Weekly Roundup: August 30-September 5, 2024

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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 30-September 5, 2024

Misalignment Under the Radar: Stealth Dual-Class Stock

Posted by James Crowe, Council of Institutional Investors, on Friday, August 30, 2024

Tags: Board of Directors, Dual-class stock, IPOs, Voting Rights

The tech-forward boardroom: Fostering richer boardroom conversations on technology

Posted by Lou DiLorenzo Jr., Lara Abrash, and Anjali Shaikh, Deloitte LLP, on Saturday, August 31, 2024

Tags: AI, Boardroom, C-suite, Corporate governance, technology

SEC Files Brief in Support of Climate Disclosure Rules

Posted by David A. Bell, Ran Ben-Tzur, Alan C. Smith, Fenwick & West LLP, on Sunday, September 1, 2024

Tags: APA, Climate, Loper Bright, SEC

Will A Bump-Up Exclusion Bar Coverage of an M&A Settlement?

Posted by Peter Adams, Jacquelyn Burke, and Linh Nguyen, Cooley LLP, on Monday, September 2, 2024

Tags: Delaware Supreme Court, M&A, Merger litigation, Shareholders

Private company outlook: Governance

Posted by Wolfe Tone, Bob Rosone, and Maureen Bujno, Deloitte LLP, on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Tags: AI, Board of Directors, C-suite, Climate, Corporate governance, Cybersecurity

Proxy Season Global Briefing: Executive Pay

Posted by Maria Vu, Bernadette O’Donoghue, Silvia Gatti, Glass, Lewis & Co, on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Tags: ESG, executive pay, pay gap, Proxy season

The Politicization of Social Responsibility

Posted by Todd Gormley (Washington University in St. Louis), Manish Jha (Georgia State University), and Meng Wang (University of South Florida), on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Tags: American Politics, Corporate Voting, Institutional Investors, socially responsible investing

Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds and Other Activist Investors

Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Tags: Activists, Board of Directors, Hedge funds, Institutional Investors, investors

FTC Noncompete Rule Is Set Aside, But Appeal Is Expected and States May Act

Posted by David E. Schwartz, Parker Rider-Longmaid and Joseph M. Rancour, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Tags: APA, FTC, Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, Supreme Court

Watch Your Derivatives: The Role 13Fs Play in Detecting Shareholder Activism

Posted by David Farkas, Georgeson LLC, on Thursday, September 5, 2024

Tags: Activists, Form 13F, SEC, Shareholders