The Advisors' Blog

In the latest episode of “The Pay & Proxy Podcast,” I chatted with Skadden partners Kristin Davis and Shalom Huber about the 2026 proxy season and some of the trends they found most notable. During this 29-minute episode, they covered:

– Company Approaches and Investor and Proxy Advisor Reactions to One-Time/Mega Grants This Proxy Season

– How Disclosures Regarding One-Time/Mega Grants Have Evolved

– How AI is Assisting Strike Suits Related to Deficient Proxy Disclosures and Companies’ Use of AI to Catch such Deficiencies

– What’s Driving the Increasing Decentralization of Proxy Voting Power and How it Might Impact Support for Pay-Related Proposals

– The Challenges and Opportunities for Companies Resulting From This Decentralization

– Why Engagement is More Important – and Potentially Less Predictable – Than Ever

– Stakeholder Considerations for Companies Contemplating Structural Changes to Their Pay Programs in This Environment

If you have insights on compensation and proxy disclosures you’d like to share in a podcast, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at mervine@ccrcorp.com.

– Meredith Ervine