Posts — SVDX

2015 61
- Aug 5, 2015 Dodd-Frank Resource Center: Latest on Compensation and Governance Matters Aug 5, 2015
- Jul 7, 2015 Confidential IPOs Still a Blind Spot for Bankers Jul 7, 2015
- Jul 6, 2015 For Start-Ups, How Many Angels Is Too Many? Jul 6, 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 As More Tech Start-Ups Stay Private, So Does the Money Jul 2, 2015
- Jul 1, 2015 Four Takeaways from Proxy Season 2015 Jul 1, 2015
- Jul 1, 2015 Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective Jul 1, 2015
- Jul 1, 2015 SEC Proposes Rules on Clawback Policies Jul 1, 2015
- Jun 23, 2015 Supreme Court Upholds Precedent Prohibiting Post-Expiration Patent Royalties, but Leaves Open Parties’ Options for Creative Licensing Jun 23, 2015
- Jun 18, 2015 Pay Versus Performance Rule Faces Potential Issues Jun 18, 2015
- Jun 15, 2015 Delaware Legislature Approves DGCL Amendments Endorsing Delaware Forum Selection Clauses and Prohibiting Fee-Shifting Provisions Jun 15, 2015
- Jun 12, 2015 California Court Rejects Alleged Joint Employers’ “It Wasn’t Me” Defense to Worker Misclassification Claims Jun 12, 2015
- Jun 9, 2015 Plaintiffs’ Firms Seek Quick Money by Challenging “Dead Hand Proxy Puts” in Debt Agreements Jun 9, 2015
- Jun 1, 2015 M&A and Corporate Governance Newsletter, Spring 2015 Jun 1, 2015
- Jun 1, 2015 Crisis Management in the Boardroom Jun 1, 2015
- May 31, 2015 The Cadillac Tax Is Coming May 31, 2015
- May 19, 2015 Largest US Pensions Divided on Activism May 19, 2015
- May 16, 2015 Shareholders’ Votes Have Done Little To Curb Lavish Executive Pay May 16, 2015
- May 15, 2015 Bernie Madoff’s Essential Man May 15, 2015
- May 15, 2015 Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Exculpatory Charter Provisions to Motions To Dismiss Independent Directors May 15, 2015
- May 13, 2015 European Commission Antitrust Inquiry Set To Create Level Playing Field in E-Commerce May 13, 2015
- May 7, 2015 Why Do Some Companies Defend a Failed Say on Pay Vote? May 7, 2015
- May 4, 2015 Subsidiary Boards Beware: Del. Chancery Court Finds an MLP General Partner Guilty of Breach of Partnership Agreement in Dropdown Transaction May 4, 2015
- May 1, 2015 Unleashing Valuable New Perspectives in the Boardroom May 1, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 SEC Joins Agency Attack on Confidentiality Clauses in Employee-Related Agreements and Policies Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 27, 2015 The Impact of Say on Pay: Analyzing Changes Following a Failed 2013 Vote Apr 27, 2015
- Apr 24, 2015 Zero Base Salary of American Airlines CEO Makes Headlines Apr 24, 2015
- Apr 22, 2015 Implications of the US Supreme Court Omnicare Decision Apr 22, 2015
- Apr 18, 2015 How Boards Can Get Ahead of Cybersecurity Risk Apr 18, 2015
- Apr 18, 2015 SV150: Silicon Valley, Led by Apple, Becomes Wall Street’s Backbone and ATM Apr 18, 2015
- Apr 9, 2015 Cooper Union Inquiry Puts Nonprofits on Notice Apr 9, 2015
- Apr 6, 2015 IRS Releases Amended Section 162(m) Regulations Clarifying How To Preserve the Deductibility of Certain Compensation for Public Companies Apr 6, 2015
- Apr 6, 2015 Delaware Enacts New Rapid Arbitration Act Apr 6, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 2015 Proxy Season Insights: Shareholder Proposal Landscape Apr 2, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 In Silicon Valley Frenzy, VCs Create New Inside Track Apr 2, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 What Topics Should Management and Corporate Boards Be Prepared To Address with Shareholders in 2015? Apr 2, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 Gender Diversity in the Boardroom Apr 2, 2015
