Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., Frank Reddick, Jeffrey Lazar Kochian | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On September 15, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release announcing that amendments to Rule 14a-8 allowing shareholder proposals on proxy access will become effective as soon as the SEC's release is published in the Federal Register . As a result, companies soon...

Regulatory & Compliance

Robert Todd Lang | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: Todd, tell our readers about your background. Lang: I received both my bachelor and law degrees at Yale. I've been with Weil, Gotshal & Manges since graduating from law school, and for many years co-managed the firm and headed its corporate, securities and M&A practice. I...

Regulatory & Compliance

J. Kenneth Menges, Jr. | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Please describe the DC Circuit's decision to vacate SEC Rule 14a-11, the Proxy Access Rule. What are some of its critical elements? Menges:Commonly known as the Proxy Access Rule, 14a-11 was adopted by the SEC after authorization by the Congress in the Dodd-Frank bill to facilitate...