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Striking The Balance: Managing Shareholder Engagement In 2025

Shareholder engagement has become a continuous, proactive process, requiring active participation from both investors and companies.

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Jones Day

Southern District Of New York Denies SEC's Motion To Strike Affirmative Defenses Of Former Cannabis Company CFO

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the SEC's motion to strike certain affirmative defenses of the former CFO of cannabis company Acreage Holdings, Inc.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Division Of Corporate Finance Announcement On Rule 14a-8

The Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement on November 17, 2025, outlining its position on responding to no-action requests under Rule 14a-8...

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

SEC Severely Curtails Its Review Of 14a-8 Shareholder Proposal Exclusions

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Corporation Finance ("Division") issued a statement on November 17, 2025 (the "Statement")...

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

SEC Staff Announces They Will Not Express Substantive Views On Requests To Exclude Most 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals For The 2025-2026 Proxy Season

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

SEC Streamlines The Process For Excluding Shareholder Proposals During The Current Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

SEC Will Not Weigh In On Exclusion Of Most Shareholder Proposals For Current Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

SEC Announces It Will Not Review Most 14a-8 Shareholder Proposal No-action Letters For Next Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Limits Of Shareholder Capacity In Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Corporate Advisors

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Take No-Action: SEC Will Not Respond To Majority Of No-Action Requests During 2026

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Upends No-Action Letter Review Process For 2026 Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

Relevant International Updates

United States Tax

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Leaving The First State For The Lone Star State: Coinbase Leaves Delaware And Saddles Up For Texas

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Growing Risk Of ESG-Related Liabilities

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K&L Gates LLP

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

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JAMS

AI Innovation Is Accelerating, But Oversight Is Fragmented: Why ADR Must Fill The Governance Gap

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

SEC Staff Reviews Of Requests To Exclude Shareholder Proposals During 2026 Proxy Season

On November 17, 2025, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") Division of Corporation Finance published a new statement (the "Statement")...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Shutdown Aftermath: SEC Staff To Consider Only Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests Challenging Propriety Of Proposals Under State Law

The Division of Corporation Finance (the "Division") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") released a statement today indicating that it will not respond...

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Big Law Redefined: Delaware Miniseries Episode 1 | Navigating The 2025 Amendments To The DGCL—Delaware's New Section 144 & 220 Explained (Podcast)

In this inaugural episode of the Delaware Miniseries of Greenberg Traurig's Big Law Redefined Podcast, host Samuel Moultrie is joined by fellow Greenberg Traurig Delaware Shareholders...

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Chairman Atkins Looking To Curb Proxy Advisor Influence

In a Friday appearance on Fox Business, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins signaled that the Securities and Exchange Commission is increasingly focused on curbing the influence of proxy advisory firms.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

SEC Announces Significant Change In Approach To Shareholder Proposals

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

ISS Releases Proposed Policy Updates For 2026 Annual Shareholder Meetings

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Baker Botts LLP

White House Weighing Limits On Proxy Advisers And Index-Fund Voting

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Striking The Balance: Managing Shareholder Engagement In 2025

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

What Public Companies Need To Know: Top 10 Takeaways From The 2025 Proxy Disclosure & 22nd Annual Executive Compensation Conferences

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Addressing Financial Disputes In Family-Owned Businesses

United States Commercial

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IR Global

BGH zur Wirecard-Insolvenz: Aktionärsansprüche sind keine einfachen Insolvenzforderungen

United States Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

How Americans Must Report 'Spin-Off' Shares Under Section 355 Of The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) In The U.S.

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

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Mayer Brown

ExxonMobil's Game-Changer: SEC Approves Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs) For Retail Investors

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

BGH zur Wirecard-Insolvenz: Aktionärsansprüche sind keine einfachen Insolvenzforderungen

Der Bundesgerichtshof (Pressemitteilung vom 13.11.2025) stellt in seinem heutigen Urteil klar: Kapitalmarktrechtliche Schadensersatzansprüche von Aktionären...

United States Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

How Americans Must Report 'Spin-Off' Shares Under Section 355 Of The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) In The U.S.

U.S. corporations occasionally restructure by separating one part of their business into a new corporation and distributing shares of the new company to existing shareholders.

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") into law. Several provision in the OBBA have tax implications for private fund sponsors and their investors.

United States Tax

MB

Mayer Brown

ExxonMobil's Game-Changer: SEC Approves Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs) For Retail Investors

ExxonMobil Corporation (Exxon) recently made headlines as the first U.S. public company to receive a green light from the SEC for a retail voting program based on Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs), officially known as the Exxon Voter Pool.

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

The Redbox Meme Stock SAGA: From Dvds To Delaware Chancery Court

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Wealth Management Update

The November 2025 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 4.6%, the same as in October.

United States Wealth Mgt

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Insurance M&A - A Quick Guide To Acquiring A German Insurance Company

In this section, we provide an overview of the regulatory framework in which insurance companies operate in Germany. As used in this overview, the term insurance company...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Building The Foundation: Choosing The Right Business Structure For Your Venture

Starting a business is exciting, but one of the first and most important decisions you'll face is choosing the right business structure.

United States Commercial

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Western District Of Washington Declines To Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Technology Company

On October 28, 2025, Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington largely denied motions to dismiss a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against a technology company, certain of its executives, and certain controlling shareholders.

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Glass Lewis Announces Changes To Its Voting Recommendations Beginning In 2027

Worldwide Commercial

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Mayer Brown

John Reichert Shares Insights On Fraud Prevention With Milwaukee Business Journal

United States Commercial

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - October 2025

United States Technology

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

California Air Resources Board Posts Draft Scope 1 And 2 GHG Reporting Template

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Washington Entities: How Far Can Founders Go?

United States Commercial

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Beresford Booth

Texas Leads The Way: SEC Chairman Highlights Texas's New Shareholder Proposal Thresholds And Corporate Governance Reforms

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

What's The Deal With Registration Rights? 5 Things To Consider At Initial Investment

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

John I. Sanders And Italian Counsel Nicola Brunetti Co-Authored The Article: Comprehensive Reform Of Italian Capital Markets Regime Approved

United States Commercial

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Moore & Van Allen

Dave Lynn Shares Insights On SEC Direction At CCR Corp's 2025 Proxy Disclosure Conference

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Webinar Series: Preparing For The 2026 US Proxy & Annual Reporting Season

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC Changes Course On Mandatory Issuer-Investor Arbitration Clauses

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Chairman Touts Greater Transparency And Informed Discourse Through Enhancements To Wells Process And Other Enforcement Practices

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE): A New Opportunity For Canadian Issuers

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

Historic Bribery Case's Privilege Battle Boosts Corporate Probes

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Building The Productivity Engine: Insights From The 2025 CP Executive Forum

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Sounding Board: Shareholder Engagement (Video)

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Mayer Brown

The World's Top Businesses Do These 4 Things To Thrive In Turbulent Times (Video)

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AlixPartners

Board Diversity (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

WilmerHale Partner Daniel Zimmermann: What Are Founders' Shares (Video)

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WilmerHale

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