19 Risk Factor?
• Audit Committees: Meetings & Processes in a Pandemic
• Tales From the Swamp: Stimulus Money Fuels Insider Trading?
• COVID-19: Does “Force Majeure” Apply?
• Proxy Advisors: SEC Amends Proxy Rules to Address Voting Advice!
• COVID-19: Impact on Disclosure Controls
• ESG: GAO Sums Up Disclosure Dilemmas
• Virtual Board Meetings: Here to Stay?
• Providing Clarity: SASB & GRI Announce Collaboration
• Shareholder Derivative Suits Launched Over Diversity Concerns
• SEC Proposes to Increase Form 13F Reporting Thresholds
• Cybersecurity: The Ongoing Challenge of a Remote Workforce
• Political Spending: What Now?
• ICFR: How Will COVID-19 Impact Material Weaknesses?
• Reg Flex Agenda: Universal Proxy Rules Coming Soon?
• Insurance: Michigan Court Nixes COVID-19 Coverage Claim
• Beyond EBITDAC: Quantifying COVID-19’s Impact in Public Company Disclosures
• Q2 Reporting: Investors Focus on Liquidity & Human Capital Disclosure
• NYSE “Direct Listings” Proposal: Now with Price Range & Round Lot Requirements
• Tangible “Corporate Purpose”: Investor Views
• “All-Purpose” Securities Law Disclosure: Are We Reaching the Breaking Point?
• Reg S-T: Corp Fin Extends Temporary Relief for Signatures
• COVID-19: Investors Want Mandated Disclosures
• SASB Disclosures: Contributing to Societal Change?
• Corp Fin Supplements COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance
• SCOTUS Reaffirms SEC’s Disgorgement Authority — With Limits
• SEC Chair Jay Clayton: Leaving Washington for New York?
• Comp Consultants: Maybe the Problem Isn’t Other Services…
• IPOs: Virtual Road Shows On the Rise
• “Offboarding” to Achieve Optimal Board Composition
• Cyber Breach Disclosure Trends
• Benchmarking Compliance Reporting
• Improving Board Oversight of Human Capital Management
• Perks Disclosure SEC Enforcement Action
• Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act: Congress Cuts PPP Borrowers Some Slack
• PPP Loan Certifications: D&O Issues for the Battles to Come
• Down on Main Street: Fed Provides More Info on Main Street Lending Program
• Going Concern: Sifting Through COVID-19 Uncertainties
• SPACs: Will More IPOs Mean More Lawsuits?
• Proxy Advisor Regulation — Is a Speed Bump the Answer?
• Independent Chair Proposals in a COVID-19 World
• SEC Investor Advisory Committee: Time to Take Up ESG Disclosure
• Non-GAAP: Are Companies Adjusting Away COVID-19?
• PPP Loans: Are Public Company Borrowers Really the Bad Guys?
• PPP Loans: SEC Enforcement Sweep of Public Company Borrowers?
• The Fire Next Time? CFOs Say Contingency Plans Lacking for COVID-19 Second Wave
• Contested Virtual Shareholder Meeting – It’s a First!
• PPP Good-Faith Need Certification: SBA Issues Another FAQ
• COVID-19 & ESG: Social Issues in the Spotlight
• Proposed Shareholder Resubmission Thresholds: Disproportionate Effect?
• Positive Effects from Publicizing Crisis Response
• “No Respect at All”: Are Dual-Class Companies Undervalued?
• Capital Raising in Turbulent Times
• Nasdaq Temporarily Eases Approval Requirements for COVID-19 Share Issuances
• Virtual Annual Meetings: CII Weighs In with Investor Concerns
• Staff Issues FAQs on COVID-19 Relief
• PPP Loans: Tax Deduction? If They’re Forgiven, Forget It
• PCAOB Wants Comments on CAM Requirements
• Mining Company Property Disclosure Rules: Corp Fin Issues Three New C&DIs
• Beyond Force Majeure: Tips for Entering New Tech Agreements During COVID-19
• BlackRock’s Catching Flack from All Sides
• SEC Goes Remote & Virtual Like the Rest of Us
• PPP Loans: Beware False Claims Act Whistleblowers
• PPP Loans: You Got Your Money – Should You Give It Back?
