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Author: Scott Mirbagheri

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Return to Sender: The DOJ Withdraws a Decades-Old Letter to a Proxy Advisor

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For nearly four decades, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) held a piece of paper most public companies would envy: a 1987 business review letter from the U.S. Department of Justice saying the government had no plans to challenge its...

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Five Takeaways From the 2025 Proxy Season

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With the 2025 proxy season mostly in the rearview mirror, several themes have emerged from the resolution of this year’s shareholder proposals. If 2024 was marked by rising pressure on companies from activist shareholders, 2025 has been mor...

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Trump’s Win Promises New Playing Field for Crypto

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Dogged by its reputation as a financial refuge for off-the-books transactions and shady business, is cryptocurrency finally going legit? The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term...

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Complex Issues Affecting U.S.-China Relations Pose Risks for Corporations

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From imported cotton to TikTok, a host of contentious issues continue to complicate relations between the United States and China. The disputes also present thorny risks for corporations seeking to expand their operations or simply avoid co...

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Does ‘Corporate Bullying’ Work?

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Nobody likes a bully, or so the saying goes. That may be true, but it has never stopped bullies from popping up in places ranging from playgrounds to office cubicles to the highest reaches of government. The modus operandi doesn’t change, r...

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