Weekly Roundup: June 5-11, 2026

This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of June 5-11, 2026

How DEI Shareholder Proposals Are Faring in 2026

Posted by David A. Bell and Wendy Grasso, Fenwick & West LLP, on Friday, June 5, 2026

Tags: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), ESG, Institutional Investors, Proxy season, Shareholder activism, Shareholder proposals

Chancery Holds Specific Oral Statements About Post-Closing Plans May Exceed Mere Puffery

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, June 6, 2026

Tags: Contract Litigation, Deal Negotiations, delaware, Delaware Chancery Court, Earnout Disputes, Fraudulent Inducement, Mergers & acquisitions

Why Public Markets Need Trust, Not a Race to the Bottom

Posted by Jen Sisson and Jakub Brejdak, ICGN, on Sunday, June 7, 2026

Tags: board accountability, Capital Market Competitiveness, investor stewardship, Long-Term Value Creation, Market Transparency, Shareholder rights

Evolving Legal and Regulatory Dynamics for DEI Challenges and its Impact on Corporate Disclosures

Posted by Michael Delikat, Lauren Goldsmith, and Hayden Goudy, Orrick, on Monday, June 8, 2026

Tags: Diversity, EEOC Enforcement, Employment Law, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), False Claims Act (FCA), Regulatory Compliance, SEC & Corporate Disclosures

Corporate M&As and Labor Market Concentration: Efficiency Gains or Power Grabs?

Posted by David Cicero (Auburn University), Mo Shen (Auburn University), and Jaideep Shenoy (University of Connecticut School of Business), on Monday, June 8, 2026

Tags: Antitrust Policy, Labor Market Concentration, Labor Productivity, Mergers & acquisitions, Monopsony Power, Shareholder value

Tracking Shareholder Proposals and Company Exclusions: Mid-Season Observations

Posted by Courteney Keatinge and Dimitri Zagoroff, Glass, Lewis & Co., on Monday, June 8, 2026

Tags: Company Exclusions, ESG Proposals, Proxy season, SEC No-Action Relief, Shareholder activism, Shareholder proposals

Excessive Executive Compensation: Investor Guidance

Posted by Matthew Illian and Rosanna Landis Weaver, ICCR & United Church Funds, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Tags: CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio, Executive Compensation, Income Inequality, Say on pay, Shareholder rights, Shareholder Stewardship

Too Liable To Regulate: The Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuel Decommissioning and Remediation

Posted by Joshua Macey (Yale Law School), Terra Baer (Yale Law School), and Pranjal Drall (Yale Law School & Yale School of Management), on Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Tags: Environmental Liability, Environmental Regulation, Financial Assurance, Fossil Fuel Decommissioning, Mine Reclamation, Orphaned Wells