• Listing Standards: NYSE Joins Nasdaq in Providing Relief From Price-Based Standards
• Virtual Shareholder Meetings: Survey of Q&A Trends
• COVID-19 Crisis: Companies Adopt Emergency Bylaws to Ensure Board Operations
• SEC & PCAOB Officials Issue Joint Statement on “Emerging Market” Risks
• COVID-19 Crisis: What About ICFR?
• Listing Standards: Nasdaq Provides Temporary Relief from Price-Based Standards
• Rulemaking Petition Seeks to Allow Electronic Signatures Under Reg S-T
• COVID-19 Oversight: Does the Board need a Special Committee?
• Initial Investor Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• COVID-19 & Earnings Calls: Logistical Considerations
• Corp Fin Provides Temporary Relief for Form 144 Paper Filings
• COVID-19 Crisis Disclosure: What About Earnings Guidance?
• SEC Chair & Corp Fin Director Issue Joint Statement on COVID-19 Disclosure
• Paycheck Protection Program: Free Money? Don’t Bank on It
• COVID-19: New C&DI Address Application of Exemptive Order to Part III of 10-K
• Financial Reporting: SEC Chief Accountant Addresses COVID-19 Issues
• SEC Chair Encourages Continued Disclosures Amid Pandemic
• Securities Offerings Amid Closed Trading Window: Disclosure Considerations
• Corp Fin Issues Two New Delayed Filing CDIs
• Making Use of ESG Ratings
• CARES Act – Nearly Everything but the Kitchen Sink
• Buybacks: Are Airlines Supposed to be Treated Differently?
• The Coronavirus: What Should Your Company Do Now?
• Conduct of the Annual Meeting
• COVID-19 Disclosures: Guidance From Corp Fin
• Executive Health: COVID-19 Illness Disclosures
• COVID-19 Cash Crunch: Rethinking Dividends
• COVID-19: Should You Update Earnings Guidance?
• Annual Meetings: Attendance Considerations
• Board-Level Oversight of Sustainability Disclosures
• Virtual Shareholder Meetings: CII & Proxy Advisor Positions
• SEC Amends “Accelerated Filer” & “Large Accelerated Filer” Definitions
• Disclosure: What If Your CEO Is Diagnosed With The Coronavirus?
• Proxy Contests: Will COVID-19 Put Them on Ice?
• Conflict Minerals: Time for a Fresh Look at Disclosure & Compliance Programs
• SEC Asks DC Employees to Work From Home
• Earnings Calls: What are Companies Saying About the Coronavirus?
• Future of the PCAOB
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Simplify & Harmonize Private Offerings
• Annual Meetings: Planning for COVID-19 Developments
• SEC Amends Rules for Financial Disclosures of Registered Debt Offerings
• Internal Audit’s View of Corporate Governance
• D-Lister Dinged for Drumming Digital Deal!
• Warren Buffett: “Hey GAAP, Get Off My Lawn!”
• DFS: New York’s New Regulatory King Kong?
• Coronavirus: Implications for Contracts
• MD&A Guidance: What About ESG Metrics?
• What to Do About Astroturfing the Comment Letter Process
• Audit Committees in Action: The Latest Developments
• Conflict Minerals: Tackling Your Next Form SD
• Deciphering ‘Corporate Purpose’
• SEC Public Statement on Coronavirus
• SEC Brings KPI Enforcement Proceeding
• SEC Comment Letters: Tips to Ease Your Response Process
• Cyber Response Plan Testing
• Risk Factors: Here Come the 10-K Coronavirus Disclosures. . .
• Insider Trading: Should Your Policy Cover More Than Legal Risks?
• Audit & Non-Audit Fees: The Song Remains the Same?
• Proxy Access: Adopted Widely, Used Only Once
• IPOs: A Fix for Section 11 Liability?
• Pat McGurn’s Forecast for 2020 Proxy Season
• Skipped Class the Day Insider Trading was Covered?
• Disclosure Reform: Are ESG Risks “Material”?
