April - June 2017

  • Europe is Becoming a Bigger Problem for Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2017
  • SEC Inspecting How Hedge Funds Dole Out Hot IPO Shares Among Clients, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2017
  • Labor Department Seeks More Input on Fiduciary Rule, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2017
  • U.S. SEC to Allow Firms to File Confidential Draft Statements before IPOs, Reuters, June 29, 2017
  • SEC Will Allow All Companies to Submit Draft Registration Statement on a Non Public Basis, CrowdFund Insider, June 29, 2017
  • House Financial Services Funding Bill Puts New Restraints on Regulators, The Hill, June 28, 2017
  • Institutional Investors Split Over Dodd-Frank Rollback, Corporate Secretary, June 28, 2017
  • U.S. Congress Tries, Again, on Corporate Transparency, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
  • Columbia Professor Jackson Leads Field for SEC Job, Reuters, June 28, 2017
  • Your Law Firm Got Hacked, What to do Now, Corporate Counsel, June 28, 2017
  • SEC Tells American Airlines to Rein In Praise of its Non-GAAP Metrics, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
  • Companies Pressed to Disclose More on Climate Risk, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
  • Companies Try to Contain Fallout from Global Cyberattack, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
  • U.S. Supreme Court Decision Raises Questions on Tax Deductions of Bribery Settlements, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
  • Executives Testify that Stock Exchanges Competing with Firms They Regulate, MarketWatch, June 28, 2017
  • The Trump Labor Board's List, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2017
  • Hedge Fund Activists See More Opportunities in European Companies, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2017
  • Trump Announces Pick for Last Open Labor Board Seat, The Hill, June 27, 2017
  • Men Join Corporate Boards with Less Experience than Women, Bloomberg, June 27, 2017
  • U.S. Tech Firms Feel the Heat in Europe, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2017
  • Justice Neil Gorsuch Leans Conservative, Fulfilling Expectations, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2017
  • Nestle Plans $21 Billion Buyback, Seeks Deal as Loeb Pushes, Bloomberg, June 27, 2017
  • Labor and SEC Tell Lawmakers They Will Work Together on Fiduciary Rule, Investment News, June 27, 2017
  • States Consider Their Own 'Fiduciary Rules' After Nevada's Becomes Law, Wealth Management, June 26, 2017
  • Norway Wealth Fund Wants to Exclude Voteless Shares from Indexes, Bloomberg, June 26, 2017
  • SEC Wins Latest Round Over How It's Judges are Appointed, Reuters, June 26, 2017
  • Can Good Corporate Citizenship be Measured?, New York Times, June 26, 2017
  • SCOTUS Upholds Strict Time Limit for Securities Class Actions, Reuters, June 26, 2017
  • Nestle Unmoved by Demands From Activist Investor Third Point, Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2017
  • Investing With 'Green' ratings? It's a Gray Area, Reuters, June 26, 2017
  • Shareholders Demand More Drastic Shifts at Nestle, New York Times, June 26, 2017
  • Theresa May Clinches Deal with Irish Party to Support Minority Government, Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2017
  • High Court to Review Scope of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections, Business Insurance, June 26, 2017
  • Anthem to Pay Record $115M to Settle Lawsuits over Data Breach, Business Insurance, June 26, 2017
  • SEC Enforcement Trends Against Public Companies, FEI, June 26, 2017
  • NFP Audit Committees: Getting Oversight Right, Journal of Accountancy, June 23, 2017
  • New SEC Chair Clayton Wants More Companies to go Public, Reuters, June 22, 2017
  • SEC Chair Endorses Enhanced Disclosure on Advisors, Advisor Hub, June 22, 2017
  • FASB Proposes Changes to Consolidation Guidance, Accounting Today, June 22, 2017
  • SEC to Help Investors with Background Checks; Clayton Eyeing Choice Act Progress, Think Advisor, June 22, 2017
  • Sleepless Nights for GCs Caused by Regulations and Crisis Management, Corporate Counsel, June 22, 2017
  • No Corporate Governance Reform "Talk" in Brexit-Focused Queen's Speech, Board Agenda, June 22, 2017
  • Senate Banking Panel Huddles with Regulators on Bank Relief, The Hill, June 22, 2017
  • Justice Dept. Compliance Attorney Leaves Government, Bloomberg Law, June 22, 2017
  • U.S. Regulators Propose a Lighter Touch for Banking Oversight, Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2017
  • Trump Promises Telecom Executives Less Red Tape, Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2017
  • Mylan Investors Reject Bumper Executive Packages, Financial Times, June 22, 2017
