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Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 29 Oct 2020
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and many states require employers to provide employees with paid or unpaid leave to vote. Although early…
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Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 28 Oct 2020
With the November 3rd Election Day right around the corner, California employers are reminded that despite the availability of mail-in and early…
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Amal Law Group | USA | 22 Oct 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…
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Morrow Sodali | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 May 2020
EU Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRDII) aims to create a level playing Field for shareholder voting across the EU. Although the details of…
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Loyens & Loeff | Belgium | 16 Apr 2020
The social distancing measures and travel restrictions imposed by the governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus make the holding of…
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Paul Weiss | USA | 18 Nov 2019
U.S. proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have issued updates to their respective voting policies for the…
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ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law | Turkey | 19 Jun 2019
Merger, in general, is a complex procedure which requires detailed and long formalities. Simplified merger creates an option for the joint stock…
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 17 Apr 2019
Here’s a common parliamentary procedure question: “Can the chair vote?” Robert’s Rules gives us some preliminary help on chair participation with a…
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Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP | Canada | 11 Feb 2019
In preparation for the upcoming proxy season, issuers should familiarize themselves with the Canadian proxy voting guidelines recently published by…
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Duane Morris LLP | USA | 28 Jan 2019
In August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become…