This was such a great panel – featuring WilmerHale’s Lily Brown and Edward Jones’ Keir Gumbs – that I’ve decided to highlight their commentary in a series of blogs. This particular blog addresses the question of: “When you’re working on…
It is with great sadness that I note that my dear former colleague and boss – Cathy Dixon – passed away several days ago. Cathy served as Corp Fin’s Chief Counsel when I worked for her and she was a…
One challenge that sometimes happens as part of a company’s drafting process is when the compensation group is working off kilter a little bit from the rest of the drafting team.
The problem arises due to a timing difference. The…
This was such a great panel – featuring WilmerHale’s Lily Brown and Edward Jones’ Keir Gumbs – that I’ve decided to highlight their commentary in a series of blogs. This particular blog addresses the question of: “When you’re working on…
In this 12-minute video, I interview CII’s Bob McCormick, including:
1. You’ve had such an interesting career. Can you share how your various experiences give you a unique perspective in your current role at CII?
2. What is CII –…
This is an incredible piece from Labrador. Chock full of practical guidance about the external pressures that companies are feeling today when drafting their disclosures related to DEI. And as always, providing useful examples of what companies have done recently.…
One of the hardest things for a disclosure draftsperson is addressing bad news in disclosure. Senior management might want to make light of it. Or not address it at all. That often can be a huge mistake – both from…
It’s always important to re-read the section of your proxy that handles the “math” of how the different types of votes cast – through proxy cards, voter instruction forms and at the actual meeting – including how broker non-votes are…
When you’re in the business of drafting disclosure, you probably should sometimes be asking yourself, “Does anyone read this stuff anyway?”
Maybe it’s a scary thing to consider because the answer might easily be “Um, not a whole lot.”
But…