  • Trump Vows to Cut "job-killing" regulations on Tech Industry, The Hill, June 22, 2017
  • FSR Calls for Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization, Financial Services Roundtable, June 21, 2017
  • Britain Still Believes in Fantasies on Brexit, Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2017
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Puts Outsiders on its Board, Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2017
  • Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Quits as Investors Revolt, Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2017
  • Cypress Semi Shareholders Vote in Dissident Directors, Reuters, June 20, 2017
  • CISOs Offer Tips for Communication with Board Members, Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2017
  • ExxonMobil Lends its Support to a Carbon Tax Proposal, Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2017
  • U.S. Banks, Corporations Establish Principles for Cyber Risk Ratings Firms, Reuters, June 20, 2017
  • A $112 Billion Fund Wants to Stop CEOs Making Too Much Money, Bloomberg, June 20, 2017
  • Trump Moves to End Democrats' Control of National Labor Relations Board, Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2017
  • Biz Groups Hail Trump's Labor Board Pick, The Hill, June 20, 2017
  • Attorneys General Continue to Battle the Trump Administration Over Environmental Regulations, Law & The Environment, June 19, 2017
  • The Share of Women Appointed to Fortune 500 Boards Declined Last Year, Fortune, June 19, 2017
  • Harvey Pitt Envisions a New Form of Corporate Disclosure, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2017
  • The President Tweets About You. What Should You do?, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2017
  • CEOs Have Access to Trump, but do They Have Clout?, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2017
  • Robo Advisers' Latest Foray: Socially Responsible Investing, Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2017
  • Republicans Debating Remedies for Corporate Tax Avoidance, Reuters, June 18, 2017
  • Wisconsin Female CEOs Want Boards of Directors to Include More Women, Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, June 18, 2017
  • For Tech CEOs, Not Attending White House Summit is Greater Risk, Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2017
  • For SEC Fiduciary Rule, Regulate Titles First, ThinkAdvisor, June 16, 2017
  • CEOs Insulting Activist Investors Typically Doesn't Turn Out Well for Them, Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2017
  • SeaWorld Shareholders Vote to Remove Chairman, CNBC, June 15, 2017
  • Paris Agreement: Parliament Backs New Carbon Cuts, Debates U.S. Withdrawal, European Parliament News, June 14, 2017
  • Internal Audit's Critical Role in Cybersecurity, Accounting Web, June 14, 2017
  • For Good Governance, Focus Beyond Equity Growth, U.S. Judge Tells Investors, Globe and Mail, June 13, 2017
  • Latest Recommendations for Companies on Responding to a Trump Tweet, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017
  • How Rare is Uber Chief's Leave? Extremely, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017
  • David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board in Wake of Disrespectful Comment, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017
  • Treasury's Framework to Relax and "Improve" the Volcker Rule, DLA Piper, June 13, 2017
  • Judge Backs Making Consumer Websites Accessible to Blind, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017
  • 175 CEOs and Execs of Biggest US Companies Form Diversity Initiative, Business Insider, June 13, 2017
  • Why Having Independent Boards Can Backfire, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2017
  • When Activists Enter the Kitchen, CFOs Feel the Heat, Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2017
  • Jeff Immelt to Step Down as CEO of GE, John Flannery Takes Role, Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2017
  • Local Governments Step up Fight with Trump on Climate Change, The Hill, June 11, 2017
  • China Engages California on Climate after Trump's Paris Snub, Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2017
  • Why CEOs Aren't Overpaid, Fortune, June 11, 2017
  • Post IPO, Companies are Returning to Stock Market Faster than Ever, Wall Street Journal, June 11,2017
  • Delaware's Strine: Activist Intentions Often at Odds with Ordinary Investors, FIN alternatives, June 10, 2017
  • SEC Staff Flexible on Slimmer Filings in Acquisitions, Listings, Bloomberg, June 9, 2017
  • Battered at Poll, U.K's May Seeks to Retain Power, Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2017
