CorpGov, Vinson & Elkins LLP, , and Nasdaq hosted the third event in the 2020 Governance Series on Wednesday, September 30, at 11am EST: Shareholder Outreach: Preparing for the 2021 Proxy Season. Event partners included JPMorgan Chase & Co., ICR, Morrow Sodali, BlackRock, Inc., and The Palm...

By Jarrett Banks Leaf Group Ltd. holders who own more than 40 percent of the company’s issued and outstanding shares issued a letter saying the board should fire Chief Executive Officer Sean Moriarty. This follows the resignation of Chairman James...

CorpGov, Vinson & Elkins LLP, , and Nasdaq are pleased to invite you to the third event in the 2020 Governance Series on Wednesday, September 30, at 11am EST: Shareholder Outreach: Preparing for the 2021 Proxy Season. Event partners include JPMorgan...

By Clarita Montant and Dean Slocum of Acorn International, and Tom Wilson of Vinson & Elkins The rapidly increasing importance of a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to its business value, has been a critical trend leading into...

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...

J. Jill, Inc. Has a Plan to Emerge Stronger than Other Retailers  By Jarrett Banks From J.C. Penney to J Crew to Neiman Marcus, several brick-and-mortar retailers have filed for bankruptcy this year, prompting investors to flee for the exits....

By John Jannarone When chronically underperforming media company Leaf Group Ltd. announced a “strategic review” to consider selling all or part of itself in April 2019, certain buyers were licking their chops. But in the end, dinner was never served....

Spruce Point Capital Management Founder & Chief Investment Officer Ben Axler By Jarrett Banks Short-seller Spruce Point Capital Management believes investors should tread carefully when considering Ontario-based GFL Environmental Inc., which went public in March amid the pandemic. The waste-management...

Dear Readers: CorpGov, in partnership with Nasdaq, Profile Advisors, Saratoga Proxy Consulting, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Jefferies, and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association hosted a Webinar on Thursday, August 13 at 12pm EST: New SEC Regs and Offseason Tactics The replay is available HERE Our...

  Dear Readers, Could activists make a surprise run at companies in the normally-quiet fall season? Will proxy advisors lose influence after a key SEC decision and years of corporate lobbying? CorpGov, in partnership with Nasdaq, Profile Advisors, Saratoga Proxy...