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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
Remarks by Commissioner Uyeda on Reducing Public-Company Reporting Requirements
Good afternoon and thank you Amy [Lally] , for the kind words. I appreciate the opportunity to address the 2025 Institute for Corporate Counsel. Its focus on the intersection of law, business, and politics is particularly timely. As our Chairman Paul Atkins has proclaimed earlier this year, it is a new day at the SEC […]
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Tagged Corporate governance, Disclosure, Form 10-Q, Rule 14a-8
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Weekly Roundup: November 28-December 4, 2025
Merger Agreements are Too Long Posted by Melissa Sawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Friday, November 28, 2025 Tags: COVID-19, delaware, Delaware cases, M&A Using AI in the Boardroom—New Opportunities and Challenges Posted by Paul DeNicola, Barbara Berlin, and Ariel Smilowitz, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Saturday, November 29, 2025 Tags: AI, Artificial intelligence, Board of Directors, Boardroom […]
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Should Relative Financial Metrics be Considered for Companies that Struggle with Goal Setting in their Incentive Plans?
Introduction One important responsibility of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is to select performance metrics and set goals for company incentive plans in which senior executives and the broader employee workforce participate. The incentive plans are intended to motivate executives to execute and deliver goal-based results which are often tied to the […]
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California Climate Disclosure Law SB 261 Implementation Halted: Ninth Circuit Grants Injunction Pending Appeal
We know our clients have been following California’s climate-disclosure laws closely – including the timing of effectiveness and the various legal challenges. This update relates to a new Ninth Circuit ruling that has effectively hit “pause” on one key pillar of California’s climate-disclosure package. On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court granted a partial injunction blocking enforcement of […]
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Tagged California, Climate, Climate Disclosure, Corporate governance
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Beyond the First 100 Days Rhetoric: How to Ensure the Long-Term Success of New CEOs
Few ideas in leadership transitions carry as much weight as the “First 100 Days.” Boards expect quick wins. Investors look for visible signals of confidence. Employees want immediate clarity on direction. The first 100 days have become a near-mythical window for proving a leader’s legitimacy. 202 CEOs stepped down from the world’s largest public companies […]
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Tagged Board culture, Board of Directors, CEOs, CHROs
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Annual State of Board Evaluations in the U.S 2025
INTRODUCTION As in prior years, we collaborated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP to analyze the board evaluation disclosures of S&P 500 companies as presented in their proxy statements. This study represents one of the most comprehensive assessments of board evaluation practices in the United States. Korn Ferry and Gibson Dunn have conducted research of […]
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2025 CPA-Zicklin Index Finds Strong Corporate Support for Robust Political Disclosure and Accountability
The number of leading U.S. companies with the most robust policies for transparency and accountability around their political spending increased significantly from 103 in 2024 to 112 this year, according to the recently released 2025 CPA-Zicklin Index. These public companies scoring 90 percent or above in the benchmarking study, designated Trendsetters, comprised more than 22 […]
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Board Practices and Composition in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500
This report examines how board composition and governance practices evolved in 2025 across US public companies in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500, drawing on longitudinal data from corporate filings and disclosures. Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead® Most boards now operate with eight to 12 directors and three to four committees, balancing effective oversight with […]
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2025 Top 250 Report
Introduction The 53rd edition of the Top 250 Report explores executive long-term incentive practices at the 250 largest companies by market capitalization, with an emphasis on how prolonged 5-year market volatility and uncertainty has influenced and shaped plan design and structure. Since 2020, overlapping shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions, policy shifts […]
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Tagged CEOs, Proxy advisors, TSR, volatility
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