By John Jannarone It didn’t work in Washington, but some companies continue to believe that ignoring the outcome of a vote might be acceptable on Wall Street. The latest unfortunate example is Enzo Biochem, Inc., a company founded in the...

Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson, Co-Heads of Shareholder Activism at Vinson & Elkins Activist Insight has named Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice as No. 1 in public company defense, the fifth year running that V&E has been given the...

Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins LLP By Sarah E. Fortt The topic of leadership gets a lot of limelight.  A quick Google search always produces recent articles in well-known publications and countless YouTube videos – Navy SEAL Techniques...

By Jarrett Banks China’s booming property market has long tempted American investors and Shenzhen-based Nam Tai Property (NYSE: NTP) certainly fit the bill for the likes of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. But things took a downward turn three years...

By John Jannarone Both of the leading proxy advisory firms, which many institutional asset managers use as a guide for shareholder votes, have backed new director nominees at Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) submitted by 6.1% shareholder Fir Tree Partners....

Ranpack Chairman and CEO Omar Asali By John Jannarone Some plastic packaging material may be recyclable, but very little of it actually winds up being recycled and instead pollutes the earth for hundreds of years. Paper packaging, on the other...

By Soo Kim The boards of directors of U.S. public companies overwhelmingly lack diversity. Within the Russell 3000, only 20% of directors are women and just 10% represent racial or ethnic minorities.[1] Much has been made in recent years about...

Sara Mahaffy, U.S. Equity Strategist at RBC Capital Markets By John Jannarone The coronavirus pandemic has prompted companies to take extraordinary measures, including actions and statements that demonstrate their commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, according to Sara...

  Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins in Austin, TX By Sarah Fortt  In January 2020, which now seems like a very long time ago, I was speaking to a group of directors on board oversight of risk management,...

By John Jannarone Carbyne, a next generation emergency-response technology firm whose services have been in heavy demand during the coronavirus pandemic to help those in need, said former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will step down from its Board, the...