Lawrence Elbaum, Partner and Co-Head of Shareholder Activism, Vinson & Elkins, joined the 2021 Palm Beach CorpGov Forum, where he explained the difficulty of challenging proxy advisors like Glass Lewis and ISS. In his view, the proxy advisors could lose...

CorpGov, The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association and Nasdaq, Inc. hosted the first Palm Beach CorpGov Forum on Sept. 30 for an in-person event featuring investors, attorneys and other advisors who have consulted on board intelligence and the most prominent activism campaigns in...

Innovations in SPACs continue by the day, with Danny Meyer’s USHG Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: HUGS) investing in Panera’s IPO and even former President Donald Trump recently announcing a controversial deal merging with Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DWAC). There’s much...

By Sarah Fortt, Austin Pierce, Matthew Dobbins and Maggie Peloso of Vinson & Elkins LLP On September 22, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a sample comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) regarding climate change disclosures.[1]  While the SEC has...

By Jarrett Banks Corporate governance is more important than ever. From cybersecurity, digital transformation and human resource management, the shifting landscape has impacted boards everywhere. CorpGov sat down with Kristen Pross, Chief Product Officer at Nasdaq Governance Solutions, to find out...

By Sarah Fortt, Austin Pierce and Lindsay Hall Vinson & Elkins LLP   On August 9, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) published a summary of the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report, focused on the physical...

CorpGov and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association hosted a live fireside chat with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE: BE) on Tuesday, August 10 at 2 pm EDT. The live event features Greg Cameron and Sharelynn...

CorpGov and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association will host a live fireside chat with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) on Tuesday, August 10 at 2 pm EDT. The live event will...

By John Jannarone Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMCF) may finally need to change its recipe for corporate governance. The confectionary manufacturer and retailer, known for fudges and fro-yo, has seen its shares fall 20% in the last five...

By Austin Pierce When Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Allisson Herren Lee issued a request for public input on climate change disclosures, she likely did not expect the bloc of wealthy democracies known as the G7...