A Failure to Communicate
August 1, 2009 by Gretchen Michals
Boards and shareholders look for better ways to communicate as some investors believe corporate directors are giving them the silent treatment.
August 1, 2009 by Gretchen Michals
Boards and shareholders look for better ways to communicate as some investors believe corporate directors are giving them the silent treatment.
Filling the Risk Intelligence Gap
June 1, 2009 by Gretchen Michals
Finding talented and qualified candidates can be a daunting challenge, says Korn/Ferry's Robert Hallagan.
June 1, 2009 by Gretchen Michals
Finding talented and qualified candidates can be a daunting challenge, says Korn/Ferry's Robert Hallagan.
Lipton Fights Schumer Shareholder Bill
May 13, 2009 by Joseph McCafferty
A trio of legal experts has come out against a to-be-introduced shareholder rights bill authored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY).
May 13, 2009 by Joseph McCafferty
A trio of legal experts has come out against a to-be-introduced shareholder rights bill authored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY).
The Way Forward
February 1, 2009 by Judy Warner
There could be no more appropriate locale in which to assess the current mood of business and what Directorship’s Jeffrey M. Cunningham described as “a cultural regime change on this fragile system called capitalism.” The storied white marble Metropolitan Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, built by industrialist J.P. Morgan in 1893, was the site of the 9th annual Directorship Boardroom and Economic Leaders Forum.
February 1, 2009 by Judy Warner
There could be no more appropriate locale in which to assess the current mood of business and what Directorship’s Jeffrey M. Cunningham described as “a cultural regime change on this fragile system called capitalism.” The storied white marble Metropolitan Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, built by industrialist J.P. Morgan in 1893, was the site of the 9th annual Directorship Boardroom and Economic Leaders Forum.
New Beginnings
February 1, 2009 by Joseph McCafferty
With a new Administration in Washington, there is a mix of optimism and inquisitiveness on the part of corporate directors.
February 1, 2009 by Joseph McCafferty
With a new Administration in Washington, there is a mix of optimism and inquisitiveness on the part of corporate directors.
Board Control Seen Shifting to Shareholders
June 27, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
Martin Lipton, the seminal corporate governance guru and founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, blames shareholder activism for deterring boards from performing their jobs. "Short- sighted" stock gains by activist hedge funds make long-term investments in businesses less attractive and deter global competition.
June 27, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
Martin Lipton, the seminal corporate governance guru and founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, blames shareholder activism for deterring boards from performing their jobs. "Short- sighted" stock gains by activist hedge funds make long-term investments in businesses less attractive and deter global competition.
A ‘Chewable’ Poison Pill
June 1, 2008 by Gretchen Michals
Harvard Professor Lucian Bebchuk is on a quest to modify the corporate takeover defense mechanism known as the poison pill. And boards are taking notice.
June 1, 2008 by Gretchen Michals
Harvard Professor Lucian Bebchuk is on a quest to modify the corporate takeover defense mechanism known as the poison pill. And boards are taking notice.
Martin Lipton’s ‘To-Do List’ for Boards
February 1, 2008 by Martin Lipton
The job of corporate directors will not get easier as this year progresses. The following is a list of the key issues that directors will need to address in 2008. As directors are pulled in many different directions by a number of constituencies, they will need to find balance among these often competing interests and above all, remain true to their own views of what is best for the company.
February 1, 2008 by Martin Lipton
The job of corporate directors will not get easier as this year progresses. The following is a list of the key issues that directors will need to address in 2008. As directors are pulled in many different directions by a number of constituencies, they will need to find balance among these often competing interests and above all, remain true to their own views of what is best for the company.
Law Firms Issue Opposing Memos on Board and Shareholder Interaction
January 25, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
Holly J. Gregory and Ira Millstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges this week announced the release of an annual memo by the firm that identifies areas for focus by corporate governance participants in the coming year.
January 25, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
Holly J. Gregory and Ira Millstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges this week announced the release of an annual memo by the firm that identifies areas for focus by corporate governance participants in the coming year.
Editor’s Letter: Battle Ready
December 1, 2007 by Joseph McCafferty
Even Sherlock Holmes would furrow his brow trying to decipher how the following set of clues fit together: corporate lawyer Marty Lipton, Barbie doll, and Bo Xilai, the Chinese minister of commerce.
December 1, 2007 by Joseph McCafferty
Even Sherlock Holmes would furrow his brow trying to decipher how the following set of clues fit together: corporate lawyer Marty Lipton, Barbie doll, and Bo Xilai, the Chinese minister of commerce.
Lipton vs. Bebchuk
December 1, 2007 by Aaron Bernstein
Do stockholders own the company? To most board members, and probably most Americans, the idea is so axiomatic that the question hardly seems worth asking. Yet a long-simmering debate on the age-old argument over the board’s responsibilities to shareholders versus the arguably inherent rights of all company stakeholders recently burst out in the open, shedding new light on that central question.
December 1, 2007 by Aaron Bernstein
Do stockholders own the company? To most board members, and probably most Americans, the idea is so axiomatic that the question hardly seems worth asking. Yet a long-simmering debate on the age-old argument over the board’s responsibilities to shareholders versus the arguably inherent rights of all company stakeholders recently burst out in the open, shedding new light on that central question.