By CorpGov Editorial Staff On Jan. 9,  the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist order charging McDonald’s Corp. and its ex-CEO, Stephen Easterbrook, with multiple disclosure violations related to Easterbrook’s departure following his inappropriate relationships with employees. The SEC...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins Partner – Shareholder Activism and Mergers & Acquisitions Patrick Gadson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss “bumpitrage,” as well as how activists are increasingly attacking deals and how companies are responding. ...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Over the last year, artificial intelligence (“AI”) has become the hot topic of conversation. Recent breakthroughs in generative AI are driving this surge in popularity, giving AI systems the ability to generate human language, images, and even music....

The second annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum will be held on Thursday, February 9 (following a hurricane-related postponement from November), featuring a full day of panels and fireside chats followed by a cocktail reception at the rooftop ballroom of The Ben Hotel...

The second annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum will be held on Thursday, February 9 (following a hurricane-related postponement from November), featuring a full day of panels and fireside chats followed by a cocktail reception at the rooftop ballroom of The Ben Hotel...

  By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins Partner and Co-Chair of Shareholder Activism Practice Patrick Gadson joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the significance of competing activist investor stakes in Salesforce, including Elliott Management, Inclusive Capital and Starboard. Contact:...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz staging rare proxy fight The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) Unlikely to find any quick fixes with M&A – neither via acquisitions nor sales Margins likely squeezed for years, indicating executive comp should be cut Peltz’s...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff The Twitter bot scandal at PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) may entangle another senior executive. This week, company founder William J. Pulte’s grandson Bill Pulte filed a subpoena in Palm Beach County, Florida requesting Elon Musk’s Twitter release details...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) said it fired incoming Chief Operating Officer Brandon Jones just days before he was to assume the role, apparently as a result of a lawsuit against him filed Wednesday alleging he used ...

  By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins hired Jon Solorzano from The Clorox Co. where he led the company’s ESG strategy and stakeholder engagement. as counsel Mr. Solorzano most recently served as Senior Director of Legal & Corporate Development for...