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		<description><![CDATA[Withhold Campaigns: Communications Considerations for Companies Posted by Charlie Koons and Greg Roumeliotis, Brunswick Group LLP, on Friday, October 17, 2025 Tags: activist investors, Proxy advisors, Proxy season, Shareholders U.S. Government Shutdown: What Public Companies Should Know Posted by Ran Ben-Tzur, Amanda Rose, and Wendy Grasso, Fenwick &#38; West LLP, on Saturday, October 18, 2025 [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<hgroup><em>Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, October 24, 2025 </em><div class='e_n' style='background:#F8F8F8;padding:10px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;text-indent:2.5em;'><strong style='margin-left:-2.5em;'>Editor's Note: </strong> <p style="margin:0; display:inline;">This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of October 17-23, 2025</p>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/17/withhold-campaigns-communications-considerations-for-companies/">Withhold Campaigns: Communications Considerations for Companies<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Charlie Koons and Greg Roumeliotis, Brunswick Group LLP, on <abbr title="2025-10-17T07:32:42-0400">Friday, October 17, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/activist-investors/" rel="tag">activist investors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-advisors/" rel="tag">Proxy advisors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-season/" rel="tag">Proxy season</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/shareholders/" rel="tag">Shareholders</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/18/u-s-government-shutdown-what-public-companies-should-know/">U.S. Government Shutdown: What Public Companies Should Know<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Ran Ben-Tzur, Amanda Rose, and Wendy Grasso, Fenwick &amp; West LLP, on <abbr title="2025-10-18T07:30:38-0400">Saturday, October 18, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/federal-government/" rel="tag">Federal Government</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/public-companies/" rel="tag">Public Companies</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sec/" rel="tag">SEC</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/stakeholders/" rel="tag">Stakeholders</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/19/holding-power-sp-500-snapshot/">Holding Power: S&amp;P 500 Snapshot<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Andrew Lash and Shashwat Singh, FW Cook, on <abbr title="2025-10-19T07:30:53-0400">Sunday, October 19, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceos/" rel="tag">CEOs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sp500/" rel="tag">S&amp;P500</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/tsr/" rel="tag">TSR</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/20/chastain-pushing-the-boundaries-of-insider-trading/">Chastain: Pushing the Boundaries of Insider Trading<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Yelena Kotlarsky, Andrew Michaelson, and Joe Zales, King &amp; Spalding LLP, on <abbr title="2025-10-20T07:30:23-0400">Monday, October 20, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/chastain/" rel="tag">Chastain</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/insider-trading/" rel="tag">Insider trading</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/nfts/" rel="tag">NFTs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/second-circuit/" rel="tag">Second Circuit</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/20/the-boards-role-in-ceo-and-director-compensation/">The Board’s Role in CEO and Director Compensation<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Kyle Eastman and Grace Tan, Compensation Advisory Partners, on <abbr title="2025-10-20T07:32:08-0400">Monday, October 20, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceo-compensation/" rel="tag">CEO compensation</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceos/" rel="tag">CEOs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/compensation-committees/" rel="tag">Compensation committees</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/21/the-next-era-of-sustainability-leadership-ceo-survey-shows-the-business-case-is-now/">The Next Era of Sustainability Leadership: CEO Survey Shows the Business Case is Now<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Sam Eastwood, James Ford, and Elinam Amegadzie, Mayer Brown, on <abbr title="2025-10-21T07:30:20-0400">Tuesday, October 21, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceos/" rel="tag">CEOs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/esg/" rel="tag">ESG</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/survey/" rel="tag">survey</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">Sustainability</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/21/tokyo-stock-exchange-initiative-on-cost-of-capital-and-stock-price-conscious-management/">Tokyo Stock Exchange Initiative on Cost of Capital and Stock Price Conscious Management<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Haruyuki Yamashita, Tokyo Stock Exchange New York Office, on <abbr title="2025-10-21T07:32:18-0400">Tuesday, October 21, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/capital-investment/" rel="tag">capital investment</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/investors/" rel="tag">investors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/stock-exchange/" rel="tag">Stock Exchange</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/tokyo-stock-exchange/" rel="tag">Tokyo Stock Exchange</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/22/red-herring-shareholder-proposals-and-director-elections/">Red Herring: Shareholder Proposals and Director Elections<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Allison Wyderka and Wickham Egan, Egan-Jones Ratings Company, on <abbr title="2025-10-22T07:30:11-0400">Wednesday, October 22, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/corporate-governance/" rel="tag">Corporate governance</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/director-elections/" rel="tag">director elections</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/shareholder-proposal/" rel="tag">Shareholder proposals</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/22/the-call-of-conscience-and-the-current-moment-a-reflection-honoring-william-t-allen-and-john-l-weinberg/">The Call of Conscience and the Current Moment: A Reflection Honoring William T. Allen and John L. Weinberg<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Leo E. Strine, Jr. (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School), on <abbr title="2025-10-22T07:31:41-0400">Wednesday, October 22, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-independence/" rel="tag">Board independence</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/corporate-ethics/" rel="tag">Corporate ethics</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/corporate-governance/" rel="tag">Corporate governance</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/corporate-social-responsibility/" rel="tag">Corporate Social Responsibility</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/effective-leadership/" rel="tag">effective leadership</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/22/how-board-and-c-suite-collaboration-can-build-organizational-resilience/">How Board and C-Suite Collaboration Can Build Organizational Resilience<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Anna Marks, Arno Probst, and Benjamin Finzi, Deloitte LLP, on <abbr title="2025-10-22T07:32:43-0400">Wednesday, October 22, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/c-suite/" rel="tag">C-suite</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceos/" rel="tag">CEOs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/management/" rel="tag">Management</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/23/2025-annual-corporate-directors-survey-driving-a-culture-of-accountability-in-the-boardroom/">2025 Annual Corporate Directors Survey: Driving a Culture of Accountability in the Boardroom<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Ray Garcia, Paul DeNicola, and Catie Hall, PricewaterhouseCoopers, on <abbr title="2025-10-23T07:30:58-0400">Thursday, October 23, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ai/" rel="tag">AI</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/artificial-intelligence/" rel="tag">Artificial intelligence</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-culture/" rel="tag">Board culture</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/10/23/when-should-boards-fight/">When Should Boards Fight<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by John Johnston (Vinson &amp; Elkins) and Christine O’Brien (Edelman Smithfield), on <abbr title="2025-10-23T07:32:19-0400">Thursday, October 23, 2025</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceos/" rel="tag">CEOs</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-fights/" rel="tag">Proxy fights</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/settlements/" rel="tag">Settlements</a></small></div>
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