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Universal Proxy Rules
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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Paul Hastings Discusses Labor Unions, Social Activists, and Universal Proxy Cards
By Sean Donahue, Eduardo Gallardo, Ankush Dhupar
On November 21, 2023, a coalition of labor unions led by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), announced that it has nominated three director candidates for election to the Board…
Public Chatter
Corp Fin Issues 15 New (and Three Revised) CDIs!
Over the week leading up to Thanksgiving, Corp Fin issued a bunch of new CDIs – and three revised CDIs – in a variety of areas in several different tranches,…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Shareholders (and ISS) Won Big With Universal Proxy Card in 2023
Now that proxy season has wrapped up, we thought we’d look back at the experience with universal proxy card (UPC). Overall, shareholders expressed their preferences in BoD elections with precision.…
Public Chatter
Corp Fin’s Guidance on VIFs: An Unexpected Development from Universal Proxy
Early uses of the universal proxy card have led to one interesting development – new Corp Fin guidance regarding broker voting instruction forms (VIFs). VIFs are the way in which…
Public Chatter
Universal Proxy: Early Expectations?
By Broc Romanek
During our recent webcast — “Proxy Season Roundtable: What You Need to Know Now” — Proxy Analytics’ Steve Pantina joined Allison Handy at the 26:02 mark to discuss the potential…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Recent Contests Under the Universal Proxy Rules and the 2023 Outlook
By Publisher
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new universal proxy rules, which took effect for meetings after August 31, 2022, require the use of “universal” proxy cards in all director election…
Public Company Advisory Blog
Lessons from the First Universal Proxy Contest
We prepared the following Article on lessons from the first universal proxy contest. In the Article we discuss the following three key takeaways: (1)The Activist Obtained A Board Seat; (2)…
GT Israel Law Blog
Considerations for Public Company Bylaw Amendments in View of the New SEC Universal Proxy Rules
By Doron Lipshitz, Justin E. Mann, Frank M. Placenti, Nathan P. Emeritz, Greenberg Traurig
This alert provides an overview of the new Universal Proxy Rules adopted by the SEC in August 2022 and some considerations for companies in view of its implantation. The Rule…
Public Chatter
Corp Fin Issues Three More “Universal Proxy” CDIs
A few days ago, Corp Fin issued three more CDIs related to universal proxy. As we blogged about back then, Corp Fin issued three universal proxy CDIs back in September…
Free Writings + Perspectives
New Mandatory Universal Proxy Rules
In this MB Microtalk Video, Mayer Brown Counsel, Laura Richman, discusses the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s universal proxy rules that are now in effect for shareholder meetings. These new…