Weekly Roundup: October 11-17, 2024

Weekly Roundup
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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of October 11-17, 2024

De-risking Litigation Exposure: Conflict Management as an Integral Part of Business Administration

Posted by Leonor Díaz-Córdova, FTI Consulting, on Friday, October 11, 2024

Tags: ESG, litigation, Risk, Stakeholders

2024 Proxy Season Review: Corporate Resilience in a Polarized Landscape

Posted by Merel Spierings, The Conference Board, on Saturday, October 12, 2024

Tags: E&S, Proxy season, Say on pay, Shareholder proposals

2024 Annual Corporate Directors Survey: Uncertainty and transformation in the modern boardroom

Posted by Ray Garcia, Paul DeNicola, and Catie Hall, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Sunday, October 13, 2024

Tags: AI, Board of Directors, ESG, Shareholder activism

From the Ballot to the Boardroom: Lessons Learned From Election Disinformation Efforts

Posted by Naureen Kabir, Teneo, on Monday, October 14, 2024

Tags: AI, Board of Directors, Disinformation, Stakeholders

Proposed AI Reporting Requirements: Key Takeaways for Companies

Posted by Harry Clark, Jeanine McGuinness, and Elizabeth Zane, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Tags: AI, BIS, Corporate governance, U.S. Government

How Deals Die

Posted by Morgan Ricks (Vanderbilt University Law School) and Da Lin (Victoria University of Wellington), on Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Tags: Delaware Court, Elon Musk, Kahn v. M&F Worldwide, M&A

2024 proxy season review

Posted by Chuck Callan and Mike Donowitz, Broadridge, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Tags: Board of Directors, ESG, Proxy season, Shareholder voting

Re-Thinking The Hostility Towards Dual-Class Share Structures: When Dual-Class Shares Work Better

Posted by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld (Yale University) and Steven Tian (Yale University), on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Tags: Corporate governance, Dual-class stock, Russell 3000, stock market

2024 Stewardship Investor Survey – Maximizing Engagement: What Investors Want

Posted by Ray Garcia, Matt DiGuiseppe, and Paul DeNicola, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Tags: Corporate governance, investors, Proxy voting, Stewardship

Chancery Finds That Buyers Breached Their Efforts Obligation—Auris and Alexion

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Thursday, October 17, 2024

Tags: Delaware Court of Chancery, Fortis v. Johnson & Johnson, iPlatform, Shareholder Representative Services LLC v. Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Corporate Gender Quotas Under the Lens: Evidence from California Senate Bill No. 826

Posted by Mingying Cheng (Rowan University), on Thursday, October 17, 2024

Tags: Board of Directors, California, Corporate governance, gender

Navigating the Emissions Landscape: Uneven Paths to Decarbonization

Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Thursday, October 17, 2024

Tags: Decarbonization, emissions, GHG Disclosure, Stakeholders