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Perspective

Mar. 4, 2011

Will Your Proxy Keep You Warm at Night?

To ensure transparency, proxy statements should provide shareholders with a clear explanation behind each compensation decision. By David McFarlane of Snell & Wilmer LLP and Samuel Krause.


By David McFarlane and Samuel Krause


It's often said that we as Americans are more comfortable talking candidly about our sex lives than about how much money we make (unless of course you're a professional sports figure when both topics are fair conversation). Rarely is that more apparent than during the corporate world's proxy season when the annual hand-wringing begins over what precisely should be disclosed in connection with the compensation, bene...

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