What 2025’s No-Action Letter Trends Mean for 2026 Strategy
The 2025 proxy season brought a sharp increase in no-action requests under Rule 14a-8, with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff granting relief in nearly 70% of cases. Some of this shift reflects Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) 14M, which rolled back prior guidance and recentered the analysis on company-specific facts […]
California Supreme Court Backs Delaware Forum Clauses
In a significant decision, the California Supreme Court clarified that forum-selection clauses included in corporate charter documents are not unenforceable simply because the designated forum, such as the Delaware Court of Chancery, does not provide the right to a jury trial. The Court drew a clear distinction between predispute jury […]
Proxy Season Roundup: What it means for Public Companies
This year’s proxy season brought fewer shareholder proposals but governance proposals continued to be submitted in high numbers and received robust support. Environmental and social proposals, on the other hand, saw a noticeable decline in both volume and investor support. On the management side, directors, say-on-pay, and equity plans all […]
Back to Nuclear? The Latest in Executive Orders Impacting Corporate Climate Strategies
The Trump administration has issued four new executive orders aimed at reviving and expanding the US nuclear energy sector, coming on top of numerous other executive orders marking a sweeping reversal of many climate and clean energy policies put in place over the last several years. Taken together, changes to nuclear […]
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