Corporate Governance

Halliburton Decision Could Change the Game, But Won’t End It

Since 1996, more than 40 percent of corporations listed on major stock exchanges have been targeted by a securities class […]

The sudden ouster of American Eagle’s CEO earlier this year was the result of an “old boys’ club” board eager […]

While many businesses say they have improved internal audit practices, progress there has not kept up with the increasingly risky […]

Given how much a company stands to lose if a transition at the top doesn’t go well, it’s not surprising […]

A Massachusetts court rules that a part owner and key employee of a closely held company who left and started […]

In the Harvard Law School Forum, John L. Reed, a partner at DLA Piper, analyzes some 2013 decisions by the […]

In a Q&A, Latham & Watkins partners Jim Barrall and Steven Stokdyk consider what the SEC, as well as ISS […]

Executive teams led by a CEO who drives expensive cars or owns several houses are more likely to oversee a […]

“Say on Pay” regulations, a part of the Dodd-Frank Act regulations that allows shareholders to vote on executive pay, has […]

Merger law has been primarily shaped by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Court decisions are rare […]