John P. Kelsh

Jun 3, 2024 | lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Holly Gregory |John P. Kelsh |Andrea Reed |Claire Holland |Christine Duque

To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF. USAJune 3 2024Overboarding concerns have become a key driver for recommendations or votes against director elections. This Sidley Update summarizes the overboarding policies applicable to U.S. public company directors of proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services as well as several large institutional investors.

Feb 12, 2024 | corpgov.law.harvard.edu | John P. Kelsh |Claire Holland |Christine Duque

2024, board accountability, Board oversight, Clawback, Cybersecurity, E&S, Glass Lewis, Golden parachutes, Interlocking boards, ISS, Proxy advisory, Proxy season, Proxy voting, SeveranceMore from: Christine Duque, Claire Holland, John Kelsh, Sidley AustinJohn Kelsh is a Partner, Claire Holland is Special Counsel, and Christine Duque is a Senior Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLP.

Jan 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |John P. Kelsh |Andrea Reed |Claire Holland |Katie LaVoy |Christine Duque

This Sidley Update highlights certain key disclosure considerations for preparing your annual report on Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year, including recent amendments to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rules and other developments that impact 2023 Form 10-K filings, as well as certain disclosure trends and current areas of SEC focus.

Dec 7, 2023 | lexology.com | Sonia Gupta Barros |Beth Berg |Paul Choi |Samir A. Gandhi |John P. Kelsh |Claire Holland

Rapid rulemaking and aggressive enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), combined with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments, have created new requirements and expectations for U.S. public companies. As we approach year end, such companies might consider taking the following actions in 2024:For Delaware corporations, consider amending your charter to provide for officer exculpation if you have not already done so.

Feb 16, 2023 | lexology.com | Ike Adams |Sonia Gupta Barros |Stephen Cohen |John P. Kelsh |Barry W. Rashkover |Andrea Reed | +1 more

On February 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) settled an enforcement action against Activision Blizzard Inc. (Activision), a publicly traded video game development and publishing company.