2014 Proxy Season Review
Posted by H. Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Thursday, July 10, 2014 Editor's Note: H. Rodgin Cohen is a partner and senior chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP focusing on...
View ArticleThe Recent Evolution of Shareholder Activism
Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, on Monday, October 6, 2014 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is vice president at The Conference Board. This post relates to a report released jointly by The...
View ArticleHiring and Firing a Key Executive at Yahoo
Posted by Joseph E. Bachelder, McCarter & English LLP, on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Editor's Note: Joseph E. Bachelder is special counsel in the Tax, Employee Benefits & Private Clients practice...
View ArticleBoards, Shareholders, and Executive Pay
Posted by Paula Loop, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Thursday, August 4, 2016 Editor's Note: Paula Loop is Leader of the Governance Insights Center at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This post is based on...
View ArticleThe Legal and Regulatory Requirements of Executive Compensation
Posted by Paula Loop, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Arthur Kohn, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Monday, October 24, 2016 Editor's Note: Paula Loop is Leader of the Governance Insights...
View ArticleGolden Hellos: Signing Bonuses for New Top Executives
Posted by Jin Xu, Virginia Tech; and Jun Yang, Indiana University, on Monday, November 7, 2016 Editor's Note: Jin Xu is Assistant Professor of Finance at Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business; and...
View ArticleTax Implications of Executive Pay: What Boards Need to Know
Posted by Paula Loop, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Arthur Kohn, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Editor's Note: Paula Loop is Leader of the Governance...
View ArticleUncapping Executive Pay
Posted by Michael Doran, University of Virginia, on Friday, March 3, 2017 Editor's Note: Michael Doran is Roy L. & Rosamond Woodruff Morgan Professor of Law at University of Virginia School of Law....
View ArticlePoisoned Chalice? An Analysis of Investor Voting on Golden Parachutes
Posted by Nick Dawson, Proxy Insight, on Thursday, April 6, 2017 Editor's Note: Nick Dawson is Managing Director and co-founder of Proxy Insight. This post is based on a Proxy Insight publication by...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Fewer Appraisal Claims in 2017: Premia Down, Agency Costs Up
Posted by Matthew Schoenfeld, Burford Capital, on Friday, September 8, 2017 Editor's Note: Matthew Schoenfeld is a Portfolio Manager at Burford Capital. This post is based on a recent paper by Mr....
View Article2017 Proxy Season Review: Compensation
Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., on Friday, October 6, 2017 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Executive Director at Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. This post is...
View ArticleMatters to Consider for the 2018 Annual Meeting
Posted by Brian Breheny and Joseph Yaffe, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Monday, December 18, 2017 Editor's Note: Brian Breheny and Joseph Yaffe are partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate,...
View ArticleCan Taxes Mitigate Corporate Governance Inefficiencies?
Posted by Noam Noked (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), on Thursday, December 28, 2017 Editor's Note: Noam Noked is assistant professor of law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. This post is...
View ArticleShareholder Vote on Golden Parachutes: Determinants and Consequences
Posted by Albert H. Choi (University of Virginia Law School), Andrew Lund (Villanova University), and Robert J. Schonlau (Miami University of Ohio), on Monday, August 20, 2018 Editor's Note: Albert H....
View ArticleSay on Pay in 2011: Lessons and Coming Attractions
Posted by James D.C. Barrall, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, on Friday, August 5, 2011 Editor's Note: James Barrall is a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, and...
View ArticleExamining the Largest Golden Parachutes
Posted by Noam Noked, co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, on Sunday, February 26, 2012 Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Paul Hodgson, Senior...
View ArticlePost-Crisis Trends in U.S. Executive Pay
Posted by Carol Bowie, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., on Monday, February 27, 2012 Editor's Note: Carol Bowie is an Executive Director of MSCI and head of compensation policy development at...
View ArticleFor Whom Golden Parachutes Shine
Posted by Lucian Bebchuk, Harvard Law School, on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is a Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate...
View ArticleGolden Parachute Compensation Practice Pointers
Posted by Barbara Becker and Eduardo Gallardo, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Friday, August 2, 2013 Editor's Note: Barbara L. Becker is partner and co-chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions...
View ArticleM&A Executive Compensation Enhancements and Impact on the...
Posted by Noam Noked, co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, on Thursday, January 9, 2014 Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP,...
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