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Advisor’s duty to investigate their independence as to the Compensation Committee

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

I have been blogging on this issue for two years now, but as the July 1 deadline approaches everyone seems to be talking about it. Many public

The debate in Delaware over "default" fiduciary duties in the LLC context rages on

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 10 2013

A threshold issue facing private equity funds is whether a prospective business entity should be structured as a traditional corporation or an

JCPenney hit with class action lawsuit for alleged misrepresentation of sales discounts

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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March 20 2012

A customer has filed a proposed class action complaint against JCPenney in the Central District of California

Last call for changes to Compensation Committee Charters

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

With the annual meeting approaching for most of you, I wanted to remind you of the July 1st deadline to have the Compensation Committee Charter

Is it time to revise your compensation committee charter?

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 28 2012

Under the SEC’s executive compensation disclosure rules, a public company must disclose whether or not it has adopted a compensation committee charter, and generally must make available the charter, and any amendments to it, on the company’s website

Share pledging an important but overlooked policy change proposed by ISS

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 29 2012

I have blogged a couple times already on ISS' release of its 2013 Draft Policies for Comment earlier this month

Elimination or waiver of fiduciary duties in DE fund agreements

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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July 23 2010

Delaware's freedom of contract principles, evolving statutes and business acumen within its court system have clearly made it the state of choice for entity organization, including most private equity funds, such that approximately 600,000 limited liability companies and limited partnerships are organized in Delaware

Class action suit filed against Staples for alleged deceptive "buy one get one free" offer

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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August 20 2010

A complaint was filed on Aug., 12, 2010 in the Superior Court of New Jersey on behalf of a putative class of New Jersey residents alleging that Staples' "buy one get one free" offer violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and constituted common law fraud

More companies get serious about compensation risk assessments

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 19 2012

More companies seem to be expanding their compliance efforts related to their executive compensation disclosure in the area of potential risks created by compensation plans

New York Attorney General settles case with grocery store chain over coupons

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 23 2013

New York Attorney General recently announced an agreement with Price Chopper, a grocery store chain, regarding the way it advertises its coupons

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