What will be the major issues for public companies in the 2019 proxy season? An expert panel convened by the National Association of Corporate Directors – New England on January 15 suggested these: is your Board composition appropriately diverse, and … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
I don’t blog about myself, as readers of this post well know. However I am breaking my own rule to announce that my first book, a collection of five decades of poetry, has been published. It is entitled “Messing Around … Continue reading
The current issue of a leading life settlements industry newsletter predicts that 2019 should be a good year to invest in life settlements because it is a growing recognized investment class; but also and frighteningly, because aging boomers will … Continue reading
I wanted to alert you to a great article written by my partner Dr. Vince Capuano about, well, patents, cannabis and bongs made out of apples. Please take a look, post your comments and join the ongoing conversation about the … Continue reading
Years ago (six? more?) Congress legislated that the SEC should design a mandatory disclosure comparing CEO comp to the median compensation of all entity employees. It took the SEC years to institute that disclosure requirement, during which time its bald … Continue reading
A week ago, I posted for the first time about virtual currency; today’s emails bring an analysis by Securities Law guru Jim Hamilton describing a new bi-partisan (is that still a word?) bill introduced in the House: the Token Taxonomy … Continue reading
The wires this week are all aflame with the news of passage of the new Farm Act, which was promptly signed by the President. The bill legalizes hemp, a plant with substantial industrial use which has been banned in the … Continue reading
It is a generalization, but one I am willing to make, that Delaware courts tend to restrict the rights of shareholders and side with Delaware-formed corporations in allowing companies wide latitude in governing themselves and setting ground-rules of dispute resolution. … Continue reading
Seems Harvard is under attack by everyone these days. One group has sued claiming bias in favor of white undergraduate applicants to the detriment of Asian students. But Harvard Law School, including particularly the Harvard Law Review, is being sued … Continue reading
The SEC today released their list of matters which they will be most focused upon in the coming year. Matters relating to advisers are these: protection of retail investors, including seniors and those saving for retirement. Clarity of disclosure of … Continue reading