The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:32:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Weekly Roundup: September 25 – October 1, 2026 – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Weekly Roundup: September 25 – October 1, 2026 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/10/02/weekly-roundup-september-25-october-1-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-roundup-september-25-october-1-2026 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/10/02/weekly-roundup-september-25-october-1-2026/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:30:39 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=184149?d=20261001102026EDT Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, October 2, 2026

Editor's Note:

This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of September 25 – October 1, 2026.

SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” for Tokenized Securities

Posted by Colin D. Lloyd, Marie-Louise M. Huth, and Mario Schollmeyer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Friday, September 25, 2026

Tags: NMS, SEC, Tokenized Securities, TSVs

2026 Say on Pay Recap: Strong Results and Evolving Voting Dynamics

Posted by Emily Chase, Perla Cuevas, and Linda Pappas, Pay Governance LLC, on Saturday, September 26, 2026

Tags: Proxy Advisor, S&P 500, Say on pay, TSR

Staying the Course: The State of 2026 U.S. Sustainability Reports

Posted by Diana Lee and Matt Filosa, Teneo, on Sunday, September 27, 2026

Tags: ISSB, S&P500, Sustainability, Sustainability reporting

SEC Proposes to Modernize Proxy Solicitation Rules

Posted by Sebastian Alsheimer, J.T. Ho, and Julie Rong, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Monday, September 28, 2026

Tags: EDGAR, Proxy Solicitation, SEC, Shareholders

Primer on Corporate Political Activity: The Risks Companies Face from Political Spending, and How to Manage Them

Posted by Bruce F. Freed (Center for Political Accountability), and William S. Laufer (The Wharton School), on Monday, September 28, 2026

Tags: Citizens United, NGOs, PACs, Political spending

M&A, Activism and Corporate Governance

Posted by Matthew L. Ploszek, Adam M. Sanchez, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Tags: Activism, Board of Directors, Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions

The 2026 Revision of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code: Toward Sustainable Growth and Medium to Long-Term Corporate Value Enhancement

Posted by Haruyuki Yamashita, Tokyo Stock Exchange New York Office, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Tags: Board of Directors, Corporate governance, Japan, Tokyo Stock Exchange

Court of Chancery Enforces Earnout Procedural Protections

Posted by David A. Katz, Kevin S. Schwartz and Jenna E. Levine, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Tags: delaware, Delaware cases, Delaware Court of Chancery, Earnout Procedural Protections

2026 U.S. Board Index Highlights

Posted by George Anderson, Rebecca Thornton, and Ann Yerger, Spencer Stuart, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Tags: Board of Directors, CEOs, Diversity, S&P500

Merger Agreements in the Verisk Ruling

Posted by Polina Demina, Rishab Kumar, and Miguel Vega, Cooley LLP, on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Tags: CEOs, FTC, IBP, merger agreements

Statement by Chairman Atkins on Expanding Retail Access to Private Markets

Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Tags: amendments, private market, proposals, SEC

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