  • Election 2017: Doubts for Governance Reform in Hung Parliament, Board Agenda, June 9, 2017 
  • U.S. Labor Department to Rescind Rule on Union Company Corporate Disclosures, Reuters, June 8, 2017
  • What's a Woman on the Board Worth to Stock Investors, Financial Post, June 7, 2017
  • Mylan Defends Chairman to ISS Ahead of Investor Vote, Seeking Alpha, June 7,2017
  • U.S. Halts Settlements Requiring Companies to Donate Third Parties, Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2017
  • SEC to Hire Delia Blass as Top Regulator of Mutual Funds and ETFs, Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2017
  • Labor Chief Says He Can't Snap His Fingers and Undo Obama Rule, The Hill, June 7, 2017
  • Financial Restatements Hit Six Year Low, Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2017
  • Corporate Tax Avoidance Gets Harder, DW Akademie, June 6, 2017
  • GM Investors Reject Greenlight Share Plan, Board Slate, Reuters, June 6, 2017
  • Investor Activism Makes Big Headlines But Where are the Big Returns?, ValueWalk, June 6, 2017
  • Accountants Jump into Immigration Debate, Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2017
  • Minimizing Potential Litigation & Regulatory Risk for Crowdfunding Platforms, Crowdfund Insider, June 5, 2017
  • Supreme Court Curbs SEC Power to Seize Profits from Fraud, The Hill, June 5, 2017
  • The One Thing Companies Don't Ask a Would-Be CEO, Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2017
  • Why Whistleblowers Get Paid in the U.S. but not in Britain, Bloomberg, June 2, 2017
  • Vanguard Wins Most Trust Among Pension Plans, Survey Finds, Institutional Investor, June 2, 2017
  • U.S. States Defy Trump's Climate Pact Withdrawal, Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2017
  • Why Paris Matters Less than it Seems, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • PCAOB Expands Auditors' Reporting Duties, Journal of Accounting, June 1, 2017
  • Climate Change is Real: CEOs Share Their Disappointment, Washington Post, June 1, 2017
  • SEC Wades Into Fiduciary Rule Debate, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • In Fight With Buffalo Wild Wings, Activist Investor Mick McGuire is the Target, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • U.S. Withdrawal from Climate Deal Draws Rebuke, Resolve from Leaders, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Leaving Paris Climate Accord Takes Time, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Former SEC Director Higgins Rejoins Ropes & Gray, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Early Proxy Results Signal Investors Want Annual Say in Executive Pay, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Coming Soon: What Auditors Really Think About Company Numbers, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Here's How to go Public Without Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • How Well do Firms Measure CEO Performance, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2017
  • Taubmen Centers' Shareholders Back Company's Board Nominees, Reuters, June 1, 2017
  • Why 27% of U.S. Firms Have no Plans to Buy Cyber Insurance, Insurance Journal, May 31, 2017
  • Double Fault: Serena Williams is Not the Answer to Silicon Valley's Diversity Problem, Fortune, May 31, 2017
  • China to Implement Cybersecurity Law Amid Foreign Tech-Firm Anxieties, Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2017
  • IBM, Cisco to Help Customers in Fight Against Cybercrime, TechRepublic, May 31, 2017
  • Godzilla (the Fiduciary Rule), Ate the Rule of Law, Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2017
  • Urban Shareholder Vote Against Two Long-Serving Board Members, BizPhilly, May 31, 2017
  • Activists Target CEOs Amid Focus on Governance and Operations, IR Magazine, May 30, 2017
  • The $50 Billion Question: What Makes a Bank Big, Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2017
  • Big Pension Funds Oppose Election of Six Mylan Directors, Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2017
  • Taubman Centers to Hold Annual Election for Directors, Wall Street Journal, May 30,2017
  • California's Crackdown on Nonprofits, The Law Firm for Nonprofits, The Law Firm for Nonprofits, May 30, 2017
  • U.S. Companies no Longer Know Rules of Game Under Trump, Hasbro Director Says, Reuters, May 29, 2017
  • 2 Expected to be Named to SEC Enforcement Role, New York Times, May 29, 2017
  • Fidelity May Back Climate Resolutions; A Milestone for Activists, Reuters, May 27, 2017
  • Glass Lewis Recommends that GM Shareholders Vote for All Board Nominees and Against the Greenlight Proposal, GM Corporate Newsroom, May 27, 2017
  • Wall Street May Get a Chance to Gut Obama's Broker-Conflict Rule, Bloomberg, May 26, 2017
