A.J. Kess and Yafit Cohn Present at the Society of Corporate Secretaries’ New York Chapter Meeting: 2015 Proxy Season
On December 11, Corporate Partner A.J. Kess and Corporate Associate Yafit Cohn presented at a meeting of the Society of Corporate Secretaries’ New York Chapter regarding the 2015 Proxy Season. Topics discussed included proxy access shareholder proposals, independent chair shareholder proposals and changes to ISS’s proxy voting guidelines with respect to such proposals, compensation-related shareholder proposals, and director tenure and diversity.