Corporate Governance Law

WilmerHale Hires Leading Technology Transactions Lawyer in New York – msnbc.com

… School Board of Visitors and is an adjunct professor at New York Law School, where for the past several years he has instructed an advanced seminar on Corporate Governance. Before law school, Mr. Finkel served as an aide to … Continue reading

Chesapeake Director’s Firm Paid $343 Million Amid Ties – Businessweek

The son and daughter-in-law of Frank Keating, a former Oklahoma governor … director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware in Newark. “The modern trend is to avoid such questions,” Elson …

The value of a non-executive perspective – Irish Times

given the time and attention such a role carries if one is to meet corporate governance requirements. And if the company does run into trouble, pleading ignorance is unlikely to carry much weight. “The law is quite clear that there … Continue reading

USA – 70% of the world’s lawyers fully employed in US – Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

is corporate governance reform to ensure that similar misconduct is not repeated in the future.” Last month, Wal-Mart acknowledged that it is investigating its operations in Mexico for possible violations of the U.S law that prohibits bribery overseas.

Stupid legislative tricks: Missouri edition [but not just for Missourians] – DAILY KOS

Sadly, too much of what passes for governance in this state—and elsewhere—is either stupid, mean-spirited, democracy-killing, religiously motivated or corporate-driven … This new law establishes as a misdemeanor crime the intentional …

22 States Join Fight Against Citizens United – Lez Get Real

The Virginia-based American Tradition Partnership sued the State of Montana to force the state abandon their campaign financing laws and allow unrestricted corporate money … limit referendums in their governance. But in Montana, in 1912 …

John Weber Promoted Into Wolters Kluwer Compliance, Governance Role – Law.com

Wolters Kluwer is restructuring the management of its compliance and professional services division for law firms and corporate counsel … vice president and general manager of compliance and governance. His focus is on large firms and corporations.

Investor group seeks JPMorgan governance changes – msnbc.com

His legal training gives him “enhanced perspective on legal … Governance consultant GMI Ratings gave its lowest rating – “F” – to JPMorgan’s corporate governance policies in general before disclosure of the loss. Fewer than 5 percent of the companies … Continue reading

Investor group seeks JPMorgan governance changes – Reuters

His legal training gives him “enhanced perspective on legal … Governance consultant GMI Ratings gave its lowest rating – “F” – to JPMorgan’s corporate governance policies in general before disclosure of the loss. Fewer than 5 percent of …

Kenya: Public Secretaries Failing Companies, Says ICPSK – AllAfrica.com

RECENT rise in boardroom wars have been blamed on failure by local firms to hire competent legal personnel to guide company management and board of directors in areas of corporate governance. According to the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries …