Join us on Thursday, December 12th for a webcast – “Hot Governance and Engagement Proxy Tips You Need to Know” – during which Beth Sasfai, Michael Mencher and Broc Romanek – as well as Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina – will discuss how you can prepare for another wild proxy season, including up-to-date advice to keep your proxy fresh and attuned to stakeholder demands – such as specific …
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Glass Lewis Updates Voting Policy Guidelines
Here is our alert penned by Michael Bergmann, Brad Goldberg, Ali Murata, Luci Altman and Michael Mencher about the 2025 voting policy guideline updates from Glass Lewis. Here is an excerpt from the alert: Board oversight of AI In the absence of material AI-related incidents, Glass Lewis will generally not make voting recommendations on the basis of a company’s AI oversight or disclosure. However, when …
A New Presidential Administration? We Really Don’t Know Much Yet
Following up on my recent blog – “A New Presidential Administration? Top Five Impacts in Our Space” – here are a few more thoughts based on my years of observing the SEC:
PCAOB Puts NOCLAR Proposal on Hold
Of course, it’s not just the SEC that will feel the impact of a new administration. Even quasi-regulators like the PCAOB are impacted. Hence, the PCAOB’s recent decision to put its pending rulemaking that would broaden the scope of auditor responsibilities for audit client noncompliance with laws and regulations – known as NOCLAR – on hold, as noted in this “Accounting Today” article. Just a …
Upcoming Webcast: “Hot Governance and Engagement Proxy Tips You Need to Know”
Join us on Thursday, December 12th for a webcast – “Hot Governance and Engagement Proxy Tips You Need to Know” – during which Beth Sasfai, Michael Mencher and Broc Romanek – as well as Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina – will discuss how you can prepare for another wild proxy season, including up-to-date advice to keep your proxy fresh and attuned to stakeholder demands – such as specific …
Next Thursday’s Webcast: “Cyber 8-K Report Debrief – Trends and Strategies”
Tune in next Thursday, November 21st to hear Dave Navetta, Michael Egan, Sarah Sellers, Asa Henin and Christian Lee in our webcast – “Cyber 8-K Report Debrief – Trends and Strategies” – as they analyze 8-K filing trends for cybersecurity incidents in the past year, offer strategies and considerations for companies when filing 8-Ks, and review our annual 8-K report covering these topics.
ISS Opens Peer Group Submission Window
As noted in this Cooley alert from Ali Murata, Megan Schilling, Michael Bergmann, and Janice Chan, ISS recently opened its peer submission window, with it closing next Friday, November 22nd. As noted in the alert:
A New Presidential Administration? Top Five Impacts in Our Space
With the US election now over, there are a host of outlets out there speculating about what the result means for the world. For our corporate governance and securities space, here are my five quick takes about what the new administration might mean:
Your Top 12 Decision Points for EDGAR Next
As I recently noted in this blog, there are actions you should be taking now to prepare for the SEC’s new EDGAR Next. One thing you should be doing is becoming educated about what this is all about. Know that there is still a fair amount of uncertainty about what will eventually develop into standard practices in response to the SEC’s rulemaking, and that there …
Learning the AI Basics: How to Distinguish AI Tools
This monthly feature is where I bullet the latest developments in using generative artificial intelligence to help you in your career (and life). This first one comes courtesy of Ethan Mollick, author of the “One Useful Thing” Substack, with commentary from me about how it might apply to our field – the goal of the note below is for you to learn the basics of …