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Diversity Compliance Board of Directors

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

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What Has Changed in the New Corporate Governance Code?: Five Key Things to Know about the New Code and Associated Guidance

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2024 UKCGC), replacing the 2018 version with effect from financial years commencing on or after 1...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute - October 2nd - 5th, Chicago, IL

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI) is our flagship educational and networking event for compliance and ethics professionals across the globe. Leading industry professionals cover real‑world compliance issues, emerging...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The CCO and Board Refreshment

Boards of Directors are coming under increased legal and regulatory scrutiny. Courts in Delaware, from the Delaware Court of Chancery to the Delaware Supreme Court, have continued to refine and expand the Caremark Doctrine....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Boston Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Materiality and Disclosure: Evolving SEC Requirements for Corporate Disclosure of Environmental, Social and Governance Activities

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Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) related disclosures became a topic of contention in March of 2021 with the introduction of an ESG related task force by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Facing...more

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Judge Weighs Challenge To California Board Quota Law

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On Monday,  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green heard arguments on opposing motions for summary judgment in a case challenging the constitutionality of AB 979.  Crest v. Padilla, L.A. Super. Ct. Case No....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Training for Boards – Not Just a Compliance Exercise

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“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” John Wooden- Boards play a pivotal role in establishing an organization that champions, highlights, and capitalizes on diversity, inclusion and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

It’s a Rule! SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Proposal

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On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s proposed rule that would require a listed company to comply with certain board diversity requirements, or explain why it does not (the Board...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Corporate Governance Survey - 2020 Proxy Season Results

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Corporate governance practices vary significantly among public companies. This is a reflection of many factors, including: • Differences in the stage of development of companies, including the relative importance placed on...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Louisville, KY - October 30th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ten Essential Steps to Take Now to Advance Corporate Board Governance (IV of IV)

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Corporate board members face increasing risks.  Federal prosecutors are watching their behavior when corporate malfeasance occurs.  Regulators focus on the important issue of board governance.  Shareholders are ready to file...more

The Volkov Law Group

Corporate Board Diversity: A Slow Train Moving (Part II of IV)

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Corporate board diversity continues to increase slowly – and I mean slowly.  For United States companies, corporate boards are far behind their foreign counterparts.  California has imposed a minimal requirement that every...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] 2020 Virtual Chicago Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 1st, Chicago, IL

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

The Volkov Law Group

US Board Diversity: Slow-Moving Change

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It is hard to admit it but most boards fall well short in dedicating themselves to ethics and compliance. I have a significant list of concerns – boards do not understand how to oversee and monitor a compliance program;...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Issues Interpretive Guidance on Board Diversity Disclosures

On February 6, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission published new interpretive guidance regarding board diversity disclosures, which should be considered when preparing...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Concert for Bangladesh and Gender Diversity at the Board

I found the questions that SSGA has laid out as a practical way to think through the gender diversity issue but also a wider variety of topics. For instance, in the area of compliance expertise on the Board, as required under...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Board’s Three ‘C’s’ of Corporate Governance: Composition, Communication and Connection

U.S. companies face a dizzying array of challenges, including from disruptive technologies and cybersecurity threats; economic and geopolitical uncertainties; climate change and evolving sustainability metrics; and questions...more

The Volkov Law Group

Five Steps To Improve Corporate Governance

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It has been ten years since Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted. No one can argue that Sarbanes-Oxley eliminated the problem of corporate malfeasance....more

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