ISS, proxy advisor to institutions invested in publicly-held companies, has issued changes in its methodology for evaluating executive compensation in connection with recommending shareholder voting under the SECs “Say-On-Pay” advisory procedure. The big take-away is this: ISS is retreating from … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
Each year for the past seven years, the MassChallenge program has accepted approximately 128 emerging companies in many industries, which become resident in the MassChallenge incubator (now in South Boston). For each of the last seven years, our firm has … Continue reading
Not quite yet, no matter how hard you may be in favor of that result, says Harvard Professor David Wilkins in remarks to the Boston Bar Association Annual Meeting at the Westin Copley on October 20th. Law school applications are … Continue reading
Big problems just keep getting bigger. In 2003, hackers succeeded in reaching their targets 74% of the time with a 20% detection rate by those being hacked. In 2015, detection increased to 25%, but hackers were now successful 95% … Continue reading
By now, everyone is generally aware that the model for healthcare delivery in the United States is moving away from “pay-for-service” and will focus in the long run on so-called “value-based care.” Dr. David Feygin of Becton Dickinson (a … Continue reading
Everyone know that office and RD space in greater Boston is facing a “tight” market. There are well over 2,000,000 square feet of office and RD space within the 495 band, according to Tom Hynes (CEO of Colliers International, presenting … Continue reading
My prior post reflected a discussion of economic trends among CEOs at the September 13th program conducted by the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England Chapter. One major theme, demanding its own separate treatment, had to do with the … Continue reading
“The world is in a pretty bad place,” intoned State Street CEO Joseph L. Hooley at a September 13th panel held in Boston under the auspices of the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England Chapter. He, Marcy Reed (President … Continue reading
This is a long and unpleasant post. You may choose not read this post which, by the way, has nothing to do with the law. I sit at my desk staring at my ticket stub from last night’s Red Sox-Yankees … Continue reading
August 1 means the Massachusetts General Court has adjourned and, notwithstanding debate and passage of bills in both Houses, the legislature prior to its adjournment failed to pass ANY law affecting the enforcement of noncompetition clauses. The two chambers failed … Continue reading