Across The Board, published by Mayer Brown, covers a broad range of corporate and securities law topics with a focus on regulatory developments affecting public companies and foreign private issuers. The blog addresses issues such as SEC disclosure requirements, proxy advisory firm regulations, shareholder voting guidelines, and legislative changes impacting corporate governance. It also discusses trends in areas like environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and financial reporting. The content is aimed at helping corporations, financial institutions, and legal professionals navigate complex compliance and disclosure obligations in the evolving regulatory landscape.
Webinar | January 13, 20258:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ESTRegister here.
During this session, Mayer Brown panelists will discuss US SEC disclosure priorities and other recent developments for foreign private issuers (FPIs) that should be priorities as they draft…
In November 2025, ISS Governance (“ISS”) announced its global Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines for shareholder meetings with dates on or after February 1, 2026. Consistent with prior years, the 2026 updates were derived from extensive outreach to institutional investors, companies…
Webinar | December 10, 202512:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ESTRegister here.
The proxy and annual reporting season may seem a long way off. However, in light of the amount of work and planning that goes into the proxy statement,…
The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, in coalition with several major industry organizations, seeks to gather practical insights from companies, investors, and related professionals about the scope and effectiveness of the current federal shareholder proposal rule (Rule 14a-8) through a…
Guest post by The Society for Corporate Governance
For decades, corporate boards have wrestled with the role of proxy advisory firms—trying to understand their recommendations, spending more time on shareholder engagement, and, from time to time, questioning the focus of…
Although it may seem early, it is already time to start preparing for the 2026 annual report and proxy season. While many disclosure requirements remain consistent from prior years, there has been a significant shift in the focus of, and…
On November 17, 2025, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance published a new statement (the “Statement”) regarding the review of requests to exclude shareholder proposals by both the Division of Corporation Finance…
Conference | November 18, 2025Learn more here
Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor The Character of the Corporation 2025. This forum brings together public company board members, institutional shareholders, proxy advisors, judicial and governmental representatives and corporate governance thought leaders…
10-K and Disclosure TrendsProxy Statement and Annual Meeting PreparationWebinar | November 10, 202512:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDTRegister here.The proxy and annual reporting season may seem a long way off. However, in light of the amount of work and…
On October 14, 2025, Glass Lewis announced that it will no longer offer its benchmark voting recommendations starting in 2027. In lieu of benchmark voting recommendations, it will instead offer a set of options. Glass Lewis cited the growing split…
