Kicking off the New Year: 2011 Proxy Year in Review & 2012 Upcoming Issues November 9, 2011

Join us for lunch and discussion of Proxy Planning, co-presented with the Society of Corporate Secretaries.

Selected topics will include:
• Spotlighting Say-on-Pay tips and traps for the unwary, including insights gleaned for 2011 successes and failures;
• How to determine who or what influences your shareholders' votes, and the role of proxy advisory firms;

• Expectations for shareholder proposals in 2012;
• Lessons learned from recent SEC comment letters;
• Implementation guidance for other corporate governance and compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, and what to do to prepare for these new requirements.

Official Website: http://www.niriseattle.org/Events/Nov_09_2011