- Apr 1, 2015 Activist Shareholders, Sluggish Performance Apr 1, 2015
- Mar 24, 2015 a16z Podcast: How to Lead, Not Manage Your Board Mar 24, 2015
- Mar 18, 2015 What Are Compensation Implications When Transitioning from CEO to Executive Chair? Mar 18, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015 Proposed 2015 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law Mar 16, 2015
- Mar 3, 2015 Women on US Boards: What Are We Seeing? Mar 3, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 2015 Proxy Season Insights: Board Composition Mar 1, 2015
- Feb 27, 2015 2015 Investor Survey: Deconstructing Proxy Statements — What Matters to Investors Feb 27, 2015
- Feb 22, 2015 Ellen Pao Suit Against Kleiner Perkins Heads to Trial, with Big Potential Implications Feb 22, 2015
- Feb 12, 2015 Women on US Boards: What Are We Seeing? Feb 12, 2015
- Feb 11, 2015 2015 Compensation & Governance Outlook Report Feb 11, 2015
- Feb 11, 2015 Securities Alert: SEC Issues Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Hedging Policies for Employees, Officers and Directors Feb 11, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 The Missing Perspective in the Boardroom: Millennials Feb 9, 2015
- Feb 4, 2015 Federal Circuit Decides Appeal from First Final PTAB Decision in Inter Partes Review Feb 4, 2015
- Feb 3, 2015 Do Activist Investors Target Women CEOs? Feb 3, 2015
- Feb 3, 2015 Chancery Court Refuses to Enforce Non-Competition Agreement Against a California-Based Employee Despite Delaware Choice-of-Law Provision Feb 3, 2015
- Feb 1, 2015 Directors’ Alert: Through the Eyes of the Board – Key Governance Issues for 2015 Feb 1, 2015
- Feb 1, 2015 Achieving Excellence: Overseeing Accounting Changes—Including the New Revenue Recognition Standard Feb 1, 2015
- Jan 29, 2015 Key Considerations for Board and Audit Committee Members Jan 29, 2015
- Jan 28, 2015 China Proposes Legislative Overhaul of Foreign Investment Regime Jan 28, 2015
- Jan 23, 2015 New California Sick Leave Law Requires Employers’ Immediate Attention Jan 23, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Federal Trade Commission Announces Revisions to Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Jan 21, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 SEC Staff Suspends Interpretations Related to Counter-proposal Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals Jan 21, 2015
- Jan 10, 2015 Kicking Dodd-Frank in the Teeth Jan 10, 2015
- Jan 5, 2015 An Unusual Boardroom Battle, in Academia Jan 5, 2015
- Jan 1, 2015 Executive Compensation: Clawbacks Jan 1, 2015
2014 116
- Dec 24, 2014 BoardroomDirect December 2014 Newsletter Dec 24, 2014
- Dec 23, 2014 For Older Board Members, the Pressure To Move On Dec 23, 2014
- Dec 23, 2014 New Delaware Decisions Provide Strong Support for Independent Board Decisions in the Sale of a Company Dec 23, 2014
- Dec 22, 2014 2014 Board Practices Report: Perspectives from the Boardroom Dec 22, 2014
- Dec 19, 2014 The Audit Committee and Disclosure Effectiveness Dec 19, 2014
