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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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Outlook for 2025: Expect the Year Ahead to be Filled with Change in Corporate Compliance

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Earlier this week we published a recap of some of the key themes in regulation and corporate compliance over the last year. Now it’s time to look ahead to what 2025 might bring – and as you might expect, “Trump” and “change” are key themes....

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2024 Year in Review

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With the calendar flipped to 2025, this week provides an ideal opportunity to recap some of the key themes in regulation and corporate compliance over the last year and look ahead to what the coming year might bring. We begin today with our...

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Deere Looks to Nix DEI-Related Shareholder Proposals

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This past summer, Deere & Co., the manufacturer of John Deere lawnmowers, became a poster child for the backlash against corporate DEI programs, ditching its efforts in the face of a public pressure campaign. The company is now trying t...

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As Talk of ESG Ebbs in Public, Companies Quietly Commit to Goals

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The relationship between corporate America and the environmental, social and governance movement is following a well-trod pattern familiar to fans of the TV show Breaking the Band on REELZ. The Beatles, Van Halen, Spice Girls – splashy debu...

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