In-House Counsel Guide To Handling Political Disclosure Initiatives

Activists continue to pressure public companies to disclose information about their political activities, and despite the fact it has received some setbacks, this campaign is likely to intensify in 2015, according to attorneys from Covington & Burling. In a guide for in-house counsel that appears in The Corporate Governance Advisor, they look at the four main vehicles activists use for these initiatives – shareholder resolutions, SEC rule-making, “voluntary” Web site disclosure, and litigation – and what companies can do to address them.