Avoiding a Bored Board
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 2, Oversight
Daily Compliance News: July 11, 2025, The What is a COI Edition
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 156
Compliance Tip of the Day – COSO Objective 1 – Control Environment
Sunday Book Review: June 15, 2025. The Books on Corporate Governance Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Board Oversight on Internal Controls
Great Women in Compliance: Board Bond - Why Ethics & Compliance Professionals Should Be on Boards and How to Get on One
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Boards of Directors Need to Know
Third-Party Risk The competitive world of banking struggles to keep up with technological advances, particularly in a regulatory environment.
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 4: Don't Be Evil: In the Hot Seat of Data Privacy, Part 1
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance
“Monsters, Inc.” y el buen gobierno corporativo
Market Leaders Podcast Episode 94: Exploring the Perils of Optics-Driven DEI Initiatives with Guest Mira Dewji
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 16: The Political and Legal Maze of ESG in the U.S. and Abroad
Episode 322 -- Checking in on Caremark Cases
Compliance into the Weeds: What Are Boards Doing About AI (Hint: Not Much)
Conflictos de interés en Colombia, nueva regulación
Amid continuing reports of corporations reincorporating from Delaware, including Simon Property Group reincorporating from Delaware to Indiana, the location of its headquarters, and Texas and Nevada recently amending their...more
In two notable recent judgments, the Bermuda Supreme Court ruled that a director of a Bermuda company was entitled to an interim injunction prohibiting the company and its other directors from improperly excluding him from...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed three claims in Ritchie v. Baker (6/25). Broadly speaking, the plaintiff failed to adequately plead demand futility under Court of Chancery Rule 23.1 because the complaint did not...more
The survey results from this “What Directors Think” publication from Corporate Board Member, Diligent Institute and FTI Consulting are based on the thoughts of more than 200 US public company directors. Here are a dozen...more
To stem the recent tide of high-profile corporate “DExit” moves, Delaware has enacted Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 21 (SB 21) to amend the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) effective March 25, 2025. To lure more...more
Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) was recently amended by Delaware Senate Bill 21 to reflect the Delaware legislature’s efforts to continue to provide a business-friendly environment and preserve...more
In a recent decision, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Courts’ Court of Appeal reaffirmed the statutory rights of directors under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BCA”) to inspect company documents, including...more
1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more
1 COMPANY FORMS - The following company forms are available in Hungary: (i) general partnership (Kkt.); (ii) limited partnerships (Bt.); (iii) limited liability company (Kft.); (iv) private company...more
Join us for the next KPMG Board Leadership Center quarterly webcast as we discuss trends from the 2025 proxy season. Topics to be discussed include: - A look at proxy voting trends and outcomes - The board’s story and...more
As states compete to become the preferred jurisdiction for incorporation, Texas has taken a bold step with significant amendments to its Texas Business Organizations Code. Following Delaware’s recent pro-management...more
In prior posts, I have discussed some the changes that AB 239 would make to Nevada's corporate law. Last week, I testified in my individual capacity in support of the bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On Wednesday...more
1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother...more
In late March 2025, the Delaware General Assembly enacted, and Governor Matt Meyer signed, bipartisan legislation making significant amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL)....more
Stockholders of Delaware corporations for many years have had the right to examine stock ledgers, stockholder lists and “books and records” for a “proper purpose” under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. ...more
The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more
On March 25, 2025, significant amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), intended to provide greater certainty to transaction planners in light of recent Delaware case law developments,...more
As discussed in Foley’s Corporate Governance Update last month, SB 21: Delaware Responds In The DExit Battle, the Delaware legislature has been moving quickly to ensure that Delaware remains the preeminent home of choice for...more
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed into law substantive amendments to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (Section 220), the statute that allows stockholders of corporations organized under Delaware law to...more
On March 25, Delaware amended two (2) sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) in response to reports that prominent corporations are considering leaving Delaware in light of several significant court...more
On March 25, 2025, the Delaware General Assembly enacted amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL and such amendments, the DGCL Amendments), which were subsequently signed into law by the governor of...more
On March 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) held that it was legal under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) for a closed-end fund to use a shareholder rights plan...more
Last week, the Delaware Governor signed a bill amending Section 144 of Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) to create a safe harbor from litigation for transactions between corporations and their controlling...more
1 COMPANY FORMS - The following company forms are available in Hungary: (i) general partnership (Kkt.); (ii) limited partnerships (Bt.); (iii) limited liability company (Kft.); (iv) private company limited...more