Irina Yevmenenko is counsel in the Firm's Capital Markets Practice Group concentrating on representing US-domestic and non-US publicly traded companies in connection with a broad range of compliance issues and regulatory requirements, including ongoing compliance obligations under US securities laws, listing requirements of the major US exchanges and general corporate governance matters.
Irina regularly counsels clients with respect to preparation of periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 20-F, and 10-Q, current reports on Forms 8-K and 6-K, proxy statements and all aspects of annual shareholders' meetings, Form S-8 filings and related prospectus delivery requirements and participant communications, insider reports pursuant to Section 16 and Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as SEC no-action letters. She also assists clients in responding to periodic reviews by the Staff of the SEC, including responding to SEC comments and FINRA inquiries.
Irina also counsels management, boards of directors and board committees of public companies in connection with best corporate governance practices and trends as well as compliance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market, and provides advice on recommendations of proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis. Irina regularly assists clients in preparation and review of board committee charters, corporate codes and policies, general corporate initiatives and issues, such as insider trading policies, disclosure policies, Rule 10b5-1 executive trading plans, corporate share repurchase programs, and shareholder activism issues. Irina also regularly counsels clients on executive compensation and employee benefits related issues.
Experience
Allot Communications Ltd.
Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
Calpine Corporation
CyberArk Software Ltd.
Echostar Corporation
Ethan Allen Global, Inc.
Hess Corporation
JetBlue Airways Corporation
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
NeuroDerm Ltd.
Newmont Mining Corporation
ReWalk Robotics Ltd.
SodaStream International Ltd.
Wix.com Ltd.
Virtual Shareholder Meetings: Considerations, The Corporate Governance Advisor, a Wolters Kluwer publication, July/August 2017, (co-author)
Certain Considerations Relating to Virtual Shareholder Meetings, Corporation, a Wolters Kluwer publication, May 1, 2017, (co-author)
Earnings Releases and Earnings Calls, Practical Law Journal, October 2011, (co-author)
Who is Overseeing the Proxy Advisors?, Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal, Fall 2008, (co-author)