June 21, 2010
Below is an op-ed article, published today in the New York Times online here, that that might be of interest. The op-ed argues against attempts to incorporate into the financial regulation overhaul a steep ownership requirement for shareholders seeking to place any director candidates on the corporate ballot.
Best,
Lucian
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Lucian Bebchuk
Friedman Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance
Director, Program on Corporate Governance,
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA 02138
Copyright material redacted. Author cites to following article: Lucian Bubcheck, Another View: Don't Gut Proxy Access, New York Times, June 21, 2010 at http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/another-view-dont-gut-proxy-access/