Madrid or Miami? Why the Colombian private client should look to Europe

Plaza Mayor de Bogotá, 1846. Edward Walhouse Mark. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

For two generations, a Colombian family that wanted security abroad bought an apartment in Florida and, in time, applied for a green card. Madrid was the respectable second choice. In 2026 that order deserves to be reversed for a family that keeps its business in Colombia. For seven months of this year the United States suspended immigrant visas for Colombian nationals; it still has no income tax … Read the rest

2026 Shareholder Proposal Season and Look Forward

The annual shareholder proposal season often serves as a useful barometer of investor priorities, corporate governance trends, and emerging areas of potential D&O risk. This year, however, the proxy season also provided a glimpse into what may become a fundamentally different shareholder activism landscape.

On June 5, 2026, the Cooley law firm published its 2026 Shareholder Proposal Season Early Review and Look Ahead to 2027 (Cooley Report).  The report provided a mid-season review of 2026 shareholder proposals, showing, in part, … Read the rest