Corporate Governance

SEC Enforcers Getting Primed For Data-Mining

Three new SEC initiatives were announced this month, laying the groundwork for increased use of data-mining in detecting fraud. The […]

Chinese State Media Call for Crackdown on Bribery By Western Firms

Chinese media have named names, accusing multinationals of corruption. Chinese officials have accused GlaxoSmithKline of bribing government officials and doctors in order to…

The Pay-Ratio In The News

The Dodd-Frank pay disparity provision – now being revisited in Congress – would require  public companies to calculate and disclose […]

Should Your Board Adopt A Forum Selection Provision?

Now that the Delaware Chancery Court has upheld these provisions, what factors should be considered?

Five Coming Trends In Shareholder Proposals

Five governance proposals that during this proxy season garnered only marginal approval but have…

Debarment From Government Contracts

The number of suspensions and debarments imposed by executive branch agencies has more than doubled in recent years. Recent legislation […]

Delaware Chancery Court Upholds Forum Selection Bylaws

The Delaware Court of  Chancery upheld the validity of forum selection bylaws that had been adopted by the directors of […]

UK Regulators Say Google Must Rewrite Its Privacy Policy

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office last week told Google that the current iteration doesn’t give consumers enough…

Extend Cyber Insurance Coverage To The Cloud

Not all cyber-risk insurance policies cover data being managed by third party or cloud providers, and according to a 2012 […]

Managing Overseas Sales Corruption Risk

Third-party overseas sales staff can generate a significant risk for a future corruption charge, but…

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