By: David A. Bell , Ran Ben-Tzur , James D. Evans , Robert A. Freedman and Amanda L. Rose , Fenwick & West LLP This article discusses the updates issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis to their voting policies for the...

By: Keir Gumbs , Covington & Burling LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Securities & Capital Markets > Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting > Shareholder Activism > Articles > Excluding Shareholder Proposals and Seeking No-Action...

By: Joshua Davidson , Baker Botts LLP If you are internal counsel to a publicly traded corporation that has decided to form a master limited partnership (MLP) and would like to become better educated about MLPs before starting the IPO process, below...

By: Ari B. Blaut and Daniel R. Loeser , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The U.S. debt capital markets are an important source of capital for companies that borrow money to finance their businesses. Companies borrow money for a variety of reasons, from financing...

By: Daniel P. Adams, Gilbert G. Menna , and Ettore A. Santucci Goodwin Procter LLP LIKE ALL IPOS, THE FUNDAMENTAL PROCESS FOR A REIT IPO involves the preparation of a registration statement (albeit on a Form S-11 instead of a Form S-1), including a...