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Sullivan & Cromwell: Rule Provides Proxy Access for 3% Shareholders or Groups with a Three-Year Holding Period, with No Right for Companies or Shareholders to Opt Out; Generally Applicable for 2011 Proxy Season, with Three-Year Delay for Smaller..

Latham & Watkins: 2011 Proxy Season: The First 100 Days—How to Get Ready for the Brave New World of Say on Pay and Proxy Access

Cravath: SEC Adopts Proxy Access

Cleary Gottlieb: SEC Adopts Proxy Access Rules

Simpson Thacher: SEC Adopts Proxy Access

O'Melveny & Myers: SEC Adopts “Proxy Access” Rules

Paul Weiss: SEC Approves Final Proxy Access Rules

Clifford Chance: NYSE Immediately Prohibits Broker Discretionary Voting for Executive Compensation Matters

Cooley: SEC Pay to Play Rules and Political Contributions

Jackson Walker: Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds 20% Rights Plan [Yucaipa American Alliance Fund II, L.P. v. Riggio et al]

Proskauer: Holding Parents Liable for Their Children's Wrongs: The U.S. and EU Diverge in the Corporate Governance Context

Chadbourne & Parke: Dodd-Frank Act: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Provisions

Latham & Watkins: New Rewards for Whistleblowers, New Risks for Public Companies

Drinker Biddle: Procedural Safeguards in a Buyout Get a Boost [In re John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. Shareholder Litigation]

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Corporate restructuring in order to access investment treaty protection can be permissible [Mobil v Venezuela]

Pepper Hamilton: 2010 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law

Morrison Foerster: Revisiting Your Key Corporate Governance and Disclosure Policies

DLA Piper: 2010 shareholder proposal tends

Squire Sanders: Investor Protections in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Companies Need to Act to Avoid Potential New Expenses

ReedSmith: Dodd-Frank Say on Pay

Dewey & LeBoeuf: SEC Issues “Proxy Plumbing” Concept Release to Seek Comment on the U.S. Proxy Voting System

Shearman & Sterling: Financial Reform Act: Preparing for Mandatory Say-on-Pay

Cravath: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act

Arnold & Porter: The Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act-What to Do Now

Kirkland & Ellis: SEC Seeks Comment on Broad Range of Potential Proxy Rule Amendments That Could Result in Significant Changes to Proxy System

Kirkland & Ellis: Kirkland Governance Watch: The Dodd-Frank Act is Now Law... A Flurry of New Governance Regulations to Come

Dechert: SEC concept release solicits comment on proxy voting system

Skadden: The Dodd-Frank Act: Significant Impact on Public Companies

Alston + Bird: Dodd-Frank Implications for Non-Financial Services Companies

Arent Fox: Two Pending FEC Advisory Opinions May Redefine Corporate Political Activity in the Post-Citizens United World

Sutherland: It’s Signed, Now for the Hard Part: What your Board Needs to Know About Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act

Bryan Cave: President Signs Sweeping Financial Reform Bill: What Our Non-Bank Public Companies Need to Know Now

Day Pitney: How Effective Will Your Compliance Program Be After November 1, 2010

Cleary Gottlieb: Not Just Financial Reform: Dodd-Frank's Executive Compensation and Governance Requirements for All Public Companies

Morgan Lewis: Appeals Court Finds Even the Word “Insured” Can Be Ambiguous in a Directors and Officers Policy [Macey v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co]

Morgan Lewis: Congress Passes Sweeping Changes to Labor and Employment Whistleblower Protections

Orrick: Whistleblower Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act

Cahill: SEC Seeks Public Comment on Reform of the U.S. Proxy System

Shearman & Sterling: SEC Issues "Concept Release" on the U.S. Proxy System

Morgan Lewis: Appeals Court Finds Even the Word “Insured” Can Be Ambiguous in a Directors and Officers Policy [Macey v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Company]

Skadden: SEC Issues Concept Release on the U.S. Proxy System

Stroock: Congress’s Final 'Say On Pay'?

Pepper Hamilton: New Whistleblower Protections Included in Wall Street Reform Legislation

Sonnenschein: Wall Street Reform Legislation Includes New Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Standards

Covington & Burling: Dodd-Frank Act: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Day Pitney: Corporate Executive Essentials - Update on "Say on Pay"

Pillsbury: Dodd-Frank Act Reforms Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance for All Public Companies

Debevoise & Plimpton: The Battle Over Corporate Governance: Round One to Investors

Latham & Watkins: Corporate Governance Commentary - Future of Institutional Share Voting: Three Paradigms

Cleary Gottlieb: Know Your Shareholders: The Use of Cash-Settled Equity Derivatives to Hide Corporate Ownership Interests

Dechert: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Application to Public Companies

Baker Hostetler: Russian Spies, Red Flags and Corporate Liability

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: Financial Reporting After The Subprime Crisis: New Challenges For Audit Committees – Part I

Alston + Bird: FDIC Sues Former Management in Wake of Bank Closure

Lowenstein Sandler: Using Compliance Training to Establish Compliance DNA—A Practical Approach

ReedSmith: What the new UK Bribery Act 2010 means for U.S. companies

Kelley Drye: The Importance of Media Relations Strategy in Critical Legal Disputes

Shearman & Sterling: Governance & Securities Law Focus: Europe Edition July 2010

Morgan Lewis: New Mine Safety Bill Includes Dramatic Changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Seyfarth Shaw: BP Gulf Disaster: A Powerful Reminder To Update Your Company’s Catastrophe Response Plan

K&L Gates: New Executive Compensation and Governance Requirements in Financial Reform Legislation

Sullivan & Cromwell: House of Representatives Approves Corporate Governance and Securities Reform: Includes Say on Pay, Votes on Golden Parachutes, Disclosure of Institutional Investor Voting, Clawbacks, Compensation Committee and Adviser ...

Skadden: House Approves Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law; Would Mandate Say-on-Pay Votes and Other Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Changes

Davis Polk: NASDAQ Corporate Governance Rule Update

Katten: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Corporate Governance and Disclosure Provisions

Sidley Austin: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - General Application to Public Companies

Gibson Dunn: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Provisions in the Dodd-Frank U.S. Financial Regulatory Reform Bill

Day Pitney: Financial Regulatory Reform: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation

Patton Boggs: Executive Compensation Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Paul Weiss: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

King & Spalding: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Key Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions

Cravath: USA Chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2010

Day Pitney: Nasdaq Joins NYSE In Requiring Prompt Notification Of Any Noncompliance With Governance Listing Requirements

Fulbright & Jaworski: SEC Claws “Innocent” Officers

Weil Gotshal: Recent Amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs

Cravath: What’s Next in Global Regulation of Corporate Corruption?

Kilpatrick Stockton: Justice for One: Attorney General Holder Sets Individualized Prosecution Guidelines

Andrews Kurth: Top 10 Do's & Don'ts of Environmental Crisis Response

Baker & Hostetler: Think That The Deepwater Horizon Accident Won’t Affect Your Company?

Sutherland: Capitol Hill Takes on Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Cravath: Interlocks Under Section 8 of the Clayton Act: What Directors and Their Counsel Need To Know

Skadden: 2010 Amendments to Delaware Alternative Entity Acts and Proposed Durable Personal Power of Attorney Act

Latham & Watkins: Thinking About Risk Management - Reflections For Lead Directors

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Morgan Lewis: Proposed Corporate Governance Changes Applicable to Public Companies

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: EC green paper on corporate governance in financial institutions

Squire Sanders: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag: Is DOJ Criminal Division Changing Its Tune on Voluntary Disclosure?

Cleary Gottlieb: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Issues Guidelines Regarding the Prosecution of Businesses and Organizations

Troutman Sanders: Say-on-Pay: Wrong Solution, Wrong Problem

Sullivan & Cromwell: Nasdaq to Require Prompt Notification of Immaterial Noncompliance with Corporate Governance Listing Standards

Sullivan & Cromwell: The Manhattan District Attorney Issues Written Guidelines Prosecutors Must Consult Before Charging Business Entities and Other Organizations

Haynes and Boone: D&O Coverage Considerations For FCPA Claims

Arnold & Porter: Senate Passes Financial Reform Legislation with Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions

Mayer Brown: US Attorney General Issues New Charging and Sentencing Guidance that Provides Prosecutors with Greater Flexibility in Charging and Plea Decisions

Simpson Thacher: The Prospective Impact on Public Companies of the Financial Regulatory Reform Bills: A Legislative Update

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: U.S. Congress Renews Civil Leniency for Companies that Self-Report Sherman Act Criminal Violations

Katten: Senate Financial Reform Bill Would Impose Additional Corporate Governance and Disclosure Requirements

Clifford Chance: Managing the human rights impacts of business: Further steps towards a system for better managing the human rights impacts of business

Morgan Lewis: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office First to Issue Guidelines for Criminal Charges Against Organizations

Cooley: Riskmetrics Group Introduces CGQ Successor: Governance Risk Indicators ("GRId")

Greenberg Traurig: Senate Financial Services Reform Would Impose Additional Corporate Governance Requirements; Updates Outdated Accredited Investor Thresholds

King & Spalding: Manhattan D.A.'s Office Issues Corporate Charging Guidelines

Cleary Gottlieb: Impact of New Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines on Compliance & Ethics Programs

Bingham: Senate's Financial Reform Bill Impacts Executive Compensation Rules and Corporate Governance

Debevoise & Plimpton: Navigating Statutes of Limitations in the Enforcement Context

Weil Gotshal: Financial Reforms: Influencing a "New Normal" in Corporate Governance

Sidley Austin: Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation and Disclosure Requirements in Financial Regulation Reform Bill Passed by Senate

