Given evolving Delaware law, understanding the difference between “risk oversight” and “risk management” is an increasingly important board task.
In the Marchand and Clovis decisions, the Delaware courts sent an important...more
1/24/2020
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IMPORTANT BOARD COMPOSITION DEVELOPMENT -
The board’s nominating committee will benefit from an overview of The Conference Board’s important new survey on board composition, turnover and refreshment.
According to the...more
5/31/2019
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College Football and Corporate Governance -
The recently released internal investigation report on the Ohio State football program provides an interesting window into the oversight of workforce culture issues involving...more
9/25/2018
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Major Workforce Culture Controversy -
A recent, highly-publicized controversy provides a near-worst case scenario of how workforce culture issues can damage corporate reputations and raise questions about board oversight. ...more
Oversight of Innovation-Styled Joint Ventures -
Several new developments highlight the special oversight obligations of directors in connection with health system investment in new technology ventures. ...more
Planning for a "Soft" Yates Repeal -
Forthcoming changes to the Department of Justice’s “Yates Memorandum” offer unanticipated legal compliance consequences for health systems that merit proactive consideration by the...more
Wells Fargo Lessons -
The recently released independent investigative report of the Wells Fargo sales model controversy provides a surprising number of important oversight, structural and reporting lessons for the...more
The following developments from the past month offer guidance on corporate law and governance law as they may be applied to nonprofit health care organizations:
OVERSIGHT OF CORPORATE CULTURE -
A significant emerging...more