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Director Judy Bruner on Finding the Right Mix of Skills for a Board

Well-run boards are constantly evaluating their own make-up, including the optimal mix of skills and experience among their directors. In an interview with The Informed Board, Judy Bruner discusses the ways in which a variety...more

Cooley LLP

The ‘Tariff and Trade War’ Playbook: 25 Things for In-House Counsel to Consider

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With tariffs so top of mind right now, I checked in with Cooley’s Beth Sasfai and asked her to think back to her in-house counsel days and what she would be doing to help her company navigate the current environment. Here are...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Tuning up your business

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It's human nature to take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude, which extends to allowing areas of your business to evolve and develop without scrutiny. This is why tuning up your business is an essential part of...more

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Corporate compliance with human rights: An overview

Creating value for shareholders has long been considered the primary purpose of corporations, especially within the framework of traditional economic theories. However, this view has evolved significantly over the past few...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

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The extraterritorial expansion of ESG laws and policies will reach a significant turning point in 2024. Investors, government regulators, and consumers are demanding greater transparency and disclosure when it comes to a...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Preparation for 2022 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2023 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Public companies initiating the year-end reporting process will need to consider, and in many cases take steps to address, a number of significant developments and issues. To assist companies in this process, Mintz has...more

Morgan Lewis

Directors’ Duties to Consider Supply Chains

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Directors have significant ongoing duties towards the company they lead, including taking the changing factual landscape into account. This should include learning lessons from the recent disruption of global supply chains....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Thoughts for Boards of Directors on the COVID-19 Crisis

Although different in some important respects and rapidly evolving, the global pandemic shares many of the characteristics of other broadscale crisis situations that prior boards of directors have confronted and managed...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation and What It Means for the Compliance Profession

On Monday, the Business Roundtable announced the release of the Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation(The Statement). The new Statement was signed by 181 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who committed to lead their...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human...

Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - May 2017

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: a new report on the state of corporate human rights reporting; the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Delaware Master Recommends Dismissing Books and Records Request by Activist Shareholder

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On August 16, 2013, a master in chancery issued a draft report recommending that the Delaware Chancery Court dismiss a request by an activist stockholder to inspect the books and records of a large corporation that produces...more

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