Claire H. Holland
Special Counsel
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- M&A
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Biography
CLAIRE HOLLAND is special counsel in the M&A and Private Equity group in the firm’s Chicago office.
Community Involvement
Membership & Activities
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- Illinois
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 2003, cum laude
- Miami University - Oxford, B.A., 2000, magna cum laude
News & Insights
Panoramic – Corporate Governance 2025July 18, 2025Action Items for U.S. Public Companies for 2025February 4, 2025Action Items for U.S. Public Companies for 2025January 17, 2025Action Items for U.S. Public Companies to Consider for 2024December 14, 2023
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- Co-author, “United States” chapter, Panoramic – Corporate Governance 2025, Lexology, May 2025.
- Co-author, “Roundup of Overboarding Policies Applicable to U.S. Public Company Directors,” Sidley Update, June 3, 2024
- Co-author, “United States” chapter, Panoramic – Corporate Governance 2024, Lexology, May 24, 2024
- Co-author, “United States” chapter, Getting the Deal Through – Corporate Governance 2023, Lexology, June 2023
- Co-author, “Preparing Your 2022 Form 10-K: A Summary of Recent Key Disclosure Developments, Priorities, and Trends,” Sidley Update, January 13, 2023
- “United States,” Getting the Deal Through – Corporate Governance, 2021
- “SEC Adopts Amendments to MD&A and Other Financial Disclosure Requirements,” Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Update, November 23, 2020
- “SEC Rule Amendments Impose Heightened Standards for Submitting and Resubmitting Shareholder Proposals,” Corporate Governance Update, September 24, 2020
- “SEC Updates Regulation S-K Disclosure Requirements for Business Description, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors, and Mandates Human Capital Disclosure,” Corporate Governance Update, August 27, 2020
- “SEC Amends Proxy Solicitation Rules and Supplements Guidance on Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities,” Corporate Governance Update, July 27, 2020
- “SEC Supplements COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance,” Corporate Governance Update, June 25, 2020
- “Board Oversight in Light of COVID-19 and Recent Delaware Decisions,” Corporate Governance Update, May 12, 2020
- “Director Overboarding Policies – An Overview and Notable Change for 2020,” Corporate Governance Update, April 28, 2020
- “SEC Chair and Corp Fin Director Urge Disclosure of COVID-19 Impact and Responses in 1Q 2020 Earnings Releases,” Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Update, April 10, 2020
- “ISS Provides Guidance on Proxy Voting Policies Implicated by the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Update , April 9, 2020
- “Considerations for Annual Shareholder Meetings in the Time of COVID-19,” Corporate Governance Update, April 8, 2020
- “SEC Issues New Disclosure Guidance and Extends Conditional Filing Relief Amid COVID-19 Pandemic,” Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Update, March 26, 2020
- “The Latest 2020 Proxy Season Developments Relating to COVID-19,” Corporate Governance Update, March 23, 2020
- “BlackRock Releases 2020 Engagement Priorities with a Focus on Sustainability and ISS Issues New Climate Voting Policy,” Corporate Governance Update, March 20, 2020
- “SEC Amends Filer Definitions to Exempt More Issuers From Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) Auditor Attestation Requirement,” Corporate Governance Update, March 18, 2020
- “Ten Considerations for Boards of Directors During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Corporate Governance Update, March 16, 2020
- “SEC Provides Conditional Filing Relief to Companies Affected by Coronavirus,” Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Update, March 6, 2020
- “SEC Provides Guidance on Disclosing Metrics in MD&A and Proposes Amendments to Financial Disclosure Requirements,” Corporate Governance Update, February 5, 2020
- “Proxy Access: A Five-Year Review,” Corporate Governance Update, January 16, 2020
- “ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates for the 2020 Proxy Season,” Corporate Governance Update, November 18, 2019
- “Institutional Shareholder Services Issues Governance QualityScore Updates and Opens Data Verification Period,” Corporate Governance Update, November 11, 2019
- “SEC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Proxy Solicitation and Shareholder Proposal Rules,” Corporate Governance Update, November 8, 2019
- “SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rules 14a-8(i)(7) and 14a-8(b),” Corporate Governance Update, October 18, 2019
