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Gunster
Website: gunster.com
Gunster is a Florida-based law firm with over 320 attorneys and consultants collaborating across more than 30 practice and industry teams. The firm provides legal services tailored to business clients, focusing on sectors such as construction, energy and utilities, healthcare, real estate, and transportation and logistics. Gunster publishes insights and news that address regulatory, corporate governance, and transactional issues relevant to these industries. Their content often discusses legal developments, compliance challenges, and strategic considerations for businesses operating in Florida and beyond. The firm also engages with topics like shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, and the impact of technology on corporate governance.
393 published works
The Securities Edge
Happy about SEC Reforms? Be Careful What You Wish For
Anyone who follows the SEC knows that the agency has been cranking out new rule proposals at what appears to be a record pace. The proposals address a wide variety…
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TO Q OR NOT TO Q (PART II)
I suspect that many readers of this blog have read any number of blog posts, articles, and other materials on the SEC’s proposal to make quarterly reporting optional. (I myself…
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The Attempted Murder of the SpaceX IPO
The SpaceX IPO is now history, but Senator Elizabeth Warren may not be happy about it. A few days before the IPO was completed, Senator Warren sent a letter to…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Boardroom
Several weeks ago, I received an email from someone who claimed to be conducting a search for an individual who would serve as a director and chair of the nominating…
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THE SEC EXEMPTIVE ORDER ON TENDER OFFERS – THE RIGHT DESTINATION BUT THE WRONG WAY OF GETTING THERE?
In April, the SEC took one of its first steps to revise the rules governing public company disclosures and transactions, when it issued an exemptive order permitting certain all-cash tender…
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MIND THE GAP: A Somewhat Radical(?) Suggestion on Disclosure
The SEC has indicated that it is fast-tracking President Trump’s “suggestion” that quarterly reporting be eliminated. While it is unclear how the elimination of quarterly reporting will be implemented, one…
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NOT the Best Books of 2025
Once again it is time for our annual departure from all things SEC- and governance-ish so that I can let you know about my favorite reads of the year gone…
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Some Modest Proposals (about Proposals)
I’m not referring to the kind of proposal at the right; rather, I’m referring to shareholder proposals – one of the topics of a recent Executive Order signed by our…
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Be Careful What You Wish For
The good news is that the administration is reported to be working on an executive order to restrict proxy advisory firms. The bad news is that the administration is reported…
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Bots on the Board
A few months ago, I wrote a post addressing the use of artificial intelligence in the boardroom. While the focus of the post was using AI (or not) to draft…