Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
2024 Weinberg Center Distinguished Speaker Larry A. Cunningham
Webinar | April 11, 2024
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. EST
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Corporate leaders face complex challenges in responding to public debates on contentious topics. They must balance competing pressures to speak or remain silent, while navigating the polarization of today’s
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In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Andrew Noreuil discusses the recent final amendments to certain beneficial ownership rules under the Exchange Act, and the impact of those changes on the reporting of beneficial ownership on Schedules 13D and 13G.
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In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Adam Kanter discusses the SEC’s amendments for Form PF, which affects large hedge fund advisors and private equity fund advisors.
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The SEC’s shareholder proposal rule was the subject of a speech by SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda on June 21, 2023 at the national conference of the Society for Corporate Governance. The speech identifies troubling trends involving the rule and offers several policy solutions. The Commissioner dates the troubles to a 2021 SEC staff decision that
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