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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | USA | 11 Mar 2022
United States Supreme Court Sending Chilling Messages for Future of the Voting Rights Act and Redistricting Challenges
For 57 years, the Voting Rights Act has served as a remarkably effective bulwark against state-level attempts to restrict voting rights, particularly…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 29 Jul 2021
Restoring Voting Rights for Individuals with Criminal Records and the Need to Inform Them of Their Rights
A critical part of Criminal Justice reform is making it easier for those with criminal records to reenter society. This means greater job training…
Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 29 Oct 2020
Top Tip: Voting Leave Laws in the Mid-Atlantic
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and many states require employers to provide employees with paid or unpaid leave to vote. Although early…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 28 Oct 2020
Time Off for Democracy: California Voting Leave
With the November 3rd Election Day right around the corner, California employers are reminded that despite the availability of mail-in and early…
Amal Law Group | USA | 22 Oct 2020
Making the Most of Election 2020
The 2020 election season is certainly reflecting the theme of 2020 with many unknowns and deep concern regardless of party allegiances. The good news…
Morrow Sodali | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 May 2020
The 2019 European AGM Season
EU Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRDII) aims to create a level playing Field for shareholder voting across the EU. Although the details of…
Loyens & Loeff | Belgium | 16 Apr 2020
Belgium introduces enhanced flexibility in the organisation of shareholders and boards’ meetings
The social distancing measures and travel restrictions imposed by the governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus make the holding of…
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | USA | 18 Nov 2019
ISS and Glass Lewis Publish 2020 Voting Policies
U.S. proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have issued updates to their respective voting policies for the…
ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 19 Jun 2019
Simplified Mergers in Turkey under Turkish Commercial Code
Merger, in general, is a complex procedure which requires detailed and long formalities. Simplified merger creates an option for the joint stock…
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 17 Apr 2019
Can the Chairman of a meeting vote?
Here’s a common parliamentary procedure question: “Can the chair vote?” Robert’s Rules gives us some preliminary help on chair participation with a…
