The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 4: Don't Be Evil: In the Hot Seat of Data Privacy, Part 1
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance
“Monsters, Inc.” y el buen gobierno corporativo
Market Leaders Podcast Episode 94: Exploring the Perils of Optics-Driven DEI Initiatives with Guest Mira Dewji
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 16: The Political and Legal Maze of ESG in the U.S. and Abroad
Episode 322 -- Checking in on Caremark Cases
Compliance into the Weeds: What Are Boards Doing About AI (Hint: Not Much)
Conflictos de interés en Colombia, nueva regulación
The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Podcast - Deberes fiduciarios de los administradores
Innovation in Compliance - Diligent 5-Part Series - Building a Stronger Culture of Compliance Through Targeted and Effective Training: Part 5 - The Role of the Board
One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program with Boards – Day 14 - Boards and Doing Business in China
One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program with Boards - Day 9 - Board Governance and Risk Oversight
One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program with Boards – Day 5 - OIG Guidance for Boards Regarding Compliance
Nonprofit Basics: Meeting Minutes Best Practices
One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program with Boards - Day 1 - Legal Requirements of the Board Regarding Compliance
Innovation in Compliance - Key Board Issues Going Forward with Christina Bresani
Compliance into the Weeds - McDonald’s and Duty of Corporate Officer Oversight
In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 3
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Sophisticated, experienced, and effective directors and officers rarely join a public company unless that company has a platform of protection that they deem adequate. The platform in this case relates to personal and...more
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Join Partners Anne Domozick and Forbes Thompson to gain insights on the lessons learned when negotiating deals in special situations, and the solutions you can invoke should you find yourself in the same boat. Anne and Forbes...more
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Agenda - Letters of Intent - Best Efforts - Indemnification - Sandbagging - Non-Reliance - Fiduciary Duties - Letters of Intent: • Buyer may seek letter of intent that is generally not binding on either party...more
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Welcome to the fifth issue of Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Quarterly, Seyfarth’s quarterly publication of the Securities & Financial Litigation Group focusing on decisions or other items of interest for...more
In a September 11, 2015, decision, the Delaware Chancery Court denied a former officer and director advance reimbursement of legal fees in a dispute with his company, despite his insistence that multiple corporate documents...more
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