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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The Big Kahuna: SEC Approves NYSE's Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting
The Big Kahuna: SEC Approves NYSE's Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting Yesterday, the SEC voted 3-2 to approve the NYSE's proposal to amend Rule 452 (and Listed Company Manual Section 402.08) to eliminate broker discretionary…
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Here We Go Again: FASB Charging for "Souped-Up Version" of Accounting Standards
Here We Go Again: FASB Charging for "Souped-Up Version" of Accounting Standards On Tuesday, the FASB released FAS No. 168, its codification of GAAP that has been long in the making and is officially launched…
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More on Reading Corp Fin's No-Action "Tea Leaves"
More on Reading Corp Fin's No-Action "Tea Leaves" I received quite a bit of member feedback on my recent blog regarding how Corp Fin has a challenging job analyzing the circumstances of each shareholder proposal…
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Barriers to Entry: A "No-No" for IR Web Pages
Barriers to Entry: A "No-No" for IR Web Pages As I've spoken at a number of conferences over the past year regarding last year's "corporate use of website" guidance from the SEC, I thought a…
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Random Thoughts (and Worries) about Proxy Access
Random Thoughts (and Worries) about Proxy Access As we continue to post hordes of memos analyzing the SEC's proxy access proposal in our "Proxy Access" Practice Area, we're also are keeping an eye on the…
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It's "Go Time": SEC to Propose Executive Compensation Disclosure Changes, Approve Elimination of Broker Non-Votes and More
It's "Go Time": SEC to Propose Executive Compensation Disclosure Changes, Approve Elimination of Broker Non-Votes and More As promised by Chair Schapiro earlier this month, the SEC has calendared an open Commission meeting for next…
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How to Monitor Shareholder Activism in a Changing World
How to Monitor Shareholder Activism in a Changing World We just posted the "Summer '09 Issue" of InvestorRelationships.com (we are maintaining this publication as complimentary thru 09 as a Thank You to our loyal members…
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More Congressional Reform Activity: The Peters and Durbin Bills
More Congressional Reform Activity: The Peters and Durbin Bills Senator Charles Schumer's "Shareholder Bill of Rights" is not the only legislation floating around the Hills these days seeking to reform corporate governance. Here are three…
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A Preliminary Postseason Report
A Preliminary Postseason Report Whew, the proxy season is over. And it's now fair to ask: just how wild and crazy was this proxy season? Given all the coming reforms, probably not as crazy as…
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Going to Print: The Popular "Romeo & Dye Forms & Filings Handbook"
Going to Print: The Popular "Romeo & Dye Forms & Filings Handbook" Good news. Peter and Alan just completed the 2009 edition of their popular Section 16 Forms & Filings Handbook, with numerous new …