Corporate Governance

Update On Cyber And Reputational Insurance

March 2, 2015

Insurers are rapidly eliminating cyberbreach coverage from corporate general liability policies, and last year the Insurance Services Office (ISO) added […]

Disclosure Leeway Affirmed In 1st Circuit Case

February 26, 2015

Cooley LLP partner Lyle Roberts, writing in his blog The 10b-5 Daily, looks at a case that clarifies the extent […]

A Clear Limit On FCPA Successor Liability

February 24, 2015

A recent case helps clarify when there is or is not successor liability for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation after the acquisition of a foreign company.

Prepare In Advance For A Proxy Battle

February 16, 2015

Defense of a proxy challenge is a daunting challenge and an expensive one, writes Kroll’s Dave Holley. He cites a […]

How GCs Should Respond To Political Spend Disclosure Demands

January 21, 2015

Efforts by activists to force publicly-held companies to disclose their political spending have suffered some setbacks, but they aren’t going […]

Court: GCs With Non-Legal Roles Have Narrowed Privilege

January 6, 2015

The Northern District of Illinois found that copying an in-house lawyer “on a given communication does not automatically transform the […]

Forbes: Boards Should Elevate Cybersecurity To Major Governance Issue

December 29, 2014

Forbes suggests the time has come for companies to create Board-level committees to focus exclusively on the issue of cybersecurity. […]

Corporate Governance Issues For 2015

December 19, 2014

An analysis of recent and not so recent trends in corporate governance, from Sidley Austin partner Holly J. Gregory.  By […]

How Institutional Investors Read Proxies

December 10, 2014

A recent survey by R.R. Donnelley contains some important insights for anyone involved in drawing up proxy statements, says Winston […]

Delaware Decision Said To Be A Blow To Shareholder Lawsuits

October 28, 2014

Earlier this year the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a company could write bylaws that would require shareholder plaintiffs to […]

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