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Governance Oversight – Is Your Board An Active One?

By Walied Soliman on January 11, 2018 Posted in Corporate Governance

In a recent interview with Christopher P. Skroupa on Forbes.com, Walied Soliman (Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, LLP and Co-Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian special situations team) weighs in on what it means to be an active director. The interview can be viewed here. Stay connected with Special Situations Law and subscribe to the blog … Continue reading

Overboard, under deliver?

By Denise Gan (Toronto) on December 12, 2017 Posted in Corporate Governance

We recently reported that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released its 2018 Americas Proxy Voting Guidelines Updates (the Policy Update), which, among other things, establishes modified guidelines for determining whether a director serving on the board of multiple public companies is “overboarded”. Starting in 2019, ISS will recommend a withhold vote for (1) directors of TSX-listed … Continue reading