Partner Lillian Brown will speak at the Practising Law Institute's Annual Disclosure Documents 2019: Current Developments and Best Practices conference. She will participate in the following panels on December 10:
9–10 a.m.: Dodd-Frank Requirements and Disclosures
- Recent Trends on Say on Pay
- Other compensation related requirements
- The view from the Compensation Consultant
- The view from proxy advisory firms
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Disclosure and Shareholder Engagement
- Company practices on ESG Disclosure
- Engagement and other communications about ESG with shareholders
- Handling ESG shareholder proposals
- The view from investors
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Corporate Governance and Shareholder Proposals
- Overview of the 2019 shareholder proposal season; what is anticipated for 2020
- Shareholder proposals: tips on how to handle them; how to be alert to changes in staff positions
- Developments in corporate governance practices and disclosures
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Solicitation Issues Related to Annual Meetings
- Getting the vote out
- The impact of proxy advisory firms
- Communications with shareholders
- Hot shareholder topics
