CareersAshland promotes compliance chief to general counsel Aug 28, 2023Ben MaidenNYSE-listed Ashland has appointed company veteran Robin Lampkin as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary...Read more
Technology & social mediaAI flashes on governance teams’ radars Aug 01, 2023Ben MaidenIn-house legal and governance teams are among the many groups taking a hard look at artificial intelligence (AI) and figuring out how...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: Federal prosecutors target short-sellers, ISS does rare U-turn on JPMorgan pay and Icahn’s stock falls May 12, 2023Staff writers– Federal prosecutors in Washington were looking into short-seller activity around the recent volatility in US bank shares sparked by...Read more
Regulatory & complianceHow the EU’s new Foreign Subsidies Regulation impacts M&A Feb 10, 2023Jérémie Jourdan, James Killick, Axel Schulz and Irina TrichkovskaThe EU recently adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), giving the European Commission (EC) powers to intervene to tackle...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: ISSB plans to complete climate rules this year and NLRB preparing union-friendly changes Jan 06, 2023Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission ruled that Meta Platforms cannot use its...Read more
BoardroomTough M&A climate brings focus on compliance and creativity, lawyers say Dec 29, 2022Alexandra CainLawyers say it’s important to be creative and keep a close eye on compliance issues to get M&A deals done in a difficult economic...Read more
Shareholders & activismNasdaq double-victory at Corporate Governance Awards Dec 14, 2022Staff writers‘We like to look for innovation within the proxy statement and we like to bring life to our proxy statement because we think that’s...Read more
BoardroomGovernance and getting M&A done amid headwinds Nov 18, 2022Ben MaidenThe M&A market is facing challenges after a stunning 2021, but deals continue to be done and governance, investor relations and...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: SEC reopens comment periods after tech issue and FSB urges climate standard setters to avoid hardwired differences Oct 14, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that many companies are delaying acquisitions because a combination of economic factors...Read more
ESGSustainability on the chopping block as economic squeeze bites, survey finds Jul 27, 2022Garnet RoachAs companies grapple with a ‘triple squeeze’ on finances, CEOs and CFOs say investment in M&A and sustainability will be the first...Read more