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DarrowEverett LLP

Diversity Driven Derivative Suits: Culture Wars Come to the Boardroom

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Traditionally deployed to protect a corporation from its board’s imprudent investment or financial decision-making, in recent years shareholders have taken to bringing derivative actions on a corporation’s behalf for its...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Corporate Director Duty to at Least “Try” to Carry Out Oversight Functions May Soon Extend to Company Officers

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Just last year, in assessing the extent to which a director has a duty to oversee a corporation’s business affairs, the Business Court noted the “limited guidance” afforded by state statutes and case law. In Lee v. McDowell,...more

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[Webinar] Recent Trends in the U.S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigations - September 8th, 9:00 am - 10:00...

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Discussion with two former senior prosecutors on how to handle cases involving Japanese multinational corporations - It is not unusual for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate non-U.S. multinational corporations...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] FCPA Data Analytics, The Board and Senior Management - May 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

5 Things to Know for Securing Buy-In and Budgets for Data-Driven Compliance, Monitoring and Investigations... During this one-hour webinar, you will gain practical takeaways on: - What to anticipate: Recent examples of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COVID-19 Directors’ Duties of Oversight: Reporting and Monitoring

Boards of directors have a duty to exercise oversight and to monitor the company’s operational viability, legal compliance and financial performance during this COVID-19 pandemic. In Marchand v. Barnhill, the Delaware Supreme...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Compliance Perspectives: Delaware Supreme Court’s Marchand v. Barnhill Decision

For years In re Caremark was the definitive decision from the Delaware courts on board oversight of compliance programs. Decided in 1996, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that directors had a duty of care. However, as...more

The Volkov Law Group

Delaware Court Increases Scrutiny of Corporate Board Oversight and Monitoring of Compliance Programs

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On October 1, 2019, in In re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, a Delaware Chancery Court denied a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims under the Caremark decision against individual directors for failing to...more

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Board Members Should Take Note — Delaware Supreme Court Issues Important Decision on Caremark Compliance Standard

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I have long predicted that corporate board members are in for a rude awakening. Corporate boards have to improve their ability and knowledge surrounding supervision and monitoring of a company’s ethics and compliance...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Boards and Corporate Culture: Part II

Today, is the second in a two-part series based on an interview with Rakhi Kumar, Senior Managing Director, Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship, at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and SSGA’s recent...more

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