IMPACT OF EQUIFAX, FACEBOOK SETTLEMENTS -
Health care industry boards should give close attention to the governance implications of recent privacy settlements entered into by Equifax and Facebook.
Their unique facts...more
7/31/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Blue Bell Creameries ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equifax ,
Executive Compensation ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mergers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements
DIRECTORS AS VENDORS -
A new controversy at a large health system highlights the legal and reputational challenges that can arise when directors sell services to the organizations they serve as fiduciaries.
According to...more
4/26/2019
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Business Disruption ,
Bylaws ,
CEOs ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Diversity ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Care Providers ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Independent Directors ,
Individual Accountability ,
Leadership ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mergers ,
Nonprofits ,
Presidential Elections ,
Retailers ,
Special Committees ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Planning ,
Vendors
New DOJ Individual Accountability Policy -
A revised Department of Justice (DOJ) policy serves to clarify the relationship between establishing individual accountability and qualifying for cooperation credit, particularly...more
Updated Governance Best Practices -
The health system’s governance committee may benefit from a general-counsel-led briefing on the relevance of the newly released revisions to the “Commonsense Principles” of corporate...more
New Decision Affects D&O Liability -
A recent federal bankruptcy court decision addresses important principles of fiduciary conduct (and the benefits of a state exculpatory statute) in the context of a financially...more
Executive Compensation Recoupment -
The most recent development in the prominent University of Louisville Foundation controversy is the release of an independent analysis suggesting that its senior executive leadership was...more
6/20/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Attorney General ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Audit Committee ,
Bad Faith ,
Best Practices ,
Board Meetings ,
Board of Directors ,
Charitable Donations ,
Competition ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Statements ,
Health Care Providers ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Reasonable Reliance Claims ,
Recoupment ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strategic Planning
Strategy and the Decline—or Rise—of the Inpatient Hospital -
A series of new media reports and consultant commentary on industry evolution highlight the increasing pressure on health system boards to fully engage in...more
3/12/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
BlackRock ,
CEOs ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Directors ,
Hospitals ,
Individual Accountability ,
Mergers ,
Tax Exemptions