Proxy Season

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Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Recap – 10 Hot Topics”

Join us on Tuesday, June 24th (1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern) for the webcast – “Proxy Season Recap: 10 Hot Topics” – as Cooley’s Ali Murata, Reid Hooper, Michael Mencher and Broc Romanek – along with Steve Pantina, CEO of Proxy Analytics – discuss how this wild proxy season went down, including up-to-date practical guidance to get ready for next year – such as rapidly …

New Rules of Engagement: Five Pointers on Boards, Activists & Off-Season Tactics

I was talking to Cooley’s Beth Sasfai about this webcast for which she’s a speaker this Thursday – “New Rules of Engagement: Boards, Activists & Off-Season Tactics” – and she told me these are the type of pointers she will be digging into during the program: 1. Audit Vulnerabilities Before They Do – Conduct a periodic “activist defense audit” to assess underperformance triggers, structural weaknesses …

Antitrust Scrutiny of the ‘Big Three’ Asset Managers’ ESG Policies Heats Up

As noted in this WSJ article, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recently raised concerns in a “joint statement of interest” that large asset managers – including the “Big Three” of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street – may have violated antitrust laws by using their influence to promote ESG policies that reduce coal production, potentially harming competition and consumers.  In the joint statement …

Five Wild Things About the New Texas Shareholder Proposal Law

As we’ve blogged about recently, Texas has taken a number of steps to bolster its reputation as a business-friendly state. The latest is a new law aimed at making it harder for shareholder proponents to get a proposal (other than a director nomination) on the ballot at a meeting of shareholders. This bill, which is fairly bare bones, has been approved by the Texas Legislature …