Boardroom Local firms, world presence May 31, 2008 By Aviva Freudmann 7 min read Three and a half years after adopting a statute allowing publicly listed companies to incorporate at the European level, the... Read More
Boardroom Mutually assured disclosure May 31, 2008 By Michael Reilly 10 min read Companies the world over are irked by the increasing number of national and industry regulatory bodies that need to be appeased... Read More
Boardroom New obstacles to setting the tone May 31, 2008 By Richard Ziegler 13 min read Companies have come to accept that it’s the responsibility of the board and senior management to set the ethical tone at the top... Read More
Boardroom End of the line May 31, 2008 By Erik Sherman 13 min read CEO severance bonanzas did not end with the likes of Dick Grasso and Robert Nardelli. Already this year the SEC, citing Sarbanes... Read More
Boardroom The responsible company May 31, 2008 By Adam Piore 9 min read Environmentalists and investors worried about climate change are turning up the pressure on companies to disclose financial risks... Read More
Boardroom A great victory for the status quo May 31, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 10 min read It takes a lot to excite corporate lawyers. They are, by nature and nurture, a relatively constrained bunch. So it is testament to... Read More
Boardroom Board’s role in M&A Apr 30, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 3 min read In this age of shareholder rights and director fiduciary responsibility, a lot of attention is being focused on the board’s role... Read More
Boardroom Great expectations Apr 30, 2008 By Anna Snider 4 min read Activist investors, especially hedge funds, have an obsession with corporate boards. More and more, they say they want a seat at... Read More
Boardroom Cross-border compliance Apr 30, 2008 By Anna Snider 4 min read Get a group of CEOs and board chairmen together, as Foley & Lardner recently did in its headline panel at the National Directors... Read More
Boardroom Inside investigations Apr 30, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 3 min read Regulatory scrutiny of public corporations has intensified incredibly in recent years. From governance critics, prosecutors, SEC... Read More