John Crozier

Sep 24, 2024 | law.com | Katayun I. Jaffari |Mehrnaz Jalali |John Crozier

As the 2024 proxy season comes to a close, we reflect on key executive compensation trends and consider any lessons learned. This article discusses three such trends. In general, 2024 was not significantly different from 2023 but we did see the second year of pay versus performance disclosures. We also saw support for say-on-pay proposals increase this year and a diverse range of executive compensation-related shareholder proposals.

Sep 24, 2024 | cozen.com | Mehrnaz Jalali |John Crozier

Kathy Jaffari, Mehrnaz Jalali, and John Crozier discussed key executive compensation trends and lessons learned following the 2024 proxy season in The Legal Intelligencer. The article noted the continuation of “pay versus performance” disclosures mandated by the SEC, which require public companies to report the compensation “actually paid” to their named executive officers in relation to financial performance.

Aug 1, 2024 | law.com | Katayun I. Jaffari |John Crozier

On June 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) providing additional guidance on cybersecurity incident reporting pursuant to Item 1.05 of Form 8-K. These C&DIs follow four C&DIs published by the SEC in December 2023 relating to disclosure obligation considerations after holding discussions with the U.S. Attorney General about the occurrence of a cybersecurity incident.

Jan 26, 2024 | law.com | Katayun I. Jaffari |John Crozier

Recent enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against corporations serve as warnings for public companies of the SEC’s increased emphasis on cybersecurity, and of the potential consequences of inadequate cybersecurity practices. Implementation of practices has become especially crucial considering the newly required cybersecurity incident reporting and cybersecurity risk management and governance disclosure for public companies passed by the SEC last year.

Apr 27, 2023 | law.com | Katayun I. Jaffari |John Crozier

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