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IPO issues-a perfect storm of innovation, technology, compliance
At a recent conference at Stanford about legal frontiers in the digital media, many participants waxed expansively about the power of technology. They beat up on traditional enterprises and
Limited use of proxy access rule?
The new SEC rule on proxy access received a lot of media coverage, as it should have. The rule can be made to seem revolutionary until you start thinking about the actual impact. The fact is that the
New proxy access rule: Large companies relatively safe?
It was huge news when Dodd-Frank law mandated that shareholders be given more direct access to corporate proxies. The idea has been floating around for decades, but after the law passed, the idea of
Mark Hurd and Sarbanes-Oxley
The messy Mark Hurd affair at Hewlett-Packard has given rise to much discussion about the H-P board. Some have praised it for acting forthrightly. Many noted a Wall Street Journal article on how the
New governance disclosure rules roll out
If you are a bit hazy on exactly how the SEC's new corporate governance proxy disclosure rules and requirements affect your company, you are not alone. As new rules roll out, there is the expected
A glimpse of shareholder empowerment
The shareholder empowerment movement has scored some big wins as of late. None have been bigger than the change that would give shareholders direct access to the proxy. A good example of what all
When a CEO abruptly quits...
As a shareholder nation, we're cynical enough--as we should be--to raise our eyebrows when a CEO abruptly steps down. Recall Jeff Skilling's surprise departure from Enron way back when. So when Tyson
