TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog
Provides "practical guidance" about corporate and securities law and legal issues.
Author: Broc Romanek, a former lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is editor of the blawg. He also authors DealLawyers.com and contributes to The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Corporate Law • Corporate Compliance • Securities Law • Blawg 100 • Business Law
Recent Posts from TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog
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More Insider Trading Charges from the SEC
More Insider Trading Charges from the SEC Following up on the giant insider-trading case a few weeks ago against Raj Rajaratnam and Galleon Management, the SEC brought insider trading charges against 13 more yesterday, including…
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House Financial Services Committee Passes "Investor Protection Act"
House Financial Services Committee Passes "Investor Protection Act" Yesterday, as noted in this NY Times article, the House Financial Services Committee passed the "Investor Protection Act" by a vote of 41 to 28. The bill…
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Analysis: Ability of Shareholders to Call Special Meetings
Analysis: Ability of Shareholders to Call Special Meetings Continuing our proxy solicitor podcast series, in this podcast, Rick Grubaugh of D.F. King & Co. provides some insight into issues related to shareholder proposals seeking to…
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Important Conference Items to Note
Important Conference Items to Note We are less than a week away from the "4th Annual Proxy Disclosure Conference" (11/9) - which is paired with the "6th Annual Executive Compensation Conference" (11/10). Here are the…
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Competing OTC Derivatives Bills Progress Through the House
Competing OTC Derivatives Bills Progress Through the House Below is an excerpt from this Davis Polk memo that describes key provisions of two competing over-the-counter derivative bills being considered in the House, comparing their similarities…
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Proxy Access: Alive & Well and Moving in the House
Proxy Access: Alive & Well and Moving in the House On Wednesday, as noted in this MarketWatch article (and this blog too), Rep. Maxine Waters introduced an amendment that was passed by the House Financial…
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A Proxy Solicitor's Perspective: Option Exchange Programs
A Proxy Solicitor's Perspective: Option Exchange Programs From our proxy solicitor podcast series, in this podcast, Reid Pearson of The Altman Group provides some insight into option exchange program issues, including: - Once a company…
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Corp Fin Issues Staff Legal Bulletin on "Risk" and "CEO Succession Planning" Shareholder Proposals
Corp Fin Issues Staff Legal Bulletin on "Risk" and "CEO Succession Planning" Shareholder Proposals Yesterday, Corp Fin issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E, which changes how the Rule 14a-8(i)(7) exclusion for ordinary business operations applies…
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First Company Adopts "Proxy Access Reimbursement" Bylaw
First Company Adopts "Proxy Access Reimbursement" Bylaw Yesterday, HealthSouth announced that its board plans to adopt a by-law amendment relating to shareholder nominations for directors that would reimburse activist shareholders, subject to certain conditions, where…
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How to Handle New York's New Power of Attorney
How to Handle New York's New Power of Attorney A few weeks back, I blogged about New York's new Power of Attorney law and its possible implications for registration statements, Section 16 reports and Form…