  • Wall Street to CEOs: Disrupt Your Industry, or Else, Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2017
  • Netflix Board Too Comfortable in Seats, Investor Says, Bloomberg, May 26, 2017
  • SEC Chairman Plans to Hire Steven Peikin to Run Enforcement Division, Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2017
  • 'Spotify Rule' Would Help New York Stock Exchange Woo Unicorns, Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2017
  • Glass Lewis Recommends Buffalo Wild Wings' Board Nominees, Reuters, May 26, 2017
  • Former SEC Officials Say Don't Bank on Big Regulatory Disruption, Corporate Counsel, May 25, 2017
  • Land and Buildings' Nominee Charles Elson Releases Open Letter to Shareholders of Taubman Centers, Businesswire, May 25, 2017
  • Rockwell Medical Loses Round in U.S. Court in Proxy Fight, Reuters, May 25, 2017
  • Mary Jo White Doesn't Expect Big Regulatory Changes Under Trump Admin, Bloomberg, May 25, 2017
  • Companies, Activists Mired in Ongoing Proxy Battles, Bloomberg, May 25, 2017
  • Trump Budget Calls for Wall Street Regulators to Face Restructuring, Reuters, May 25, 2017
  • Companies Targeted By Activists are Facing More Pressure, NY Post, May 24, 2017
  • Judges Examine Legitimacy of SEC's In-House Courts, Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2017
  • U.S. Financial Council Reimagined as Boon, not Bane, for Wall Street, Reuters, May 24, 2017
  • Young Guns of Activism Join Boards at AIG, SunOpta and DepoMed, The Street, May 23, 2017
  • Shell Shareholders Reject Emissions Target Proposal, Reuters, May 23, 2017
  • Target to Pay $18.5 Million to Settle Massive 2013 Data Breach, Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2017
  • Want Take-Two Interactive's Adjusted Earnings? You do the Math, Bloomberg, May 23, 2017
  • SEC Suspends Some In-House Court Cases Over Hiring of Judges, Reuters, May 23, 2017
  • Arconic Settles with Elliott After Bruising and Public Dispute, New York Times, May 22, 2017
  • America's Five Governance Experts Share Perspective on Boards, Forbes, May 22, 2017
  • Acosta Declines to Extend Delay of DOL Fiduciary Rule,, Investment News, May 22, 2017
  • ESG May Help the World But It Won't Help Your Portfolio, Institutional Investor, May 18, 2017
  • It's Time to Redouble Your Cybersecurity Steps, CBS News, May 19, 2017
  • Companies Use Kidnap Insurance to Guard Against Ransomware Attacks, Business Insurance, May 19, 2017
  • Information Asymmetry is Good for Effective Boards, Board Agenda, May 19, 2017
  • All White Men, Charlotte Retailer Criticized Over Board Makeup, Charlotte Observer, May 18, 2017
  • Breaking Up Biggest Banks Would Be a 'Huge Mistake' Mnuchin Says, Bloomberg, May 18, 2017
  • Spinoffs Deliver Less Bang: Citi Analysis, Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2017
  • Who Needs Shareholders? Companies Plunge into New R&D Projects with Other People's Money, Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2017
  • Treasury to Call for Rolling Back Banking Regulations, Washington Post, May 18, 2017
  • Senate Panel Advances Trump's Appeals Court Nominee, The Hill, May 18, 2017
  • Ransomeware Presents Complex Compliance Risk, Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2017
  • The WannaCry Attack: A Wake-Up Call for Organizational Information Governance?, Inside Counsel, May 17, 2017
  • Health of New CSX in Focus Ahead of Compensation Vote, Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2017
  • Caterpillar Faces Shareholder Call to Shake up Audit Committee, Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2017
  • Investor Group, Pension Fund Oppose Financial Choice Act, Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2017
  • FCPA Pilot Program Nets 22 Voluntary Disclosures in Past Year: DOJ, Corporate Counsel, May 17, 2017
  • Senate Banking Chair Supports FINRA360, Think Advisor, May 17, 2017
  • Senate Panel Advances Reg Reform Bills, The Hill, May 17, 2017
  • AICPA Calls for Review of Tax Regulations, Accounting Today, May 16, 2017
  • The Downside of Independent Boards, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2017
  • SEC Approves New York Stock Exchange 'Speed Bump' Trade Delay, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2017
  • Democrats in U.S. Senate Try to slow Republican Deregulation, Reuters, May 16, 2017
  • JPMorgan's Dimon Defends Trump Advisory Role, Reuters, May 16, 2017
  • Activist Investors Have a New Bloodlust: CEOs, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2017
  • Activist Investor Backs Off Call for BHP to Ditch Sydney Listing, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2017
  • Dems Propose Scrapping Law GOP Used to Overturn Regulations, The Hill, May 16, 2017
  • Cyber Attach Could Spark Lawsuits but not Against Microsoft, Reuters, May 15, 2017
