Over the years, I’ve talked to a number of brilliant in-house disclosure drafters and a number of them have said that they go through the exercise of re-imaging a section in their proxy or 10-K that feels stale. Perhaps it’s…
I was reading this insightful observation noted by Perkins Coie’s Allison Handy and felt it was yet one more reason to be as transparent as possible: “One observation from the article is worth noting for both Nasdaq-listed companies and those…
At the Society of Corporate Governance conference last week, there was some talk about how some people think that too many shareholder proposals these days aren’t submitted with the intention of creating long-term value. This discussion was held during a…
One of the first panels for the Society of Corporate Governance’s annual conference being held right now was a cybersecurity one and Debevoise’s Avi Gesser gave us a memorable line – in a tongue-in-cheek moment – when he noted that…
You want to keep after your disclosure process. You need to be mindful when you’re in the midst of it – panicking to meet the next deadline in your Time & Responsibility Schedule – that there might be small things…
As part of our blog series based on this great panel of in-house practitioners – featuring Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco – here’s a blog that addresses the question of: “Any other disclosure…
In this 18-page thought piece, the Labrador team shares some thoughts for you to consider as you look to adopt a unified strategy for your corporate disclosures…
As part of our blog series based on this great panel of in-house practitioners – featuring Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco – here’s a blog that addresses the question of: “When you are…
One of the biggest challenges when crafting disclosure is identifying business trends that might belong in the next Form 10-Q and 10-K. This often falls to the disclosure lawyer as accountants sometimes are – understandably – too close to the…
As part of our blog series based on this great panel of in-house practitioners – featuring Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco – here’s a blog that addresses the question of: “How much do…
We have heard that investors love it when a company provides a “red line” (marked up) version of their bylaws showing exactly what has changed compared to the previous version. Item 601 of Regulation S-K doesn’t require companies to file…
As part of our blog series based on this great panel of in-house practitioners – featuring Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco – here’s a blog that addresses the question of: “When updating a…
As I was reading Dave Lynn’s blog about “Issuer Disclosure for the Public Good,” I couldn’t help but relate it to the transparency movement that is growing. Dave talked about sometimes wondering whether all this disclosure stuff serves any purpose.…
As part of our blog series based on this great panel of in-house practitioners – featuring Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco – here’s a blog that addresses the question of: “When you do…
As I head into my second year serving as a Transparency Champion, I’m excited about the progress we’ve made in making people aware that there is such a thing – and excited about near-terms plans to start taking the movement…
