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

The Chairman proposed a three-pillar strategy: simplify SEC disclosure requirements, depoliticize shareholder meetings, and reform securities litigation to curb frivolous lawsuits while preserving shareholder rights. The speech focused on the latter two pillars.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

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

Registration rights are contractual rights that facilitate share resales by sponsors and other pre-IPO shareholders once a company goes public...

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

Moore & Van Allen Head of International Capital Markets 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

On the first day of the 2025 Proxy Disclosure Conference & 22nd Annual Executive Compensation Conference in Las Vegas, Dave Lynn was a keynote speaker on two panels entitled "Former Corp Fin Staff...

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

Redemption Limitations Remain A Trap For The Unwary Despite Section 1202 Expansion

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

Glass Lewis To Move Away From A Single "House View": A New Era In Proxy Advice

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preparing For An Evolving Shareholder Proposal Landscape

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

How To Prepare Your Company For A Merger Or Acquisition

United States Commercial

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MGO CPA LLP

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Boardroom Boundaries For New Hampshire Directors

The board is the corporation's highest authority and final arbiter, responsible for managing and directing the corporation's affairs, including making key strategic decisions...

United States Commercial

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Chairman Atkins' Bid To Reframe Shareholder Proposals Puts Delaware In The Crosshairs

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins' speech last week in Delaware sounded to many like a death knell for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8. In fact...

United States Commercial

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Glass Lewis Announces End To Benchmark Recommendations

On October 14, 2025, Glass Lewis announced that it will no longer offer its benchmark voting recommendations starting in 2027.

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

EEOC Exclusive: Discussing The Commission's Priorities With Quorum Restored (Podcast)

In this episode of Ogletree Deakins' EEOC Exclusive podcast series, Adam Dougherty, D'Ontae D. Sylvertooth, and Sean Oliveira discuss the priorities, philosophy, and early actions of the new EEOC leadership...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp: Choosing The Right Business Entity In 2025

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

SEC Chair Calls For Reassessment Of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; Reform Of Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

2025 Garrett Securities Law Institute: Actionable Insights Despite SEC Absence

United States Commercial

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Perkins Coie LLP

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Texas Corporate Law Changes: What Businesses Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

US Company Listed Update October 2025 - SEC Developments

United States Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Shut Down But Not Out: Navigating The SEC During The Shutdown

United States Commercial

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Pryor Cashman LLP

SEC To Discourage ESG Shareholder Proposals

United States Commercial

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Mintz

ETF Share Class: ICI Highlights Key Operational Considerations

United States Commercial

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Dechert

What Is A Total Equity Story, And Why Does It Matter?

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Shut Down But Not Out: Navigating The SEC During The Shutdown

At 12:01 am. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the federal government of the United States partially shut down. While the exact length of the shutdown is unknown, given the current political climate...

United States Commercial

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Pryor Cashman LLP

SEC To Discourage ESG Shareholder Proposals

On October 9, 2025, SEC Chairman Atkins delivered a speech in which he inveighed against "shareholder proposals focused on environmental and social issues." According to Chairman Atkins...

United States Commercial

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Mintz

ETF Share Class: ICI Highlights Key Operational Considerations

The Investment Company Institute recently published a white paper detailing operational, governance, and disclosure considerations for industry stakeholders in implementing a structure...

United States Commercial

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Dechert

What Is A Total Equity Story, And Why Does It Matter?

To strengthen shareholder relations and value, directors can help management craft a compelling total equity story by following this framework.

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Retail Shareholder Voting Automation: The New ExxonMobil Approach

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

BIS Expands List-Based Controls Through Implementation Of "50 Percent Rule"

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) that expands the coverage of list-based requirements and restrictions imposed...

United States International

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Arnold & Porter

"Capable Of Remedy" - Putting The Genie Back Into The Bottle

In Kulkarni v Gwent, the Court of Appeal found that "material" and "persistent" breaches of a shareholders' agreement could be remedied, even though they were grounds for terminating the contract.

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

State Of Capital Markets For Public Companies: A Comprehensive Look At The Technology, Clean Energy, And Life Sciences Sectors In 2025

As a Silicon Valley corporate lawyer advising high-growth companies and their boards, I have seen firsthand how capital strategy, disclosure, governance, and litigation risk all intersect.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Guidance On Operations During The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown

Welcome to Goodwin's Public Company Advisory News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments with SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity...

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Final Judgment In Spence v. American Airlines: Judge Denies Monetary Damages But Imposes Targeted Equitable Relief

United States Employment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Spousal Unity Rule: An Unconstitutional Grantor Trust Trigger

United States Family

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Milbank LLP

Trust Me, I'm A Bank: SEC Provides Relief For State Chartered Trust Companies Acting As Crypto Asset Custodians

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Does This California Case Bolster The Argument Against Waiver Of The Right To Seek Judicial Dissolution Of New York LLCs?

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Everything's Bigger In Texas, But Not The Backstop Fees: ConvergeOne And Section 1123(a)(4)

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Potential SEC Shutdown: Considerations For Public Companies And Impact On Capital Markets Transactions

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2025

United States Commercial

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Is The Industry Ready For An ETF Share Class?

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

SEC Guidance On The Government Shutdown

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC IAC Endorses Registered Funds For Retail Access To Private Markets

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Activism, Engagement, And The Future Of Shareholder Influence (Video)

United States Commercial

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Views From New York - What We Can Take From The US Market Right Now

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Exxon Mobil Introduces Investor Voting Program To Increase Retail Participation

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Key Lessons From The 2025 Proxy Season (Video)

United States Commercial

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

ExxonMobil Gets The Green Light From The SEC For Its Groundbreaking Retail Shareholder Voting Program

United States Commercial

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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A CEO's Playbook For Navigating Crisis And Building Trust (Video)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

DExit: Why Some Companies Are Leaving Delaware (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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