Counsel Gillian Emmett Moldowan (New York–Compensation, Governance & ERISA) presented on the topic of “Proxy Solicitations in the Age of Corporate Activism” at the PLI Forum on July 19 in New York. This presentation included:

• Review of the regulatory scheme and SEC requirements for proxy solicitations

• Recent developments in shareholder proposals and how to handle them

• Proxy contests and shareholder activism

• Proxy statements as communications tools: an update on formatting and presentation

• Corporate governance disclosures

• Takeaways from initial pay ratio disclosures

• New disclosure requirements