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Publications

Shareholder Activism and the Federal Proxy Rules

April 2015 - Westlaw Journal

Publications

Shareholder Activism and the Federal Proxy Rules

April 2015 - Westlaw Journal

Given the increasing incidence of shareholder activism, companies and activist shareholders alike must understand how the federal proxy rules apply to activist situations. The purpose of this commentary is to provide a basic understanding of the proxy rules as they apply to increasingly common situations — shareholder proposals and proxy contests — and to demystify the process. Read the article below.