Annual Disclosure Documents 2019: Current Developments and Best Practices

  • 12.9.2019 - 12.10.2019
  • 1177 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10036

Lillian Brown

Partner Lillian Brown will speak at the Practising Law Institute's Annual Disclosure Documents 2019: Current Developments and Best Practices conference. She will participate in the following panels on December 10: 

9–10 a.m.: Dodd-Frank Requirements and Disclosures

  • Recent Trends on Say on Pay
  • Other compensation related requirements
  • The view from the Compensation Consultant
  • The view from proxy advisory firms

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Disclosure and Shareholder Engagement 

  • Company practices on ESG Disclosure
  • Engagement and other communications about ESG with shareholders
  • Handling ESG shareholder proposals
  • The view from investors

1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Corporate Governance and Shareholder Proposals

  • Overview of the 2019 shareholder proposal season; what is anticipated for 2020
  • Shareholder proposals: tips on how to handle them; how to be alert to changes in staff positions
  • Developments in corporate governance practices and disclosures            

2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Solicitation Issues Related to Annual Meetings

  • Getting the vote out
  • The impact of proxy advisory firms
  • Communications with shareholders
  • Hot shareholder topics