Excessive Compensation: What to do when the co-owners of your business pay themselves excessively
The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
Compliance Into The Weeds - Elon Musk and Tesla Redux
The Blackletter Podcast | A podcast for CEOs, Corporate Counsel, & Entrepreneurs
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Government Contractors: Key Questions You Should Be Asking Your Advisors
Startup CEO Who Coded His Way Out: Rainway’s Andrew Sampson
Innovation in Compliance - Lessons About Leadership and Security with Paul Clayson
H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know
Episode 155 -- Tom Fox and Michael Volkov Discuss the Blue Bell Creameries Enforcement Action
Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 117-Wells Fargo Update
Episode 42 -- How to Manage Your CEO on Compliance
Life Sciences Quarterly: A View From Washington: What to Expect From the SEC
This Week in FCPA- Episode 52, for the week ending May 12, the Firing the Investigators Edition
For Jeff Skilling, 'Enron Was His Life,' Lawyer Says
Employer’s Takeover of Former CEO’s LinkedIn Account Lawful Under CFAA
Disruption, volatility, and uncertainty aren’t new operating conditions by any means. But the assumptions that have long driven corporate thinking—the role of government, geopolitical norms, and consistency in US policies as...more
In this paper, Seven Gaping Holes in Our Knowledge of Corporate Governance, from the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford, the authors observe that it “is extremely difficult to produce high-quality, fundamental...more
KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER ISRAELI LAW - The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) passed a new statute regarding insolvency law, which is named the Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law2018...more
In a week that’s already seen plenty of C-suite shakeups, we’ve learned that Ginni Rometty is stepping down from her role as CEO at IBM. The company’s cloud computing chief, Arvind Krishna, will take over for her, though...more
The death of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd in October has highlighted a longstanding public company dilemma: whether and when to disclose the news that a senior leader has a serious health challenge. Not only is the topic sensitive...more
Google announced late Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are “stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet.” Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now helm both operations, while Page and...more
Concern for environmental and social issues has reached an inflection point. While traditional governance issues that have been a staple of investor advocacy and discussion (the “G” of ESG) continue to be important,...more
U.S. public companies face a wide array of challenges, from greater market volatility and increasing economic and geopolitical uncertainty to disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, social media and cybersecurity...more
The Situation: The UK government has proposed several corporate governance reforms in an effort to improve transparency and accountability in private and public employers....more
According to recent news reports, Wells Fargo management created an aggressive sales culture that encouraged employees to create thousands of fake accounts. News reports also suggest that the Board took no action regarding...more
Over the last few months, we’ve been talking about cybersecurity issues for employers. We’ve discussed the responsibilities and risks associated with personally identifiable information and the wave of lawsuits resulting...more
Becoming better versed in issues surrounding cybersecurity and social media risk would greatly benefit general counsel at publicly traded companies, according to a recent survey of executive leadership....more