Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation
ISS Releases 2018 Policy Survey
Executive Compensation, Public Companies and Securities As is usual in the doldrums of summer, ISS has released its 2018 policy survey which generally foreshadows changes to ISS’ voting policies. In prior years, not everything on the survey resulted in a new voting policy. Likewise, there could be some new voting policies not discussed in the policy survey. The highlights from the […] Read more →
CPA Can’t be a Whistleblower for Non-Public Entities
Employment, Executive Compensation, Litigation, Public Companies and Securities Reyher v. Grant Thornton, LLP analyzed whether an employee of a CPA firm is protected by the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act for lodging complaints with an... Read more →
Director Equity Grants and Vote Buying Subject to Entire Fairness Review
Executive Compensation, Litigation, Public Companies and Securities In Williams v. Ji et al, the Delaware Court of Chancery examined an alleged scheme in which the Directors of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. granted themselves options and warrants... Read more →
Supreme Court to Determine Scope of Whistleblower Protection
Employment, Executive Compensation, Litigation, Public Companies and Securities A percolating issue with respect to the SEC’s whistleblower regulations is whether the anti-retaliation protections apply only when suspected misconduct is reported to the... Read more →