Caremark Developments -- Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
In 1996, the Delaware courts created what has become known as a Caremark claim: an allegation that directors failed to exercise oversight of the organization....more
1/8/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Caremark claim ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Climate Scorecard. At this point, public companies are keenly aware of the growing emphasis shareholders place on companies’ practices in regard to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. In furtherance of that...more
1/7/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equity Compensation ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Gender Equity ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Rights
Disclosure Simplification (New Rules in Place). In March 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted certain amendments as part of its continuing efforts to modernize and simplify provisions of Regulation...more
1/6/2020
/ Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Filing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form 10-K ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements