Corporate Governance

Tax Treatment of Fines and Penalties

January 15, 2014

Examples of jaw-dropping fines and penalties for corporate wrongdoing abound in the recent press. They include reports that JPMorgan Chase […]

Hot Stock: Attractive CEOs See Higher Assigned Share Values

January 7, 2014

A University of Wisconsin study found that a good-looking CEO has real and immediate benefits for a company: Attractive CEOs […]

Enhanced Consumer Law Enforcement: Class Actions Often Follow

December 30, 2013

Newly empowered federal and state regulators, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department […]

The All-Important Insurance Factor In M&A

December 26, 2013

There are a host of insurance issues that arise in the context of M&A, and they should be addressed early […]

North Carolina Supreme Court Addresses Duties of Corporate Directors

December 24, 2013

In a rare opinion, the North Carolina Supreme Court addressed the duties of corporate directors, reaffirming that those duties are generally owed only to the corporation itself rather than the individual shareholders.

Big Tax Benefits Of “Inversion” Make It A Popular Acquisition Ploy

December 23, 2013

A type of acquisition known as an inversion has major tax benefits for U.S. companies, and recently there’s been a […]

Bond Investors Irked By Shareholder Activism

December 20, 2013

Where activist shareholders see rising stock prices, bond investors see companies making poor long-term decisions for the sake of shareholder […]

OECD To Review Corporate Governance Principles

December 12, 2013

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has begun a process to update its international corporate governance framework to […]

What Transparency Advocates Want

December 12, 2013

Disclosure is a source of endless discussion in corporate boardrooms and legal departments, and it seems to many that the […]

How A CEO’s Personal Life Can Affect A Company

December 12, 2013

A Stanford University study found that when a CEO goes through a divorce, it can have an impact on a […]

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