Thursday February 9, 2012
Alexandra R. Lajoux | February 6, 2012

NACD Chapters Start “Why GRI?” Program

If you want to spark a lively debate in board, just ask about directors’ fiduciary duties of care and loyalty. One director may say, “We >>>

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Michael W. Peregrine | February 1, 2012

Happy Anniversary, Powers Report

February 1 should be an important date on the governance calendar—the tenth anniversary of the influential “Powers Report”—the report of the >>>

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Jeff Cunningham | January 27, 2012

Heads or Tails, the Union Wins

The National Labor Relations Board is supposed to be an independent arm of the U.S. government, appointed by the president and confirmed by the >>>

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Christopher Y. Clark | January 25, 2012

Beyond Disclosure

Quite simply, Elisabeth Rosenthal, a reporter and blogger for The New York Times, and her piece in the Sunday New York Times " >>>

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Jeff Cunningham | January 20, 2012

Encore at the House of Forbes

“While alive, he lived” were the last words Malcolm S. Forbes would ever publish—his epitaph. To the four sons who inherited his eponymous >>>

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The Dirty Dozen: Shareholder Issues

For film buffs, The Dirty Dozen—the 1967 classic with Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson and Jim Brown, not the various retreads—is an iconic movie. For pop culture devotees, the phrase conjures up countless year-end lists running down the >>>

DTE Names Chip McClure Director

DTE Energy has named Charles G. "Chip" McClure, chairman and CEO of Meritor, to the board of directors. Retailer Aeropostale has appointed Karin Hirtler-Garvey chairman of the board and Janet E. Grove director. Micron Technology has appointed D. Mark Durcan CEO and director, and Robert E. Switz chairman.

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Emerging Technology and the Board

Technology is a difficult topic for directors. On one hand, it seems to present a mercurial lurking risk, with each passing week bringing another story in the business press highlighting a multi-million dollar loss due to nefarious hackers, an IT >>>

Delaware’s Noteworthy 2011 Decisions

This is the seventh year that we are providing an annual review of key Delaware corporate and commercial decisions. During 2011, we reviewed and summarized approximately 200 decisions from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery on >>>

Preparing the Board for Crisis

A new director of a public company, starting a normal term of service, should expect to be involved in at least one crisis during his or her service. A crisis can come in many forms it may involve health issues of senior executives, product recall, >>>

Disagreement in Frequency Votes

Seventy-two percent of shareholders called for annual compensation votes in the 2011 proxy season, the first season in which the Dodd-Frank Act mandated non-binding “say on frequency” votes, finds GMI in its final report in its Say on Pay >>>
The strong business case for gender equality in the boardroom has been articulated powerfully recently, everywhere from Davos to governance groups to the consumer media. CEOs, chairs and directors are doubtless tuned in and concerned about both the >>>
For an audit committee, the decision to launch an independent investigation into suspected fraud or serious misconduct at a company is one of the most crucial and difficult. Bradley J. Bondi, a litigation/ regulatory enforcement and internal >>>

Accounting & Audit

Auditor rotation and reporting is in the spotlight. McGladrey's Rick Day and Phyllis Deiso provide insight on these important accounting issues.

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