Corporate Governance

Key Governance Decisions From Delaware Courts in 2013

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

Prep For The 2014 Proxy Season

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

CEOs With Bling More Likely To Oversee Errors, Fraud, Study Finds

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

“Say On Pay” Won’t Kill CEO Employment Agreements

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

Factors Driving Merger Enforcement

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

Protecting Against Political Risk in Overseas Ventures

In recent years international companies have experienced expropriations, cancellations of operating licenses, and contract frustration, as the result of actions […]

Income Inequality Hurts Bottom Line, Even For The One Percent

The widening income gap between the richest and poorest Americans should concern those who are well off, because underpaid workers […]

For Execs, Losing Court Case To SEC May Be Better Than Settling

The SEC’s recent shift in policy away from “neither admit nor deny” will make settlements harder to come by. Defendants […]

Law Firms Could Be “Soft Underbelly” of Company Cyber-Security

Legal departments get a warning from a general counsel and security expert from the tech company Unisys. Pavel Klimov, the […]

Gender Diversity In Silicon Valley

A new study compares gender diversity at the largest Silicon Valley companies with the largest U.S. companies in all sectors, […]

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