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2013 proxy season update - five key executive compensation considerations

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 28 2013

In addition to the normal disclosure required in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) portion of the annual proxy statement, companies

Implementation of Directive 200736CE on Shareholders’ Rights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • March 22 2010

Legislative Decree No. 27, dated 27 January 2010 (the Decree), implemented in Italy the Directive 200736CE on Shareholders’ Rights, introducing several significant amendments to the legal framework applicable to the rights of shareholders of listed companies, as outlined below

The Dodd-Frank Act: an overview of the corporate governance and executive compensation provisions

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 14 2010

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, significantly reforms the US financial services industry

A tale of two clawbacks: the compensation consequences of misstated financials

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2010

Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) gave the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to recover certain restatement-related compensation and stock profits from Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers of public companies, in the event the restatement was caused by misconduct

The parallel universes of institutional investing and institutional voting

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2010

Institutional voting of portfolio stocks, for the most part, is no longer in the hands of institutional money managers, except for votes with clear economic significance (such as mergers or election contests

The rise of shareholder “say on pay” votes

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • April 13 2010

The recent bail-outs of global banking institutions by various governments, as well as general concerns about executive pay, have fueled a debate about the adequacy of "say on pay" regimes around the world

Gift card update - Federal Reserve Board issues final gift card regulations; IRS may permit income deferral for certain giftcos

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2010

The popularity and use of gift cards has increased significantly in recent years, allowing businesses to increase sales and providing consumers with more flexibility in purchasing goods

Cheap stock: an IPO survival guide

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 12 2010

This Client Alert is a survival guide for initial public offering (IPO) candidates seeking to grant equity awards to their employees during the 12-month window preceding the filing of an IPO registration statement

Second Circuit wades into the PSLRA safe harbor - the lessons of Slayton v. American Express for forward-looking statements

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2010

The Second Circuit has issued its first opinion analyzing the 15 year-old safe harbor provision in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) for forward-looking statements that become the subject of a Rule 10b-5 lawsuit

2011 proxy season: the first 100 dayshow to get ready for the brave new world of say on pay and proxy access

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 26 2010

On August 25, by a 3-2 vote, the SEC ushered in a new era in the company-shareholder relationship when it adopted its final proxy access rules

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