- Dec 18, 2014 https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/publications/2014/12/20141218_corporate_alert_2015_proxy_seas_11162 Dec 18, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 USPTO Issues New Guidance with Fewer Limitations on the Subject Matter Eligibility of Patent Claims Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 15, 2014 Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Provides New (but Limited) Guidance on the Ordinary Business Exception to Rule 14a-8 Dec 15, 2014
- Dec 10, 2014 Appeals Court Deals Setback to Crackdown on Insider Trading Dec 10, 2014
- Dec 10, 2014 The most loathsome business words of 2014: 'Sharing economy' ... Hah! Dec 10, 2014
- Nov 25, 2014 The New European Antitrust Damages Directive: Opening the Floodgates for Civil Litigation? Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 25, 2014 Should Crowdfunding Sites Do More To Vet Projects? Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 14, 2014 DOJ Fines Parties to Abandoned Purchase Agreement for “Gun Jumping” Nov 14, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 The Next Wave of Proxy Access Proposals: What Issuers Should Know and How They Can Prepare Nov 13, 2014
- Nov 7, 2014 SEC Sanctions 10 Companies for Failures To Disclose Unregistered Stock Issuances Nov 7, 2014
- Nov 7, 2014 Delaware Court of Chancery Provides Guidance on Controlling Stockholder Issues Nov 7, 2014
- Oct 31, 2014 ISS Launches QuickScore 3.0 and Announces Important Upcoming Data Verification Period for the 2015 Proxy Season Oct 31, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 The Critical Role of the Board in Overseeing Risk Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 20, 2014 Heads Up — SEC Staff Suggests Ingredients for Effective Disclosures Oct 20, 2014
- Oct 20, 2014 Who Runs Silicon Valley - Oct. 2014 Oct 20, 2014
- Oct 4, 2014 An Open Window for Insider Sales Oct 4, 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 Trends in Independent Board Leadership Structures Oct 2, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 Director 360°: Growth from All Directions Oct 1, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 Embracing Risk Oversight: The Board’s Role in Setting the Right Culture Oct 1, 2014
- Sep 24, 2014 National Security Implications of Corporate Inversion: FOCI, CFIUS, and Export Controls Sep 24, 2014
- Sep 24, 2014 In Defense of Older Directors Sep 24, 2014
- Sep 15, 2014 The Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Two Transactions Were Not Entirely Fair, but Awards No Damages Where the Prices of the Transactions Were Fair Sep 15, 2014
- Sep 14, 2014 Delaware Chancery: “Entire Fairness” in Recapitalization Is More Than Just a Fair Price Sep 14, 2014
- Sep 11, 2014 Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Forum Selection Bylaw That Chose a Non-Delaware Forum Against Facial and As-Applied Challenges Sep 11, 2014
- Sep 10, 2014 Taking on Taxes: The Board’s Role in Tax Oversight Sep 10, 2014
- Aug 28, 2014 Court Limits the Enforceability of “Browsewrap” Terms of Use — Best Practices in Online Contracting Aug 28, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 Why Aren’t More Women Landing Board Seats? Aug 20, 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 No “Loos” Causation from Mere Announcement of Internal Investigation Aug 19, 2014
- Aug 16, 2014 Replacing the Board Aug 16, 2014
- Aug 14, 2014 Judge Rakoff’s “Sour Grapes”: SEC v. Citigroup Settlement Approved Aug 14, 2014
- Aug 6, 2014 This Week in the Boardroom August 6, William Chandler Aug 6, 2014
- Aug 5, 2014 On a Roll: The SEC Continues To Deliver on its Promise To Seek Admissions of Wrongdoing Aug 5, 2014
- Aug 1, 2014 Creating Engagement Through Executive Compensation Communication Aug 1, 2014
- Jul 24, 2014 Eye on Privacy - July 2014 Jul 24, 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 2014 BDO IPO HALFTIME REPORT Jul 23, 2014
- Jul 22, 2014 Better Keep Your Opinions to Yourselves for Now: Second Circuit Doubles Down in Deutsche Bank Ruling in Advance of Supreme Court Review of Omnicare Jul 22, 2014
- Jul 19, 2014 Revenue Recognition from a New Lens Jul 19, 2014
- Jul 17, 2014 Director Compensation Rises with Markets Jul 17, 2014
- Jul 17, 2014 US Supreme Court Changes Fiduciary Rules for Retirement Plans with Employer Stock Jul 17, 2014
- Jul 16, 2014 Motivating Corporations To Do Good Jul 16, 2014
- Jul 16, 2014 Swimming in the Deep End: A Primer on Dark Pools Jul 16, 2014
- Jul 13, 2014 High-Performing Boards: What’s on Their Agenda? Jul 13, 2014
- Jul 12, 2014 Insider Trading Gets Political: Trading on Political Intelligence Jul 12, 2014
- Jul 11, 2014 The Fate of Delaware “Fee-Shifting” Bylaws Jul 11, 2014
- Jul 11, 2014 Former CalPERS CEO Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud Jul 11, 2014
- Jul 9, 2014 New Developments Raise Bar for Effective Communication Jul 9, 2014
- Jul 9, 2014 It’s Time for Boards To Cross the Digital Divide Jul 9, 2014
- Jul 8, 2014 Have Your Directors Met Their Revlon Duties? Delaware Court Dismisses Strike-Suite Allegations as Merely Cosmetic Jul 8, 2014
- Jul 3, 2014 There Are Risks in Having the CEO’s Pals on the Board Jul 3, 2014
- Jul 2, 2014 How I Learned To Build and Appreciate a Good Board Jul 2, 2014
- Jul 2, 2014 How Is the 2014 Proxy Season Shaping Up Thus Far? Jul 2, 2014
- Jul 1, 2014 SEC Guidance on Use of Proxy Advisory Firms for Voting Proxies Jul 1, 2014
- Jun 30, 2014 Internal Investigations Remain Internal – Attorney-Client Privilege Protected by D.C. Circuit Jun 30, 2014
- Jun 29, 2014 Corporate Boards Race To Shore Up Cybersecurity Jun 29, 2014
- Jun 28, 2014 Let’s Talk: Governance – First-year Conflict Mineral Reporting Reveals Insights and Surprises Jun 28, 2014
- Jun 27, 2014 Patience Is a Virtue: District Court Suggests That the SEC “Wait and See” Before Seeking Certain No-Admit, No-Deny Settlements Jun 27, 2014
- Jun 25, 2014 New Hurdle in Investors’ Class Actions Jun 25, 2014
- Jun 23, 2014 Supreme Court Rejects Calls To Overrule Fraud-on-the-Market Theory in Halliburton; Presumption of Reliance Still a Basic Part of Class Certification Jun 23, 2014
- Jun 19, 2014 US Supreme Court Affirms That Abstract Ideas Are Patent-Ineligible Jun 19, 2014
- Jun 17, 2014 Flash Rules: Is a Wall Street Reform on the Horizon or Is the SEC Merely Reacting to the Latest Media Headline? Jun 17, 2014
- Jun 12, 2014 Doing Business in China Jun 12, 2014
- Jun 10, 2014 SEC Bats 0-for-2 on Insider Trading Jun 10, 2014
- Jun 6, 2014 As Tech Migrates to San Francisco, Silicon Valley Finds Its Cool Edge Jun 6, 2014
- May 30, 2014 As Risks Rise, Boards Respond: A Global View of Risk Committees May 30, 2014
- May 29, 2014 Five Megatrends and Possible Implications May 29, 2014
- May 29, 2014 GM Made $22.6 Billion; We Lost $10.6 Billion May 29, 2014
- May 29, 2014 Ousted RadiumOne CEO: ‘What Did I Do To Deserve This?’ May 29, 2014
- May 27, 2014 If the SEC Misses the SOL, It’s SOL (Sorry, Out of Luck) – District Court Holds Statute of Limitations Is Jurisdictional and Applies to SEC Disgorgement and Injunctive Relief Requests May 27, 2014