  • Cyberattack Victims Begin to Assess Financial Damage, Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2017
  • What Should be Next on the SEC Chair Jay Clayton's Agenda? Crowdfund Advisor, May 15, 2017
  • Cybersecurity Experts Try to Understand How RansomeWare Invaded Networks, Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2017
  • Global Tech Companies Call on China to Delay Cybersecurity Law, Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2017
  • For Many Companies, A Good Cyber Chief is Hard to Find, Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2017
  • Chamber Urges Treasury to Withdraw Rules on Inversions, Estate Tax, The Hill, May 15, 2017
  • More Disruptions Feared From Cyber Attack, Reuters, May 15, 2017
  • Institutional Investors Fill Activism Gap in Europe, Pensions & Investments, May 15, 2017
  • More CEOs are Getting Fired After an Ethical Lapse, Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2017
  • FASB Looks for Feedback on Taxonomy, Accounting Today, May 12, 2017
  • CalPERSs' Climate Risk Reporting Proposal Passes at Occidental Petroleum, CalPERS, May 12, 2017
  • Whole Foods Faces Specter of Long Investor Fight, Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2017
  • SEC Turns to Big Deals Lawyer to Spur More Public Companies, Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2017
  • Company Climate Risk Disclosure Would Distort Markets, Reuters, May 11, 2017
  • Strange Bedfellows, Institutional Investor, May 10, 2017
  • Whole Foods Plans to Change More Than Half of Board of Directors, Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2017
  • Barclays Boss Sees Off Shareholder Rebellion, BBC, May 10, 2017
  • Trump's Pick for DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Politics Won't Play Role in Enforcement, Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2017
  • ACCA Recommends Auditors Be More Skeptical, Accounting Today, May 10, 2017
  • Cyber Crime Fears Drive up Demand for Anti-Hacker Insurance, Bloomberg, May 9, 2017
  • Want to Avert Scandals? Keep Directors in the Loop, Bloomberg, May 9, 2017
  • Succession Planning in a Family Business, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • Taubman Fires Back Against Activist Investor, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • Deadline Looms for GOP Effort to Undo Obama Rules, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • Trump vs. Obama: What Companies Tell Investors, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • SEC's Piwowar Warns that "SAFE" Investments May not be so Safe, Reuters, May 9, 2017
  • Glass Lewis Says BlackRock CEO's Pay, Performance Misaligned, Reuters, May 9, 2017
  • Jay Clayton - Wall Street's Top Cop: The 2017 IA 25, Think Advisor, May 9, 2017
  • White Men Run One of America's Most Diverse Companies, Bloomberg, May 9, 2017
  • ACSI Turns Up the Heat on Male Only Boards, Governance Institute of Australia, May 9, 2017
  • Banks Want Mnuchin to Intervene in Fight Over New Load Rule, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • California District Court: Indirect Purchases Can Bring Fraud Claims Against Private Companies, Harvard Law School Forum, May 9, 2017
  • Democratic Senators Call for Probe into Possible Insider Trading by Icahn, MarketWatch, May 9, 2017
  • Trump Considers What Steps U.S. Should Take on Climate Change Accord, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017
  • U.S. Regulators Look at Volcker Rule, A Sign they Hear Wall Street, Reuters, May 8, 2017
  • General Election 2017: Corporate Governance Becomes a Campaign Issue, Board Agenda, May 8, 2017
  • Banks Planning to Move 9,000 Jobs from Britain Because of Brexit, Reuters, May 8, 2017
  • Trump Reveals First Slate of Judicial Nominees, The Hill, May 8, 2016
  • Trump Review of Wall Street Rules to be Done in Stages, Reuters, May 8, 2016
  • Elliott Management Releases New Letter to Arconic Shareholders, BusinessWire, May 8, 2017
  • A "Delaware Trap" for Companies, Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2017
  • As IPOs Pick Up, Big Startups Hold On, Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2017
  • Women Make Up Nearly 40% of New Directors on Fortune 100 Boards, Fortune, May 6, 2017
  • Trump Signs Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, The Hill, May 5, 2017
  • Community Bankers' Political Capital Soars in Washington, Reuters, May 5, 2017
  • Frankfurt Lays Claim to Wall Street Banks, After Brexit, Reuters, May 5, 2017
  • How to Tell Good Buybacks from Bad Ones, CFO, May 5, 2017
  • Arconic Names Two Directors to Board Ahead of Shareholder Vote, Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2017
