This is an interesting question because the definition of “transparent” in the context of corporate communications to investors can indeed be a little complex. Is “engaging” part of that definition? Probably if a company wants an investor to act a…
As part of my journey to learn more about Transparency, I dug into Laurent Rouyrès’ fascinating book entitled “Information Wants to be Free: From Moral Transparency to the Transparency of Publicly Listed Companies.” Laurent is the founder of Labrador and…
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…
As a lawyer, I worry probably too much about potential liability. Of course, much of it is needless paranoia because lawsuits and regulatory investigations are so rare when it comes down to it.
But when lawsuits and regulatory investigations do…
A while back, I blogged about how to improve your IR web page by using SEO. And see my blog about why making your IR web page accessible is important. Here are five tips about how ways you might consider…
As I blogged about recently, I’ve been using AI more frequently now that the reasoning tools have been available. I’ve had some remarkable successes using it. And some not so much. Recently, I tried the query of “How can a…
As a long-time practitioner in the SEC filings space, I actually don’t have a lot of experience drafting “happy talk” documents. The proxy and Form 10-K have undergone a radical transformation over my 35-year career in gradually evolving from compliance-only…
Junior lawyers spend their first few years getting up to speed on the rules and regulations. It’s a real jumble and it’s hard enough to merely keep up with the latest rulemakings from the SEC, much less learn all that…
I am happy to say that we are up to 90 “Transparency Advocates.” Among this group of Advocates are numerous former SEC Staffers. We are looking for ten more if you are willing to join this illustrious group – ping…
In the wake of the UnitedHealthcare tragedy, I blogged a few months ago some good examples of executive security arrangement disclosures. Now we have some data about existing trends for this type of disclosure.
For starters, Compensation Advisory Partners has…
With AI research agents and AI reasoning systems in the news over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing around with AI tools more frequently to see how the latest are faring. It’s been a remarkable experience. Mindblowing really. The…
I’ve blogged before about the need to regularly think about the “why” of disclosure when you’re drafting. Let me talk about what sometimes happens when those moments of clarity occur.
As an observer of disclosure over a long period time,…
I’m just back from the “Securities Regulation Institute” in San Diego and I had the good fortune of running into John Olson, the former Gibson Dunn legend who I’ve always admired so much (see this podcast I taped with John…
One of the reasons why the proxy has become so much more important in the last decade is that shareholders have taken the elections of directors more seriously and are more apt to vote against a director than they used…
I like Lockheed Martin’s “Disclosure Hub.” And not because I used to be employed there twenty-five years ago. The “Disclosure Hub” is all about Lockheed Martin’s sustainability disclosures.
The toolbar at the top breaks down the disclosure documents into four…