- “Illinois-Headquartered Publicly Listed Corporations Must Report on Board Diversity By 2021,” Corporate Governance Update, September 5, 2019
- “SEC Publishes New Guidance on Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities and Reliance on Proxy Advisors,” Corporate Governance Update, August 27, 2019
- “SEC Proposes to Update Disclosures about Business Description, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors Required by Regulation S-K,” Corporate Governance Update, August 12, 2019
- “United States,” Getting the Deal Through – Corporate Governance , 2019
- “SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize and Simplify its Disclosure Requirements as Mandated by the FAST Act,” Corporate Governance Update, March 28, 2019
- “Glass Lewis Launches Pilot Program for New Report Feedback Statement Service; Registration Now Open,” Corporate Governance Update, March 15, 2019
- “The Latest on Proxy Access,” Corporate Governance Update, January 11, 2019
- “SEC Finalizes Rule Requiring Disclosure of Hedging Policies for Employees and Directors,” Corporate Governance Update, December 21, 2018
- “SEC Requests Public Comment on Earnings Releases and Quarterly Reports,” Corporate Governance Update, December 20, 2018
- “ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates for the 2019 Proxy Season,” Corporate Governance Update, November 27, 2018
- “ISS Releases Governance QualityScore Updates and Opens Annual Data Verification Period,” Corporate Governance Update, November 12, 2018
- “SEC Staff Issues Further Guidance on Excludability of Shareholder Proposals,” Corporate Governance Update, October 26, 2018
- “SEC Adopts Amendments to Streamline Disclosure Requirements,” Corporate Governance Update, September 7, 2018
- “ISS Launches Environmental & Social QualityScore,” Corporate Governance Update, February 22, 2018
- “Proxy Access – Now a Mainstream Governance Practice,” Corporate Governance Report, February 1, 2018
- “SEC Guidance to Impact Issuer Handling of Shareholder Proposals,” Corporate Secretary, December 20, 2017
- “Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties in the United States: Overview,” Practical Law, Global Guide 2017
- “ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates for the 2018 Proxy Season,” Corporate Governance Update, November 29, 2017
- “ISS Releases QualityScore Updates; Annual Data Verification Period Now Open,” Corporate Governance Update, November 20, 2017
- “SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals,” Corporate Governance Update, November 3, 2017
- “SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize and Simplify its Disclosure Requirements as Mandated by the FAST Act,” Corporate Governance Update, October 16, 2017
- “SEC Provides Further Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule: Companies Are Encouraged to Take Advantage of the Rule’s Flexibility to Reduce Compliance Costs,” Corporate Governance Update, September 22, 2017
- “United States,” Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance, 2017
- “Proxy Access Reaches the Tipping Point: Adopted by Just Over 50% (251) of S&P 500 Companies as of December 31, 2016,” Corporate Governance Report, January 3, 2017
- “ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates for the 2017 Proxy Season,” Corporate Governance Update, November 29, 2016
- “ISS Releases “QualityScore” Updates and Opens Data Verification Period,” Corporate Governance Update, November 2, 2016
- “Proxy Access Update – Momentum Continues to Build in 2016,” Corporate Governance Update, September 22, 2016
- “Updated SEC Guidance Will Require Many Public Companies to Revise Their Presentation of Non-GAAP Information,” Corporate Governance Update, May 20, 2016
- “Federal Regulators Re-Propose Joint Rule on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements at Large Financial Institutions,” Corporate Governance Update, May 11, 2016
- “SEC Issues Concept Release on Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K,” Corporate Governance Update, April 20, 2016
- “SEC Grants No-Action Relief for ‘Substantially Implemented’ Shareholder Proxy Access Proposals – With Some Exceptions,” Corporate Governance Update, February 19, 2016
- “Proxy Access in 2015 – The Year in Review,” Corporate Governance Update, last updated January 14, 2016
- “United States,” Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance, 2015
- “ISS and Glass Lewis Release Policy Updates for the 2016 Proxy Season,” Corporate Governance Update, December 1, 2015
- “ISS Releases QuickScore Updates: Data Verification Period Now Open,” Corporate Governance Update, November 3, 2015
- “SEC Issues New Guidance on Excludability of Shareholder Proposals,” Corporate Governance Update, October 23, 2015
- “ISS 2016 Proxy Voting Policy Formulation Underway,” Corporate Governance Update, August 13, 2015