  • In S.E.C.’s Streamlined Court, Penalty Exerts a Lasting Grip, The New York Times, May 4, 2017
  • SEC Loses Appeal in Case Challenging Administrative Law Judges, The New York Times, May 3, 2017
  • Bombardier Investors Get Opposing Pay Advice as Vote Looms, Bloomberg, May 3, 2017
  • Clicking with CEO Trumps Meeting Financial Goals, CFO, May 3, 2017
  • Should Culpable Whistleblowers Be Eligible for SEC Whistleblower Awards?, New York Law Journal, May 3, 2017
  • Avis Strikes Deal to Delay Agitation From Biggest Shareholder, Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2017
  • Waiting for Mega Private Companies to go Public, Private Company Director, May 2, 2017
  • Women & Minorities in Regulation Crowdfunding: High Success Rate Despite Low Representation & Lower Funding Levels, Crowdfund Insider, May 2, 2017
  • President Trump Takes Dueling Positions on Bank Regulations, Courthousenews.com, May 2, 2017
  • Here’s Why Trump Is Talking About Breaking Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks, Wall Street on Parade, May 2, 2017
  • CtW criticizes Urban Outfitters' board, Reuters, May 1, 2017
  • Trump Vows to Ease Regulations for Community Banks, Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2017
  • Two Bush Veterans Said to Be Top Contenders for Justice Department Posts, Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2017
  • Passive funds aren’t afraid to throw their weight around as activists, Marketwatch, May 1, 2017
  • AllianceBernstein Ousts C.E.O. and Shakes Up Board, The New York Times, May 1, 2017
  • BlackRock CEO Fink suggests Trump’s personality could be an economic risk, Marketwatch, May 1, 2017
  • Urban Outfitters Board Slammed by Group for ‘Extreme Insularity’, Bloomberg, May 1, 2017
  • CalSTRS considering new engagement push, Pensions & Investments, May 1, 2017
  • Persuasive Business Leaders Parade Through White House, The New York Times, April 29, 2017
  • What Trump’s Done—or Undone—for Business in 100 Days, Bloomberg, April 28, 2017
  • Third Point Calls for Honeywell to Spin Off Aerospace Unit, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2017
  • No Buyback, No Problem: Companies Trim Share Purchases in First Quarter, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2017
  • Private Equity Attracts New Activist Believers, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2017
  • "First Big 2017 Win For Shareholders And Women On Gender Pay Equity" As Starbucks Responds To Investor Pressure, PRNewswire, April 27, 2017
  • Another Large Investor Calls on Whole Foods to Explore Sale, Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2017
  • Debevoise's White to Lead Firm's Newly Branded 'Crisis Teams', New York Law Journal, April 27, 2017
  • JAMIE DIMON: Companies 'have a moral obligation' to do more for society, Business Insider, April 26, 2017
  • Senators push 'cost-effective' reg reform, The Hill, April 26, 2017
  • Bank of America rejects move to separate chairman and CEO roles, The Charlotte Observer, April 26, 2017
  • Trump Tax Plan Sets Up Trade-Offs for Industries, Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2017
  • Mining Giants Race to Fill Board Leadership Gaps, Reuters, April 26, 2017
  • Wells Fargo Board Gets Black Eye in Shareholder Vote, Reuters, April 25, 2017
  • Citigroup Holders Back Executive Pay Plan, Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2017
  • Arconic CEO leaves Door Open to Permanent Role As Proxy Fight Continues, Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2017
  • U.S. Supreme Court May Limit Where Companies Can be Sued, Reuters, April 25, 2017
  • How To Get More Women on Corporate Boards, Stanford Business, April 24, 2017
  • Past Presidents Required More than 100 Days to Bag Big Legislative Wins, Forbes, April 25, 2017
  • A Plan to Give Community Banks Relief from Dodd-Frank, Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2017
  • Trump Eyeing Second Supreme Court Seat, The Hill, April 23, 2017
  • SEC Should Write Fiduciary Rule, Acting Chairman Says, Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2017
  • United Says CEO Won't Take Chairmanship, Plans Changes to Executive Compensation, Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2017
  • Trump Puts Two Dodd-Frank Powers on Hold in Symbolic Move, Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2017
  • Piwowar Says Its Time for SEC to "Reassert Its Role" on Investment Advice Standards, Investment News, April 21, 2017
  • Corporate Inversion Rules Under Trump Microscope in Move to Lighten Tax Burden, MarketWatch, April 21, 2017
  • Kleinfeld's Departure From Arconic Shows Investors Like Everyone to Play Nice, Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2017
