California Corporate & Securities Law

Seven years ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules that would direct the national securities exchanges and national securities associations to establish listing standards that would require each issuer to develop and implement a...

Before Tuesday's election, I wrote about Measure L which would impose a tax on "overpaid executives".  Reportedly, the voters approved the measure 65% to 35%.  The tax is not limited to Exchange Act reporting companies.  It will be interesting to...

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Most, but not all, publicly traded companies are, or soon will be, drafting the disclosures required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  That statute requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to...

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued interpretive guidance to assist issuers in complying with the pay ratio rule.  At the same time, the Division of Corporation Finance staff issued guidance concerning how companies might use...

Closely held issuers often include a repurchase right in their equity award agreements.  I expect that in most cases, shareholders will comply with these provisions.  When a shareholder doesn't, the company's most obvious cause of action will be for...