Corporate Governance, CEOs, Corporate Counsel

Former CEO Sentenced in Historic Insider Trading Case Under Rule 10b5-1

McGlinchey Stafford on 7/10/2025

On June 23, 2025, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer of the Central District of California sentenced a former Chairman and CEO of a behavioral healthcare company to 42 months in federal prison. This conviction represents the...more

DOJ Issues First-Ever Declination Under Corporate Disclosure M&A Policy

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/25/2025

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced that it declined to charge private equity firm White Deer Management LLC (“White Deer”) and its affiliates after the company...more

Delaware Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Counterparty Aiding and Abetting Liability in M&A Deals

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 6/25/2025

The Delaware Supreme Court’s June 17, 2025 decision in In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation reversed a $199 million damages award against TC Energy for aiding and abetting breaches by fiduciaries of Columbia...more

[Podcast] Rev Up! Ready or Not, Here AI Comes!

BakerHostetler on 4/30/2025

Ashley’s guest today is Theresa Weisenberger, a partner at BakerHostetler and co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Artificial Intelligence practice. Theresa also co-leads BakerHostetler’s IP & Technology Transactions and...more

“Control Sustancial” Según El CTA

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 12/6/2023

La Guía de Cumplimiento para Pequeñas Entidades de FinCEN publicada el 18 de septiembre de 2023 define un beneficiario real como cualquier individuo que, directa o indirectamente: ejerce un control sustancial sobre una...more

“Substantial Control” Under The CTA

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 12/6/2023

FinCEN’s Small Entity Compliance Guide published 9/18/23 defines a beneficial owner as any individual who, directly or indirectly: exercises substantial control over a reporting company or owns or controls at least 25 percent...more

Corporate Law & Governance Update - February 2019

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2019

INCREASING FOCUS ON CORPORATE PURPOSE - There is a notable increase in governance discourse on the relationship of corporate purpose to sustainable revenue growth, in the context of changing social and political...more

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2018

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/12/2018

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

Proposed UK Corporate Governance Reforms Target Executive Pay Justification, Employee Engagement

Jones Day on 9/15/2017

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

Blog: As the U.S. moves toward deregulation, the U.K. announces new corporate governance reforms

Cooley LLP on 8/31/2017

As discussed in this PubCo post, in November of last year, the U.K. Government published a “Green Paper” on Corporate Governance Reform, which, in the face of rising economic inequality, sought “to consider what changes...more

Ninth Circuit Holds SOX Gives SEC Power to Cause Executives to Disgorge Incentive Compensation Based on Others' Misconduct

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/26/2016

Rule 13a-14 issued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requires that Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers certify the accuracy of the public company’s financial statements. Section 304 of SOX states that CEOs...more

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