Like the preceding year, 2021 was full of unparalleled challenges for corporate directors, including new COVID-19 variants, supply chain disruptions, increased competition for talent and inflation. In this atmosphere,...more
Election and Impeachment -
The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House...more
1/9/2020
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Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
D&O Insurance ,
Diversity ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
General Elections ,
Impeachment ,
NAFTA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Corruption ,
Presidential Elections ,
Quid Pro Quo ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Woman Board Members ,
WTO
1. Corporate Culture -
The corporate culture of a company starts at the top, with the board of directors, and directors should be attuned not only to the company’s business, but also to its people and values across the...more
12/19/2018
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Strategy ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Elections ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Strategic Planning ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration
On June 27, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules requiring certain producers of oil, natural gas and minerals to publicly disclose information regarding payments to the U.S. federal government,...more
7/13/2016
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Facilitation Payments ,
Foreign Entities ,
Form SD ,
New Regulations ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Resource Extraction ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Senior members of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gathered with two former SEC commissioners at the Practising Law Institute’s annual “SEC Speaks”...more