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Yesterday, ISS issued Policy Guidance on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic addressing the following issues.

On October 27, 2010, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) announced the opening of its annual comment period for its 2011 proxy voting policies.

A recent divesture ordered by the Federal Trade Commission should serve as a reminder that private equity- and venture capital-backed companies need to evaluate the other holdings of their investors..

The House Committee on Financial Services met virtually on April 20, 2021 to consider legislation that, among other things

The board's nominating committee should take note of several important new developments regarding board diversity, and how they may be applicable to its composition and refreshment policies.

Under Sections 204 and 205 actions of the DGCL, Delaware corporations may petition the Court of Chancery to ratify otherwise defective corporate actions.

The MSRB Board of Directors will discuss corporate and governance issues at a meeting scheduled for October 26-27, 2016.

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq proposed new listing rules with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would require companies listed on Nasdaq's U.S. exchange to disclose...

Legal challenges to Sections 301.3 and 301.4 on constitutional grounds are anticipated despite the inclusion of these declarations.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") was signed into law by President Obama on July 21.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("ECCTA") introduced significant changes to Companies House procedure, with a view to improving transparency in particular...

As we all recover from Zoom fatigue, many of us would like to make virtual meetings a relic of the COVID Era. But New Hampshire nonprofits can advance their missions by ensuring that ...

Annual Registrations (also called Annual Reports) are due annually in a company’s state of formation, as well as in the states where the company is "authorized to transact business."

Annual Registrations (also called Annual Reports) are due annually in a company’s state of formation as well as in the states where the company is "authorized to transact business."

A California federal court has held a "Notice of Cancellation" was sufficient to meet the substantive requirements of rescission in California, where the notice informed...

Earlier this year, the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association ("Council") announced its annual proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law...

On September 6, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release confirming that it will not seek a rehearing or Supreme Court review of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relating to the proxy access rules.

Shareholders have brought a number of recent lawsuits against companies alleging, among other things, that the proxy statements used to solicit their votes were false or misleading.