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Webinar | December 10, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
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The proxy and annual reporting season may seem a long way off. However, in light of the amount of work and planning that goes into the proxy statement, annual report, and annual meeting of shareholders, this is the ideal time to…

Conference | November 18, 2025
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Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor The Character of the Corporation 2025.  This forum brings together public company board members, institutional shareholders, proxy advisors, judicial and governmental representatives and corporate governance thought leaders to discuss effective governance, geopolitical conflict and crisis management.

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On October 14, 2025, Glass Lewis announced that it will no longer offer its benchmark voting recommendations starting in 2027.  In lieu of benchmark voting recommendations, it will instead offer a set of options.  Glass Lewis cited the growing split between how the United States and European investors approach issues like fiduciary duties and sustainability.

Webinar | October 15, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
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Join us for a virtual moderated conversation with Jonathan F. Foster, author of On Board: The Modern Playbook for Corporate Governance.

As a former banker and a director of many public and private companies, Jonathan F. Foster brings to bear…

Conference| October 9-10, 2025

Mayer Brown is pleased to be lead affiliate of Northwestern Law’s 45th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate & Securities Law Institute taking place October 9 – 10, 2025. Mayer Brown partner Jodi Simala is serving as the Institute Chair and partner Jennifer Zepralka will be a panelist for the “Managing through…

The SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation recently hosted policy roundtables reexamining the IPO on-ramp and reassessing the framework for small public companies. Mayer Brown Partner Jennifer Zepralka joined the roundtables to examine ways to encourage more companies, particularly smaller companies, to go public and stay public.

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On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements with representatives from public companies, their advisors, and investors.

The program began with remarks from Chairman Atkins and Commissioners Peirce and Uyeda, each of whom indicated their support for reexamining the rules. Chairman Atkins, calling the…

In today’s corporate governance landscape, clawback and malus provisions have become key tools for promoting accountability and integrity. By incorporating these provisions, companies aim to align executive actions with the long-term interests of the company and its shareholders.

A “clawback” or “malus” provision enables a company to recover previously paid compensation (either by requiring repayment or reducing…

In this episode of Mayer Brown’s Global Corporate M&A podcast, Mayer Brown partners Andrew Noreuil and Brian Massengill discuss this year’s amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, which have fundamentally altered the landscape for conflicted transactions. Our partners provide insight into the new statutory safe harbors, updated definitions for controlling stockholders and disinterested directors…