We have posted the video archive for the recent webcast – “Writing an Effective MD&A” – featuring Cooley’s Carlos Ramirez and Alaina DeBona taking a look at MD&A requirements, with a focus on practical tips that you can apply as you work through the process of preparing MD&A disclosures.
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Corp Fin Starts Redlining CDI Changes!
Sure, it’s important to know that Corp Fin recently issued three new CDIs and updated two existing CDIs regarding Notices of Exempt Solicitations (also known as “PX14A6G” filings). But the big news is that Corp Fin has started the practice of providing redlined versions of CDIs when it modifies them. This is a huge help, as before one had to slug the modified CDI against …
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Provides Some Tea Leaves
Normally, I don’t pay too much attention to the speeches that SEC Commissioners deliver because it’s the SEC Chair that wields the real clout. But given where we are with a new SEC Chair to be sworn in over the coming months – and the fact that SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce worked with Paul Atkins when he was last an SEC Commissioner – I found …
Upcoming: Three Whistleblower Webcasts!
Over the next few weeks, we will be holding three webcasts devoted to whistleblowers. Please register for each of these February webcasts individually below:
Video Archive: “Drafting Effective CD&A and HCM Disclosures”
We have posted the video archive for the recent webcast – “Drafting Effective CD&A and HCM Disclosures” – during which Cooley’s Christina Roupas and Ariane Andrade discuss recent trends in CD&A and human capital management (HCM) disclosures, with a focus on practical tips for proxy disclosures.
Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules Officially Gone
As Cooley’s Cydney Posner notes in this blog, the SEC recently issued this order to approve a Nasdaq proposal “operative upon filing” rather than wait the traditional 30 days. The Nasdaq proposal removes the relevant board diversity provisions from its rules to reflect “a Federal court’s vacatur of the Commission’s order of August 6, 2021, approving rules related to Board diversity disclosures.” As we wrote …
The “Voting Standards Disclosure” in the Proxy
In this 8-minute video, Cooley’s Asa Henin and Alaina DeBona dive into the nitty gritty of the “voting standards” section of the proxy by providing these practice pointers – these “5 Quick Things”:
Sustainability Reports Are Getting Longer – Is That a Good Thing?
As I get older, my motto has been “less is more.” That certainly works for a mindful lifestyle. And it also works for pickleball, as one learns to hit the ball softly and place it cleanly rather than banging away at it to earn points. Although there is a broad range of length for sustainability reports, Teneo reports that, among larger companies, the length of …
Video Archive: “2025 Proxy Season Preview (Including ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates)”
Here’s the video archive for the recent webcast – “2025 Proxy Season Preview (Including ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates)” – during which Cooley partners Ali Murata and Brad Goldberg, along with Compensia’s Mark Borges, led an overview of hot-button topics in proxy disclosures leading into the 2025 proxy season, including proxy advisors and institutional investor policy updates.
How Corp Fin Might Review Shareholder Proposal No-Action Letters Under a New Administration
In this 19-minute video, Cooley’s Reid Hooper tackles what you need to know about the sea change that may be upon us under a new administration as he covers these “5 Quick Things”: