A great victory for the status quo
It takes a lot to excite corporate lawyers. They are, by nature and nurture, a relatively constrained bunch. So it is testament to...
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Growing in stature
There is an old saying that if you can’t explain something to a child or to your grandmother then you don’t really understand it...
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Governance for all
The road to good corporate governance is not straight and narrow; many paths can lead to your destination. Now that some of these...
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Anatomy of a takeover
All happy companies might be alike, but all unhappy companies are unhappy in their own way. Kellwood Company, a Saint Louis-based...
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The cost of being fired
Investors and analysts were braced for the impact an executive termination package would have on Marsh & McLennan’s (MMC)...
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Race to the top
The fourth Corporate Secretary East Coast Think Tank held in May again attracted a high caliber of senior compliance and...
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Navigating e-proxy
A lawyer at a major company that tried e-proxy, a fulfillment agent and a governance adviser brought the issues surrounding notice...
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Local firms, world presence
Three and a half years after adopting a statute allowing publicly listed companies to incorporate at the European level, the...
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Mutually assured disclosure
Companies the world over are irked by the increasing number of national and industry regulatory bodies that need to be appeased...
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New obstacles to setting the tone
Companies have come to accept that it’s the responsibility of the board and senior management to set the ethical tone at the top...
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