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Preparing for the Upcoming Proxy Season: Public Company Reporting & Disclosure Considerations

By Kevin Douglas, Eric Knox & Sehrish Siddiqui on February 19, 2021
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Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Kevin Douglas, Eric Knox and Sehrish Siddiqui were co-presenters alongside Stephanie Bignon, Assistant General Counsel, Delta Air Lines and Priya Galante, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, AutoZone at the Society for Corporate Governance’s Southeastern Chapter webinar earlier this month.

This program, titled, “Preparing for the Upcoming Proxy Season: Public Company Reporting & Disclosure Considerations,” provides companies with practical guidance on key securities laws developments impacting public companies, including recent SEC regulatory developments, evolving areas of investor focus, and COVID-19 trends.

Panelists cover the following topics:

  • MD&A and Recent Amendments to Items 301, 302 and 303 of S-K
  • Regulation S-K Modernization Amendments and Human Capital Disclosures
  • Risk Factor Disclosure
  • ESG in 2021 and Beyond
  • ISS, Glass Lewis and Institutional Investor Policy Developments (including director diversity disclosure considerations)
  • Non-GAAP Disclosure Considerations (including with respect to COVID-19 considerations)
  • Key Performance Indicators

About the Bass, Berry & Sims Corporate & Securities Practice

Public and private companies of all sizes across a variety of industries turn to Bass, Berry & Sims for counsel on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; capital markets transactions; executive compensation issues; corporate governance; and shareholder activism. We serve as primary corporate and securities counsel to more than 35 public companies and have counseled on 150 deals ranging in size from $20 million to more than $15 billion over the past two years. Click here to learn more about the Corporate & Securities Practice at Bass, Berry & Sims.

Photo of Kevin Douglas Kevin Douglas

Kevin Douglas has deep experience representing public companies on corporate and securities laws related matters, including companies within the healthcare industry. Kevin’s public company practice focuses on corporate governance matters, securities laws compliance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and shareholder activism. His representative…

Kevin Douglas has deep experience representing public companies on corporate and securities laws related matters, including companies within the healthcare industry. Kevin’s public company practice focuses on corporate governance matters, securities laws compliance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and shareholder activism. His representative experience has ranged from providing SEC disclosure advice to the audit committee of a Fortune 100 company to representing an NYSE-listed company in connection with its $4.3 billion acquisition by another public company to representing another NYSE-listed company in connection with its issuance of $2.2 billion in senior notes. Kevin has also represented private companies in a wide variety of mergers and acquisition, corporate finance, and other corporate law matters.

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Photo of Eric Knox Eric Knox

Working with both national and local companies in the REIT, healthcare, food and hospitality and entertainment sectors, Eric Knox routinely counsels public and private companies on a variety of corporate and securities issues.

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Photo of Sehrish Siddiqui Sehrish Siddiqui

Sehrish Siddiqui counsels a wide variety of public companies primarily in the areas of corporate finance, compliance and governance. She regularly advises clients on ESG (environmental, social and governance) disclosures and related internal processes. She has served as counsel to underwriters, agents and…

Sehrish Siddiqui counsels a wide variety of public companies primarily in the areas of corporate finance, compliance and governance. She regularly advises clients on ESG (environmental, social and governance) disclosures and related internal processes. She has served as counsel to underwriters, agents and issuers for more than 100 initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and at-the-market programs of various NYSE- and Nasdaq-traded entities. Her national and international clients include healthcare companies, real estate investment trusts, business development companies, retail and consumer product companies and investment banks.

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  • Blog:
    Securities Law Exchange
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    Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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