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Author: Erin Connors

Light Bulb Hanging: Shining Light on CEO Pay Compensation

Shareholders Go on Offense Against CEO Pay Raises

Light Bulb Hanging: Shining Light on CEO Pay Compensation

In an industry where top leaders routinely angle for lavish new contracts, the University of Michigan and its head football coach reached an unusual deal in early 2021. After the Wolverines stumbled to a 2-4 record in a 2020 season shortene...

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SEC Calls for Expansion of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Spiderweb Pattern in black and white

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to expand its cybersecurity disclosure rules, which, if adopted, would require publicly traded corporations to offer deeper public insights into a variety of data security issues, including...

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Flowers poking out of garden lattice: Sustainability presents complex work for PR Companies

Working with Big Oil is Bad PR for Edelman

Flowers poking out of garden lattice: Sustainability presents complex work for PR Companies

Activism to fight climate change most often gets associated with corporations that make – or take – things, such as energy companies and auto manufacturers. In reality, companies that contribute most directly to pollution rely on a latticew...

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Pug using a laptop, representing the cause of a catastrophic data breach

Gensler Previews Expanded Role of SEC in Cybersecurity

Pug using a laptop, representing the cause of a catastrophic data breach

Not so long ago, a consumer data breach at a big-box retailer would turn into headline news for days. Hackers are now setting their sights on bigger targets like government networks and oil pipelines, which raises the stakes for national se...

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Walk of Fame Street Star IPO

Delaware Court Decision Adds to SPACs’ Woes

Walk of Fame Street Star IPO

Not so long ago, special-purpose acquisition companies – more commonly known as SPACs – were Wall Street’s next big thing. The blank-check entities unofficially became a fad around the time SPACs affiliated with celebrities such as Shaquill...

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