Practice Law Institute (PLI) Forum: Understanding the Securities Laws 2018
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