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For decades, Foreign Private Issuers (“FPIs”) and their insiders have been exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 (“Section...
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Insights on M&A, litigation, and corporate governance in the US.
It’s that time again. For companies that are required to hold advisory shareholder “say-on-pay” votes on their executive compensation,...
Executive Summary Executive clawbacks have been the subject of significant recent rule- and policy-making activity, by the U.S....
The extraordinary 2022 proxy season comprised significant developments in governance, environmental and sustainability issues,...
Rule 10b5-1, adopted in 2000, has for the past two decades provided a safe harbor from insider trading by permitting directors, officers...
Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) released its policy updates and voting guidelines for shareholder meetings beginning in 2022....
Freshfields is pleased to announce our annual Board Memo 2022: Sustainability and Beyond. This year’s report focuses on guiding boards...
On November 29, 2021 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin...
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”) generally prohibits publicly held corporations from taking income tax...
We are pleased to present Freshfields’ Board memo 2021: A guide to taking on the recovery era, featuring contributions from our lawyers...
On November 12, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published its annual policy updates in its 2021 global proxy voting...
Companies poised to enter into the upcoming annual report and proxy season should start disclosure preparations early in order to address...