• “Proxy Advisor” & “Shareholder Proposal” Regs: Comments Are In!
• S-K Financial Disclosure: SEC Proposes Big Changes!
• Cryptocurrencies: Rising NBA Star Launches ICO
• Insider Trading: Bharara Task Force Weighs In
• Board Diversity: Goldman Says No More “Boys Club” IPOs
• That Pesky 3rd Year: Corp Fin Issues 3 New MD&A CDIs
• California’s “Board Gender Diversity” Law: FAQs
• Non-Financial Disclosure: What “Audit Assurance” Looks Like
• Congress Moves to Close the “8-K Trading Gap”
• The Myth of the Friday Earnings Release
• Airbnb Establishes “Stakeholder” Board Committee
• BlackRock on Climate Change: “Against” Votes Are Coming?
• More on “Shareholder Proposals on Arbitration”
• Divestment: Another Investor Approach to Social Issues?
• D&O Insurance: ESG Reputation Matters
• Good Governance: Does Anyone Really Know What It Is?
• Insider Trading: 2nd Cir. Makes Prosecutors’ Day
• SOX 404: Point & Counterpoint on Auditor Attestations
• IPOs: WeWork a Game Changer for 2020’s Unicorns?
• Ransomware: The Cyber Attack That Companies Refuse to Call by Name
• E&S: BlackRock’s Shareholders Tiring of “Quiet Engagements”?
• Clawbacks: Turning Restatements Into a Rare Species?
• Corporate Governance Ratings: Internal Audit Enters The Game
• Audit Committee Role & Reminders: Statement from SEC & Corp Fin
• SEC Proposes “Modernization” of Auditor Independence Rules
• ESG Ratings Draw Nearly Universal Contempt
• Corp Fin’s New “Disclosure Guidance”: Confidential Treatment Requests
• SEC Proposes Expanded “Accredited Investors” Def’n
• Improving Board Oversight of Risk
• State of the SEC: A Few Nuggets from the Chair’s Testimony
• How to Attract & Retain New Lawyers
• Direct Listings: NYSE Files Revised Proposal!
• “Climate Accounting”: Exxon Prevails in Martin Act Suit
• SEC Calls Foul on “Earnings Management”
• Insider Trading Reform: Could 2020 Be the Year?
• Direct Listings: NYSE’s “IPO” Proposal – Controversial?
• The SEC Chair Touts ‘Fishy’ Comment Letters
• Reg Flex Agenda: Clawback Re-Proposal Coming Next Year?
• Shareholder Proposals: What Now
• “ESG” Funds: What’s in a Name?
• “Responsible Investors” Say ESG Isn’t a Fad
• Dual Class: Battleground Moves to Delaware
• SEC’s Enforcement: Do Stats Matter?
• Who “Leaked” WeWork’s Comment Letter
• Dual-Class: Maybe the Market Worked in WeWork?
• S-K Modernization Proposal: Big Yoga Weighs In!
• “The Die is Cast”: SEC Proposes to Regulate Proxy Advisors
• Glass Lewis Issues ’20 Voting Guidelines
• Kokesh Redux: SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to SEC Disgorgement Authority
• Boardroom Diversity: Progress on Racial Diversity Impeded by Slow Turnover
• Director Survey: “Collegiality” & “ESG” Can Go Too Far
• ISS Sues SEC Over Proxy Advisor Guidance!
• Sustainability Reporting: Small & Mid-Cap Perspectives
• Secrets of the Corporate Secretary Department
• Foreign Nations Might Be Delaware’s New Competition
• Comment Trends: Corp Fin’s “Top 10”
• “Climate-Change Accounting”: Not Adding Up?
• “Harmonization” of Private Offerings: NASAA Comments on SEC’s Concept Release
• “Reg D” ICOs: What’s the Harm in Trying?
• ICOs: “SAFTs” No Longer Safe?
• Audit Committees Must Enforce Auditor Independence Rules? What Gives?
• Canada Heading for Mandatory “Say-on-Pay-Eh”?
• SOX 404: 15 Years of Negative Attestations & Assessments
• Naming Audit Partners: No Audit Quality Impact?
• Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Issues 12th Staff Legal Bulletin
• Poison Pills: A Career Limiting Move for Directors?
• Board Diversity: NYC Comptroller Launches “Rooney Rule” Initiative
• Chief Justice Strine’s “New Deal”
• Should the SEC Get Out of the “Stakeholder Disclosure” Business?
• SEC Enforcement: Actually, Just Check All Your Disclosures
• Ransomware: Preparing for a Growing Threat
• Shareholder Proposals: Should Corp Fin Referee the No-Action Process?
• More on “The History of the SEC Staff’s Disclaimer When Speaking Publicly”
• Wow! Corp Fin “Realigns” (But It’s More Than That)!
• Everybody Into the Pool! SEC Adopts “Test the Waters” for All
• Being Litigated! Tesla’s Colossal CEO Comp In The Crosshairs
• Quarterly Reporting & ESG: The CFA Institute Weighs In
• IPOs: VCs Eyeing “Direct Listing” Alternative
• Better The Devil You Know? ISS ESG Business Keeps Growing
• “Greenwishing”: Sustainability’s Greatest Threat?
• XBRL: What’s It Good For?
• 10b-5 Liability: Exec Gets Sanctioned for “Failure to Correct”
• ISS Releases Policy Benchmark Survey Results
• Proxy Access: Where Things Stand
• Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin’s Big Announcement – Oral Responses & Declining to Provide a View!
• Governance: Closing the Board Information Gap
• Financial Intermediaries: Strine Says Funds Must Do Better By Their Investors
• Counterpoint: Like Heck It Does!
• “Stakeholder Governance”: What Happens to the BJR?
• Making Sense of ESG Reporting Frameworks
• S-K Modernization: Two SEC Commissioners Concerned About “Principles-Based” Proposal
• Low-Cost Index Funds: Management’s “Absentee” Best Friend?
• FASB Testing “Staggered Adoption” Policy for Smaller Reporting Companies
• SEC Issues “Proxy Advisor” Guidance
• Inline XBRL: Corp Fin Issues 9 CDIs
• Battle Lines Being Drawn! BRT Brushes “Shareholder Primacy” Aside
• Are Companies Punishing Their Auditors for Flagging Their Material Weaknesses?
• WeWork’s Proposed IPO: The Latest Unicorn Doesn’t Disappoint…
• Company Buybacks: Best Practices
• Dual Class: CII Names & Shames “Dual-Class Enabler” Directors
• BlackRock: “Remain Calm! All is Well!”
• SEC Calendars ‘Open Meeting’: Proxy Advisors on the Agenda!
• Fast Act S-K Simplification: Don’t Forget the New “Description of Securities” Exhibit!
• Buybacks are Bad. Buybacks are Declining. The Decline in Buybacks is Bad.
• Earnings Calls: Make ’em Laugh (If You Can)
• The Dark Web: Troll Targets SEC Staffers
• SEC Proposes Reg S-K Modernization! (For Items 101, 103 & 105)
• Shareholder Proposals: Big Year for “Political Spending”
• Risk Factors: “Active Shooters” Join the Parade of Horribles
• Inline XBRL: Ins & Outs of “Exhibit 104”
• Fast Act: SEC Issues “Technical Corrections”
• Voluntary Disclosures of SEC Investigations: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished?
• Securities Class Actions: M&A Filings Down, But Plaintiffs Still Loving Disclosure Fraud
• ’33 Act Class Actions: NY State May Not Be So Plaintiff-Friendly After All
• CAMs: Early Returns From the “Big 4”
• Auditor Attestations: No Shortage of Comments on SEC Proposal
• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Still a Lot of Work, But Automated Controls Might Help
• Board Diversity: S&P 500 No Longer Has Any All-Male Boards
• What’s the “Latest Practicable Date” for S-4 Comp Tables?
• More on “Large Accelerated Filers: Inline XBRL Requires 2nd Quarter 10-Q Changes”
• Moody’s Gets Into the “Governance Ratings” Game
• Large Accelerated Filers: Inline XBRL Requires 2nd Quarter 10-Q Changes
• Brexit Disclosure: New Developments to Consider
• Lawyers’ Mental Health: Are Clients Making Us Sick?
• More on “California Reports on Mandatory Women Directors”
• Mandatory ESG Disclosure: Coming to an SEC Filing Near You?
• Shareholder Proposals: “Micromanagement” Continues to be Hot
• Convertible Debt: Still a Good Way to Raise a Buck (or a Million)
• How Asset Managers Feel About “Activists”
• Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Considering Changing Approach to No-Action Requests
• Social Media: SEC Wants Better Monitoring Tools
• ISS Policy Survey: Board Gender Diversity, Over-Boarding & More
• Buybacks: The “Replace” Part of “Repeal & Replace” Rule 10b-18
• Blue Sky: New Jersey Sues Issuer of Unregistered Tokens
• Registered ICOs: SEC Clears First Reg A+ Token Offering
• BlackRock: “Move Along – Nothing to See Here. . .”
• The FTC Gives Facebook a New Board Committee!
• SEC Enforcement: Facebook Tagged for Risk Factor Disclosures
• 12 Tricks to Help You During Proxy Season
• Whistleblowers: Can In-House Lawyers Walk the Ethical Tightrope?
• Current Developments in Capital Raising
• Navigating Corp Fin’s Comment Process
• SEC Approves Nasdaq’s “Liquidity” Proposal
• SEC Will Evaluate Settlement Offers & “Bad Actor” Waiver Requests Simultaneously
• EGC Transitions: Interplay With Revenue Recognition
• Overboarding: New Investor Policies Causing Huge Drops in Director Support
• CAMs: PCAOB Answers FAQs from Audit Committees
• Corp Fin Issues “LIBOR Transition Risks” Statement
• How to Handle a SEC Enforcement Inquiry Now
• Section 16 Delinquencies Disclosures Handbook
• Shareholder Proposals – Rule 14a-8(i)(1) Improper Under State Law
• Q&A Discussion Forum For TheCorporateCounsel.net
• Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Speaks
• Conduct of the Annual Meeting
• Shareholder Proposals Handbook
• D&O Questionnaire Handbook
• Insider Trading Policies Handbook
• Regulation FD Handbook
• MD&A Handbook
• 8-K Handbook
• Corporate Secretary’s Department Handbook
• 10-K Handbook
• Warren Buffet Says Many “Independent Directors” Aren’t Independent
• Direct Listings: A Lot to Like If You’re a Venture Investor
• Insider Trading: So That’s What Friends Are For?
• Disclosure Simplification: SEC Referral Prompts FASB to Seek GAAP Tweaks
• SEC Signs Off On Silicon Valley Stock Exchange
• “Test the Waters” for All: Comments on SEC Proposal
• What Do In-House Lawyers Want From Law Firm CLE?
• Crypto Mom Wants SEC to Wear “Reasonableness Pants”
• Rookies of the Year: Do New Activist Directors Add Greater Value Than Other Newbies?
• SEC Modifies 10-Q & 8-K Cover Pages (Again)
• Corporate Governance: Wait, Nobody Said Anything About a Test!
• Proxy Strike Suits: What We’re Hearing About This Year’s Targets
• Uber IPO: The Biggest Loser?
• Audit Committee Disclosure Handbook
• Staggered Boards: Investors Still Want Them Gone

Team

• Victoria Newton
• Meredith Ervine
• Zachary Barlow
• Julie Gonzales
• Emily Sacks-Wilner
• Ngozi Okeh
• Lawrence Heim
• Larry Wallace
• Chris Calaluca
• Jim Currie
• Matt Potter
• Linda Weber
• Dawn Chyten
• Lynn Jokela
• Alan Dye
• Liz Dunshee
• Paige Brandt
• Denise Childs
• Larissa Aguillon
• Albert Chen
• Mel Yarbrough
• Nathan Brill
• Julie Hoffman (former editor)
• Linda DeMelis (former editor)
• Julie Kim (former editor)
• Michael Gettelman
• Peter Romeo
• Mark Borges
• Mike Melbinger
• John Jenkins
• Dave Lynn
• Susan Reilly
• John Feeney
• Barbara A. Baksa, CEP