A number of important regulatory, legislative, and market developments arising since the onset of the financial crisis have made this an ideal time to revisit your key corporate governance and disclosure policies in order to determine whether changes should be made to reflect current law, standards, or best practices, and to determine whether additional policies should be implemented in light of recent events. Many of these key policies are critical to help protect the company and its employees from potential securities law violations, and to provide assurance to investors and others that the company is maintaining an appropriate “tone at the top” through the implementation of the latest corporate governance best practices.