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Four New Enforcement Themes Emerge at SEC

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Last month, we highlighted some of the significant trends in enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency’s fiscal year drew to a close. We’ve picked up on four new enforcement themes since then that are worth monitor...

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Prompted by Advisers, Shareholders Voting Nay on Say on Pay

Breeze through reeds on beach

Historically, voting on executive compensation packages has been a pro forma exercise at the annual meetings of technology manufacturer 3M Co., as pay proposals breeze through with shareholder approval. Not so this year, however. With promi...

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Is Corporate ESG Expertise Sufficient?

Lightning strikes NYC skyline

Corporate ESG programs have endured a bumpy ride the last few years. As ESG has evolved from a trendy corporate buzzword to political lightning rod to key business initiative and fiduciary priority, regulators around the globe have codified...

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Interlocking Directorates: All the Rage in Corporate America

Intertwining tree vines in forest represent interlocking directorates

Ever heard of the Clayton Act?  Named after its sponsor, Alabama congressman Henry Clayton, the law was enacted in 1914 to help stamp out anticompetitive business practices deemed harmful to consumers, such as the formation of monopolies an...

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Universal Proxy Cards Present Opportunities for Activist Investors

Shareholders voting, expressing opinions on democracy

When voters went to the polls in the 2020 presidential election, they probably saw Democratic nominee Joe Biden and the Republican incumbent Donald Trump listed on the ballot. A handful of third-party candidates like Libertarian Jo Jorgense...

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