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Corporate governance trends for 2013

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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January 31 2013

Entering 2013, companies find themselves in a climate of uncertainty, highlighted by precarious debt crises (both at home and abroad), sociopolitical

The impact of financial reform on executive compensation

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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July 19 2010

On July 15, 2010, the Senate passed The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), which provides for sweeping changes in the regulation of consumer and investor protection, the financial services industry, executive compensation and corporate governance, in an effort to enhance enforcement, transparency and accountability

Dodd-Frank: what’s on the radar through year-end

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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August 29 2011

Although the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted just over one year ago on July 21, 2010, only a small percentage of the rules contemplated by the Act are effective today, so clients should remain on alert for a continuing roll-out of new rules through 2013

SEC releases final rule exempting family offices

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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June 29 2011

The SEC released on June 22, 2011 its final Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 exempting “family offices” from registration under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Preparing for the 2012 proxy season: looking back at the last season and forward to the next

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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November 16 2011

Dodd-Frank say-on-pay votes had a big impact on the 2011 proxy season, and issuers under criticism for their pay practices should expect continued shareholder pressure on the say-on-pay front

Dodd-Frank conflict minerals disclosure requirements expected to affect thousands of public companies in 2012

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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September 21 2011

Beginning January 1, 2012, public companies will have to begin assessing their compliance with new "conflict minerals" disclosure requirements

Dodd-Frank's extension of SOX whistleblower protections to subsidiaries of publicly traded companies applies retroactively, says SDNY

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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July 18 2012

Recently, the Southern District of New York held that Section 929A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank"), which amends Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley" or "SOX"), can apply retroactively to protect whistleblowers working for a non-public subsidiary of a publicly traded company

SEC approves NYSE and NASDAQ revised Listing Rules regarding the independence of compensation committees and their advisers

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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March 5 2013

Amendments to the stock exchange Listing Rules governing compensation committee independence were finalized recently, as the U.S. Securities and

Congress passes JOBS Act legislation seeks to aid issuers in raising private and public capital

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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March 30 2012

On March 27, 2012, the U.S. Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or "JOBS" Act, with strong bipartisan support

ISS raises the stakes on shareholder proposal votes: will recommend against electing boards that fail to respond to majority-supported shareholder proposals in 2013

Proskauer Rose LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") has made it much more difficult for boards to disregard advisory votes on shareholder proposals

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