  • Munchin Promises "Significant Changes" in Regulatory Review, Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2017
  • Trump Plans to Issue Three Executive Actions on Taxes, Regulation, Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2017
  • Activist Investor Seeks to Replace CEO, Director at Taubman Centers, Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2017
  • Bank Regulator Rips Its Own Supervision of Wells Fargo Sales Practices, Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2017
  • Brussels Starts to Freeze Britain Out of EU Contracts, Financial Times, April 19, 2017
  • SEC Investor Advisory Committee Airs Concerns Over Multi-Tiered Offerings Following Snap's IPO, National Review, April 19, 2017
  • Another Supreme Court Vacancy Likely This Summer, The Hill, April 19, 2017
  • Gibson Dunn Disqualification Over Privileged Email Could Be Headache for California Lawyers, Reuters, April 19, 2017
  • The FCPA Pilot Program One Year Later, Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2017
  • BlackRock Opposes Shareholder Proposal Critical of Firm's Proxy Voting on Executive Compensation, Pensions & Investments, April 18, 2017
  • Justices Grill SEC Over Limiting Power to Make Wrongdoers Give Back Gains, Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2017
  • Chief Justice - Gasp! - May be Savior for Class-Action Opt-Outs, Reuters, April 18, 2017
  • U.S. Top Court Mulls Time Bars for SEC Recovery of Ill-Gotten Profits, Reuters, April 18, 2017
  • U.K.'s Theresa May Calls Early Election, Seeking Brexit Leverage, Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2017
  • Forging a Strong Relationship with the Board, Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2017
  • Trump Signs Order to Clamp Down on Visa Programs, Fox News, April 18, 2017
  • Arconic CEO Ousted After Sending Unauthorized Letter to Hedge Fund, New York Times, April 17, 2017
  • Trump Expected to Bolster Buy American and Hire American Directives, Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2017
  • How Activist Investors Toppled an Aluminum CEO, Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2017
  • Shareholders Dilemma Over Financial Regulations, Financial Times, April 16, 2017
  • Wells Fargo Faces High-Stakes Vote, Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2017
  • GOP Lays Out Regulatory Reform Wish List, The Hill, April 16, 2017
  • United, Pepsi Outcry Unlikely to Hurt Financial Results, Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2017
  • Can a Few Words Help Auditors Detect Fraud?, Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2017
  • U.S. Senate Tries Again for Tougher SEC Enforcement Penalties, Reuters, April 13, 2017
  • U.K. Eyes Wall Street Access in Post-Brexit U.S. Trade Deal, Bloomberg, April 13, 2017
  • Theresa May's Corporate Crackdown Faces Growing Opposition, Bloomberg, April 13, 2017
  • Mark Bittman Adds Activist Investor to Resume in Whole Foods Campaign, Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2017
  • Donald Trump's Recent Policy Reversals Reflect Business Influence, Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2017
  • The SEC's Flawed Changes to Exchange Act Forms, California Corporate & Securities Law, April 13, 2017
  • Justice Interrupted: The Effect of Gender, Ideology and Seniority at Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Jacobi/Schweers, April 2017
  • Boardroom Excess? British Companies Stick with Bonus Plans Despite Criticism, Reuters, April 13, 2017
  • Broadridge Completes Blockchain Proxy Voting Trial, CoinDesk, April 12, 2017
  • Scope of the Dodd-Frank Act's Whistleblower Protection, New York Law, April 12, 2017
  • Amazon's Jeff Bezos Outlines How He Tries to Keep Retail Giant in Startup Mode, Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2017
  • Musk Promises Two New Directors for Tesla Amid Shareholder Criticism, Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2017
  • United Ties $500,000 CEO Bonus to Customer Satisfaction Results, Bloomberg, April 12, 2017
  • Serious Breaches Shave Nearly 2% Off Public Company's Value, Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2017
  • Einhorn Ratchets up His Pressure on GM, Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2017
  • Dual Class Voting Structures Spur Growing Revolt, The Street, April 12, 2017
  • Trumps Message to Bankers: Wall Street Reform Rules May be Eliminated, Reuters, April 12, 2017
  • Google Trouble Highlights Pay Equity Developments at Companies, Corporate Counsel, April 12, 2017
  • White House Asks Court to Dismiss Suit Over Regulation Repeals, The Hill, April 11, 2017
  • Advising the 'Cultural Revolution' in the Boardroom, Corporate Counsel, April 11, 2017
  • Once Again, the SEC Publishes Small Business Forum Report, but this Year May be Different, CrowdFund Advisor, April 11, 2017
