Corporate Governance

Rare Dissent At SEC May Signal Disclosure Crackdown

Aguilar said he considered the settlement emblematic of a broader trend, in which fraud charges are downgraded to books and records and internal control charges.

The Most Overlooked Clauses In Executive Separation Agreements

The concept of a separation agreement is simple, writes Burns & Levinson attorney Renee Inomata, but there are some devilish […]

Legal Fee Prerogative Gives Goldman Sachs Some Leverage

New York Times business writer Gretchen Morgenson takes a look at the Goldman Sachs formula for deciding whose legal bills […]

Medtronic Will Pay Executives’ Tax Bill For Inversion

Medtronic Inc. intends to reimburse top executives for a personal tax bill they will face as the result of the company’s announced tax inversion…

PwC Gets Fine, Suspension, For Conflict In Bank Consulting Work

A New York state regulatory official determined that PricewaterhouseCoopers, charged with investigating possible trade sanctions violations by one of the […]

More Corporate Boards Seeking Ouster Of Founder-Executives

A Reuters article looks at an increasingly common governance issue. Responding to shareholder demands that they take a more active […]

What the Kahn Decision Says About “Special Committees”

The recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. has generated extensive commentary. That decision […]

Big Pharma Deal May Be Pushing The Envelope On Insider Trading

The CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which is pursuing the takeover, teamed up in advance with a hedge fund manager…

GM CEO Stands By GC, But Should She?

General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s is coming under criticism, including from members of Congress, for her staunch defense of long-time […]

Arbitration Clause Said To Have Protected Abusive CEO At American Apparel

Were it not for arbitration and confidentiality clauses that American Apparel put in place, the pattern of sexual harassment accusations […]

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