Corporate Governance Law

Meet the JOBS Act’s Jobs-Free Companies – Yahoo Finance

Not So Fast] The new law uses that phrase to describe which companies—once they have applied to go public—should be exempt from some financial-reporting and corporate-governance requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission also has …

Paycheck Fairness’ Act touted by Claire McCaskill – Politico.com

“Corporate governance is a huge issue too. We don’t have women on these corporate boards. More than half of the students in law school are women, more than half of the women, I think, in medical school now are women,” … Continue reading

Getting Gen-Y on Boards (of Directors) – Forbes

But don’t think an existing “old boys’” network is an absolute necessity once you begin to seek out opportunities for corporate governance … completed Directors College at Stanford Law School. Yes, Alexy is yet another woman analog …

Good corporate governance critical to sustaining growth in telecoms – Businessday Online

Operators in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry have been advised to function within the dictates of the law and observe basic principle of corporate governance in order to sustain the growth already recorded in the industry. Ernest Ndukwe …

Michael Hercz Joins Deloitte’s Governance, Regulatory & Risk Strategies Practice – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Deloitte, the largest professional services organization in the United States, has expanded its governance … bolstered by a strong legal background in the healthcare and life sciences sector.

Pall Corporation Names Roya Behnia General Counsel and Corporate Secretary – Yahoo Finance

Ms. Behnia will succeed Pall’s current Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Robert Kuhbach, and assume responsibility for Pall’s legal affairs, governance and compliance activities. Mr. Kuhbach will resume …

Michael Hercz Joins Deloitte’s Governance, Regulatory & Risk Strategies Practice – PR Newswire

NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Deloitte, the largest professional services organization in the United States, has expanded its governance … bolstered by a strong legal background in the healthcare and life sciences sector. Prior to joining …

BP: oligarchs cannot block sale of stake in Russia JV – Reuters

BP and AAR have been at odds for more than year, with relations dogged by failed deals and legal challenges … as chief executive of TNK-BP a week ago, deepening a corporate governance crisis that has deprived its board of … Continue reading

Chesapeake shakes up board over governance – Financial Times

Investors’ concerns about corporate governance at Chesapeake flared up in April after … if that was supported by shareholders and would “seek relief” from an Oklahoma state law that makes it hard to replace a company’s board quickly.

Ernst & Young: Banks Must Embrace Group of 30 (G30) Call to Action on Bank Governance – San Francisco Gate

According to the G30, despite advancements in corporate governance practices following the global … each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.