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Oct. 6, 2012

Say-for-pay rules mean more work for lawyers

Securities lawyers are getting more work from their established, publicly traded company clients due to rules that require public company compensation plans to be brought to the company's shareholders for a vote.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Securities lawyers are getting more work from their established publicly traded company clients due to rules the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission implemented in 2011. And a recent analysis shows their advice is paying off.


The "say on pay" rules require public company board members to bring executive compensation plans before shareholders for an advisory vote. They arose from a push by C...

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