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All of us here at L&A hope everyone is having a great 2012 so far. Before we share some important, new articles with you, we have some exciting announcements: – Brent Longnecker was named an NACD Governance Fellow and was … Continue reading →

With all the media coverage surrounding Apple CEO Tim Cook’s stock grant of $378 million, L&A decided to take a closer look to ease the frustration that is felt by the general public. RETENTION & LONG-TERM STABILITY is the name … Continue reading →

ISS recently updated their “performance alignment approach” to better assess how companies are compensating their CEO’s relative to company performance. ISS and shareholders alike are pushing for ways to measure compensation as it relates to company performance. ISS has instituted … Continue reading →

Disclosure was a popular word throughout 2011. But don’t think 2012 will get any easier in terms of enhancing the disclosure of compensation and other information to the SEC and shareholders. A recently released article may just foreshadow the next … Continue reading →

All of us here at L&A hope everyone is having a great 2012 so far. Before we share some important, new articles with you, we have some exciting announcements: – Brent Longnecker was named an NACD Governance Fellow and was … Continue reading →

Say-on-Pay Statistics, Legal Questions, & Plans for Upcoming Proxy Season This article analyzes the impact that the Say-on-Pay vote may have on the upcoming proxy season with an analysis of companies that failed Say-on-Pay earlier this year. L&A answers some … Continue reading →

Say on Pay Rules Don’t Help Boards Manage Executive Compensation by Michael Cohn, AccountingToday.com The “say-on-pay” disclosure provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will not help the boards of public companies better manage executive compensation, … Continue reading →

Eliminating the Stigma Around Change-in-Control by Josh Henke, Brent Longnecker, & Chris Crawford Whether triggered by fear of instituation watchdogs like ISS or the lack of understanding on Section 4999 of Internal Revenue Code (aka 280(G)), there is commonly a … Continue reading →

Say-on-Pay Year End Review & Notes on Say-on-Pay Lawsuits ISS recently released its “Preliminary 2011 U.S. Postseason Report.” Key findings of that report are: – Shareholders voted down management “say on pay” proposals at 37 Russell 3000 companies, or just … Continue reading →