  • U.S. Audit Regulator Probing Leak of Confidential Inspection Information to KPMG, Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2017
  • Activist Investors Switch Their Focus to Mid-Caps, Bloomberg, April 11, 2017
  • Surprising Details From the Wells Fargo Board's Sales Practices, Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2017
  • Trump to Meet with CEOs on Infrastructure Investment and Tax Reform, The Hill, April 10, 2017
  • Wells Fargo Claws Back $75 Million More from John Stumpf and Former Retail Bank Head, Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2017
  • Barclays CEO is Probed Over Bid to Unmask Whistleblower, Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2017
  • Trump's SEC Pick May Be Good News for Small American Companies, The Hill, April 10, 2017
  • Report Faults Wells Fargo's Law Department in Sham-Accounts Scandal, Corporate Counsel, April 10, 2017
  • Whole Foods Pressured by Activist Investor Jana Partners, New York Times, April 10, 2017
  • SEC Targets Fraud on Stock Tip-Sheet Websites, Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2017
  • Why it Pays to Write Shareholder Reports Well, Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2017
  • New York Regulator Wants Other States to Model Cyber Laws After its Rules, Reuters, April 9, 2017
  • Equity Crowdfunding 101: Now Anyone Can Become an Equity Investor in Risky Startups, Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2017
  • Index Firms Take Issue with Nonvoting Rights, Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2017
  • Bank of England Orders Financial Firms to Draft Brexit Contingency Plans, The Guardian, April 7, 2017
  • With Gorsuch in the Mix, How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Business Cases?, Forbes, April 7, 2017
  • Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Justice, Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2017
  • Trump Nominates Regulatory Chief, The Hill, April 7, 2017
  • Data Clash Heats Up Between Banks and NY Stock Exchange, Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2017
  • TMX Develops Blockchain Tech for Shareholder Voting to Boost Involvement, Corporate Governance, Financial Post, April 6, 2017
  • Lawmakers Seek to Put Controversial Labor Ruling on Hold, The Hill, April 6, 2017
  • Spotify Finally Readies an IPO... That's Not An IPO, Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2017
  • Senate Panel Advances Small Business Cybersecurity Bill, The Hill, April 5, 2017
  • DOL Fiduciary Rule Foes Say Delay Falls Short of Trump Order, ThinkAdvisor, April 5, 2017
  • U.K. Gets Tough on Corp Governance, Executive Pay, Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2017
  • Activist Investors Find More Fertile Ground in Europe, Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2017
  • Accounting Class-Action Lawsuits Rose in 2016, Accounting Today, April 5, 2016
  • Democrats Introduce Bills to Stem Corporate Tax Havens, Accounting Today, April 5, 2016
  • European Parliament Votes to Toughen Stance on Brexit, Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2017
  • Jeff Sessions Presses Shift at Justice Department, Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2017
  • CalSTRS and Banc of California Collaboration Creates a More Diversified Board, CalSTRS, April 4, 2017
  • A Watershed Moment in CEO Activism, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2017
  • Jamie Dimon Pushes for Simpler, More Coordinated Bank Regulation, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2017
  • DOL Releases Final Rule Delaying Fiduciary Implementation, Investor News, April 4, 2017
  • Frankfurt Landlords Welcome Brexit Business, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2017
  • Jamie Dimon's New Letter Says America is Great, But Regulation is Holding us Back, Yahoo Finance, April 4, 2017
  • Women Don't Get to Run Top Board Committees, Bloomberg, April 3, 2017
  • Should CEOs Respond When Employees Complain About Them Online?, Harvard Business Review, April 3, 2017
  • Executives Call for New Laws to Get More Women on Corporate Boards in Canada, CBCNews, April 3, 2017
  • Senators Introduce Bill to End Tax Write-Offs for Corporate Penalties, Accounting Today, April 3, 2017
  • Dodd-Frank Overhaul Vote Unlikely Before Summer, Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2017
  • Supreme Court to Consider Corporate Liability in U.S. for Violating International Law, Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2017
  • Oprah is Weight Watchers' Best Paid, Most Absentee Director, Bloomberg, April 3, 2017
  • Democrats Have Votes to Block Neil Gorsuch, Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2017