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Client Alert December 16, 2025
ISS and Glass Lewis Issue Proxy Voting Policy Updates for 2026
This update reviews the ISS and Glass Lewis U.S. policy updates. Both firms have announced policy updates regarding pay-for-performance and …
Client Alert November 18, 2025
SEC Staff Issues Statement Revising Its Role in the Shareholder Proposal Process for the 2026 Proxy Season
The Statement applies during the current proxy season (i.e., October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026) to all grounds of exclusion under Rule 14a-8 other than Rule 14a-8(i)(1).
Client Alert October 9, 2025
Survey of S&P 100 Insider Trading Policies in Year One of the SEC’s Insider Trading Exhibit Requirement
We hope that the survey offers valuable insights as companies prepare for their upcoming 2025 Form 10-K filings and consider reviewing and/or further refining their insider trading policies. In the meantime, your Gibson Dunn contacts are available to assist with any questions or provide further guidance.
Client Alert September 16, 2025
SEC Staff Permits Groundbreaking Retail Shareholder Voting Program To Implement Standing Voting Instructions
The Retail Voting Program will be offered to both shareholders of record and beneficial shareholders who own company shares through banks and brokerage firms.
Client Alert September 5, 2025
A New Day at the SEC: The SEC’s Spring 2025 Reg Flex Agenda
This update summarizes key aspects of the Spring 2025 Agenda that potentially impact public companies.
Client Alert August 8, 2025
Shareholder Proposal Developments During The 2025 Proxy Season
This update provides an overview of shareholder proposals submitted to public companies during the 2025 proxy season, including statistics and notable decisions from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission on no-action requests.
Article June 20, 2025
Gibson Dunn Lawyers Discuss No-Action Request Results from the 2025 Shareholder Proposal Season
In an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, partners Elizabeth A. Ising, Ronald O. Mueller, Geoffrey E. Walter, and Lori Zyskowski and associate Maggie Valachovic share a first glimpse at key takeaways from the 2025 shareholder proposal season’s no-action request process.
Client Alert February 13, 2025
SEC Staff Reinstates Traditional Approach to Interpreting the Shareholder Proposal Rule
SEC staff has reinstated a traditional approach to interpreting the Shareholder Proposal Rule.