Insights for Companies and Board Directors
Sullivan & Cromwell’s annual Proxy Season Review analyzes significant trends and developments that emerged from the recent U.S. annual meeting proxy season and provides takeaways for 2024. The first part of our Review surveys shareholder proposals during the 2023 proxy season, which reflect record high submissions and voted proposals, but record low support and pass rates. The second part of this Review focuses on trends in compensation-related matters.
Download the 2023 Proxy Season Review – Part 1.
Download the 2023 Proxy Season Review – Part 2.
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2023 Proxy Season Webinar: Lessons from the 2023 Proxy Season and Trends for 2024
On September 14, Melissa Sawyer, Heather Coleman and June Hu hosted a webinar to explain the lessons of the 2023 Proxy Season and what to expect in 2024.
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Marc Treviño is co-head of S&C’s Corporate Governance practice and managing partner of its Executive Compensation group. Marc is a recognized leader in structuring and counseling senior executives and boards in significant matters involving reputation, overlapping regulatory regimes, fiduciary conflicts and multiple jurisdictions, with a particular emphasis on matters involving financial institutions.
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Melissa Sawyer is co-head of the Firm’s Corporate Governance Practice and S&C’s Global Head of M&A. She regularly advises clients on governance, activism and takeover defense matters spanning multiple industries, including consumer and retail, TMT, technology, industrials and life sciences.
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