Our recent Client Alert discusses ISS and Glass Lewis voting policy updates for the 2025 proxy season. ISS made updates to the section on management say-on-pay and executive pay evaluation in its U.S. Executive Compensation Policies FAQs and made updates to its voting guidelines relating to environmental and/or community impact
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EDGAR, Nasdaq, and NYSE Will Be Closed Thursday, January 9, 2025
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On December 30, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on January 9, 2025, in observance of a national day of mourning for former President James Earl Carter, Jr. Following this Executive Order, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced…
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Wilson Sonsini partner and Known Trends Editorial Board member Richard Blake recently joined Evan Epstein on the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss Wilson Sonsini’s 2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report. Richard and Evan talk about some of the findings, including the prevalence of shareholder virtual meetings, board committee…
Continue Reading Wilson Sonsini’s 2024 SV150 Corporate Governance Report Highlighted on Boardroom Governance PodcastEDGAR Will Be Closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the EDGAR system will be closed on both Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024.[1] As a result, on those days, filings will not be accepted in EDGAR, EDGAR filing websites will not be operational…
Continue Reading EDGAR Will Be Closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024Event Alert: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, December 12, January 17 and 23
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Wilson Sonsini is pleased to offer MCLE Days, a newly expanded programming to meet your MCLE requirements. The first of our three MCLE Days will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Sheraton Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California (details below), and will also be available virtually. Register…
Continue Reading Event Alert: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, December 12, January 17 and 23Webinar Alert | Election 2024: Regulatory Predictions for the New Administration
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Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, where our esteemed panel will consider how federal enforcement priorities may differ between a Trump and Harris administration, and the likelihood of Biden Administration enforcement policies continuing in either administration. Register…
Continue Reading Webinar Alert | Election 2024: Regulatory Predictions for the New AdministrationFTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked Nationwide
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the decision on August 20, 2024, by a federal district court in Texas blocking the final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that would have prohibited all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements with most workers. The final rule was set to take…
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On August 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an increase in the fees that public companies and other issuers will be required to pay to register their securities, from $147.60 per million dollars to $153.10 per million dollars. This new fee rate will be effective October…
Continue Reading SEC Announces Increase in Registration Fee Rates Effective October 1, 2024“Chevron is overruled”: How Loper Bright Will Change the Regulatory Law Landscape
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the United States Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper Bright), a decision with far-ranging implications for federal administrative law. The Supreme Court’s six-Justice majority held that the Administrative Procedure Act requires courts interpreting agency regulations to determine independently…
Continue Reading “Chevron is overruled”: How Loper Bright Will Change the Regulatory Law LandscapeFTC Issues Sweeping Non-Compete Ban
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s approval of a final rule that prevents all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements for any worker, regardless of whether they are designed to protect legitimate business interests of employers. The final rule may have a sweeping impact on businesses…
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