- May 27, 2014 Median CEO Pay Breaks $10 Million Barrier May 27, 2014
- May 23, 2014 A Ruling’s Chilling Effect on Corporate Litigation May 23, 2014
- May 21, 2014 Is the Free Lunch Ending for Stockholders Who Sue Corporations? Fee-Shifting Introduced in Intra-Corporate Litigation May 21, 2014
- May 19, 2014 Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty in Tax Evasion Case May 19, 2014
- May 14, 2014 The Entrepreneurs Report: Venture Capital Financing Trends for Q1 2014 May 14, 2014
- May 13, 2014 Sheer Yoga Pants and Over-Stretched Allegations: Court Refuses to Stretch Allegations of Corporate Mismanagement into Federal Securities Fraud May 13, 2014
- May 13, 2014 2014 Compensation Committee Agenda: Raising the Bar May 13, 2014
- May 12, 2014 How Boards Can Innovate May 12, 2014
- May 12, 2014 Delaware Supreme Court Endorses “Fee-Shifting” Bylaw in Certified Question of Law May 12, 2014
- May 12, 2014 More Restrictions on Business with Russia May 12, 2014
- May 7, 2014 Stanford To Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock May 7, 2014
- May 5, 2014 In a Decision of First Impression, Delaware Court of Chancery Denies Third Point’s Motion To Enjoin Sotheby’s Novel Poison Pill May 5, 2014
- May 5, 2014 Berkshire’s Radical Strategy: Trust May 5, 2014
- Apr 30, 2014 US Supreme Court Overturns Federal Circuit Standard for Attorneys’ Fees in Patent Cases Apr 30, 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 Despite Big Ambitions, New York’s Tech Scene Is Still Starting Up Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 24, 2014 Boss Make Too Much? CaliforUnia Bill Would Punish Firms That Shower CEOs with Money Apr 24, 2014
- Apr 15, 2014 Beyond Key Committees: Boards Create Committees To Support Oversight Responsibilities Apr 15, 2014
- Apr 8, 2014 DOJ Secures First-Ever Successful Extradition on Antitrust Charge Apr 8, 2014
- Apr 1, 2014 Proxy Season 2014 Preview: Boards Face Shifting Investor Priorities and Expectations Apr 1, 2014
- Mar 30, 2014 A Lone Ranger of the 401(k)’s Mar 30, 2014
- Mar 29, 2014 Slowing the Patent Trolls Mar 29, 2014
- Mar 26, 2014 Judge Clears Way for Trial in Silicon Valley Wage Case Mar 26, 2014
- Mar 26, 2014 US Expands Sanctions on Russia in Light of Crisis in Ukraine Mar 26, 2014
- Mar 17, 2014 Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Application of Business Judgment Review To Merger with Controlling Stockholder Mar 17, 2014
- Mar 13, 2014 Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Financial Advisor Liable for Aiding and Abetting Breaches of Fiduciary Duty Mar 13, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Escaping the Conformity Trap: Aligning Executive Pay Programs With Business and Leadership Objectives Mar 12, 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 Why Silicon Valley Needs to Lift its Bravado Feb 27, 2014
2013 45
- Dec 14, 2013 BoardroomDirect Dec 14, 2013
- Dec 14, 2013 Venture Capital Funding Rounds Keep Getting Bigger — Raising Worries About Another Bubble Dec 14, 2013
- Dec 11, 2013 How to Control Your Board Discussion and Avoid Chaos Dec 11, 2013
- Dec 11, 2013 Once Again! Should a Nonprofit CEO Be a Voting Member of the Board of Directors? Dec 11, 2013
- Dec 8, 2013 Proxy Advisers Don’t Help Shareholders Dec 8, 2013
- Nov 27, 2013 In Silicon Valley, Partying Like It’s 1999 Once More” Nov 27, 2013
- Nov 26, 2013 “Golden Leash” Payments Fuel Debate Nov 26, 2013
- Nov 18, 2013 The Growth of Appraisal Litigation in Delaware Nov 18, 2013
- Nov 18, 2013 Technology Section Nov 18, 2013
- Nov 17, 2013 Reaching for Silicon Valley Nov 17, 2013
- Oct 27, 2013 Boards That Lead: When To Take Charge, When To Partner and When To Stay Out of the Way Oct 27, 2013
- Oct 25, 2013 When the Stock Price Hides Trouble Oct 25, 2013
- Oct 22, 2013 Unpaid Internships Under Scrutiny Oct 22, 2013
- Oct 18, 2013 Extracting a Toll From a “Patent Troll” Oct 18, 2013
- Oct 15, 2013 A Push To End Securities Fraud Lawsuits Gains Momentum Oct 15, 2013
- Oct 15, 2013 Long Director Tenure Could Get More Scrutiny Oct 15, 2013
- Sep 23, 2013 Law Opens Financing of Start-Ups to Crowds Sep 23, 2013
- Sep 14, 2013 SEC Adopts Proposed Pay Ratio Rules at Open Meeting Sep 14, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013 In China, the Dangers of Due Diligence Sep 13, 2013
- Sep 9, 2013 First Significant Tax Guidance Issued on Impact of Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Sep 9, 2013
- Aug 18, 2013 Improving Board Governance: McKinsey Global Survey Results Aug 18, 2013
- Aug 16, 2013 Startups Have New Options for Millions of Dollars in ‘Seed’ Cash Aug 16, 2013
- Aug 16, 2013 CFIUS and Chinese Investment: Lessons Learned from the First Half of 2013 Aug 16, 2013
- Aug 15, 2013 IT Doesn’t Matter (to CEOs) Aug 15, 2013
- Aug 14, 2013 Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Stockholder Complaint as Derivative Following Merger Aug 14, 2013
- Aug 1, 2013 Former Trader Is Found Liable In Fraud Case Aug 1, 2013
- Jul 26, 2013 The 40-Year Club: America’s Longest-Serving Directors Jul 26, 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 How Corporate Charters Can Protect Directors from Money Damages for Acts of Negligence Jul 11, 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 You’ve Been Warned Jul 11, 2013
- Jul 8, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court Holds DOMA Unconstitutional: Broad Impact on Retirement Plans, Health and Welfare Plans, and Payroll Administration Jul 8, 2013
- Jun 30, 2013 Golden Parachutes Are Still Very Much in Style Jun 30, 2013
- Jun 30, 2013 An Unstoppable Climb in C.E.O. Pay Jun 30, 2013
- Jun 26, 2013 Investors Are Tired of Giving Their Money to Tech Founders Without Strings Attached Jun 26, 2013
- Jun 25, 2013 CEO-Board Chair Separation: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It Jun 25, 2013
- Jun 25, 2013 Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Validity of Board-Adopted Forum Selection Bylaws Jun 25, 2013
- Jun 5, 2013 White House Issues Executive Actions and Legislative Recommendations Aimed at Patent Assertion Entities Jun 5, 2013
- May 31, 2013 Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Business Judgment Review to Controlling Stockholder Transaction May 31, 2013
- May 26, 2013 M&A and Corporate Newsletter, Spring 2013 May 26, 2013
- May 25, 2013 Shareholders? Fuhgeddaboudit! May 25, 2013
- May 19, 2013 Stockholder Power Faces Test at JPMorgan May 19, 2013
- May 17, 2013 A Troubling Survey on Global Corruption May 17, 2013
- May 12, 2013 Big Vote on Dimon May Hinge on Views on JPMorgan’s Top Director May 12, 2013
- May 11, 2013 Directors Disappoint By What They Don’t Do May 11, 2013
- May 7, 2013 Good Conflict Makes a Good Board May 7, 2013
- Mar 30, 2013 How To Harm Investors Mar 30, 2013