Morgan Lewis: Financial Reform Addresses Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Foley & Lardner: Senate Passes Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Impacting Corporate Governance

Baker & McKenzie: Proposed Amendments to US Sentencing Guidelines

Davis Polk: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Portions

Bass Berry Sims: Significant Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Changes on the Horizon: Financial Reform Legislation Passes Senate

Weil Gotshal: Senate Passes Financial Stability Bill Calling for SEC Proxy Access Authority and Other Governance and Executive Compensation Reforms

Sullivan & Cromwell: Senate Passes Corporate Governance and Securities Reform: Includes Majority Voting for Directors, Say on Pay, Clawbacks, Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence, and Limiting Broker Non-Votes

ReedSmith: Corporate Governance Legislation Passes Senate

Covington & Burling: Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation - Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Cahill: SEC Announces Proposed Circuit Breaker Rules for Individual Stocks

White & Case: A Recent Delaware Chancery Court Decision Reaffirms Principle that Delaware Courts May Order Dissolution of LLCs When Voting Deadlock Occurs

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Gibson Dunn: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions in Senate Financial Regulatory Reform Bill

Debevoise & Plimpton: Director’s Failure to Investigate “Red Flags” Prompts SEC Enforcement Action That Should Serve as Warning to All Outside Directors [InfoGroup]

O'Melveny & Myers: New Incentives for Corporations to Maintain Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs

Davis Polk: Senate Bill Passed: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Changes Would Affect All US Public Companies

Venable: Responding to Proposed Enforcement Actions by the Federal Banking Agencies

Skadden: Board of Director Obligations: Allocating Merger Consideration Between Preferred and Common Stock

Sullivan & Cromwell: Speed Reading: Top 10 Issues to Consider When Adopting a Rights Plan

Latham & Watkins: Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Special Litigation Committee’s Motion to Dismiss [London v. Tyrrell]

Haynes and Boone: Texas Ethics Commission Reacts to Citizens United

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Cahill: Maric Capital Master Fund, Ltd. v. PLATO Learning, Inc.: Disclosure of Projections and Absence of Management Arrangements Deemed Misleading Leads to Enjoining of Vote on Merger

Day Pitney: Connecticut Updates Business Corporation Act; Clarifies Director Obligations, Shareholder Rights

Latham & Watkins: US Sentencing Commission Approves Proposed Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and Expands and Clarifies the Role of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Programs in Organizational Sentencing

Baker Hostetler: An Ounce of Prevention: Changes to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations

King & Spalding: Survey Highlights the Importance of Lead Directors

Haynes and Boone: Who is my Lawyer When Disputes Arise in the Boardroom?

Kirkland & Ellis: Delaware Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Vote Buying, Stock Transfer Restrictions, Definition of “Stock Ledger” and Director Reduction Bylaws [Crown Emak Partners, LLC v. Kurz]

Locke Lord: Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines Related to Sentencing of Organizations

Fulbright & Jaworski: How to Conduct an Effective and Cost-Efficient Internal Investigation

Squire Sanders: Absent an Explicit Agreement, Traditional Fiduciary Duties Apply to Managers and Majority Members of a Delaware LLC [Kelly v. Blum]

Crowell & Moring: New Amendments to Corporate Sentencing Guidelines: Important Changes in Requirements for Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs

Debevoise & Plimpton: Cooperation with US Investigation Authorities

Skadden: Transfer Pricing Beyond the Tax Department

Weil Gotshal: Approaches to Independent Board Leadership

Orrick: U.S. Sentencing Commission Modifies Standards for Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs

McDermott Will & Emery: New Compliance Plan Effectiveness Guidelines

Gibson Dunn: Trial Court Decision Provides Guidance for Investors and Lenders Regarding Significant Shareholder's Fiduciary Duties to Other Shareholders Under Delaware Law

Cleary Gottlieb: Delaware Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Vote Buying, Stock Transfer Restrictions, Removal of Directors and Record Holders [Crown Emak Partners, LLC v. Kurz]

Holland & Knight: U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Amend Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Corporate Compliance and Ethics Programs

Jones Day: SEC Targets Independent Director for Failing to Investigate CEO [InfoGroup]

Alston + Bird: A Compensation Committee’s Most Difficult Task—Finding the Right Path to Connect Pay With Performance

Lowenstein Sandler: When It Comes to Oppression, Corporations and LLCs Are Not Created Equal

Jones Day: New Requirements for an Effective Compliance and Ethics Program

King & Spalding: Enhancing Board Performance through Dynamic Board Development

Jones Day: The Importance of Independent and Disinterested Directors for Corporate Litigation in Texas

Fulbright & Jaworski: Delaware Chancery Court Refuses Special Litigation Committee's Recommendation to Dismiss Derivative Suit [London v. Tyrrell]

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: First Quarter of 2010 Shows Sharp Increase In FCPA Enforcement

Dechert: Private commercial bribery: The next wave of anti-corruption enforcement?

Davis Polk: 2010 Proxy Season Early Trends: More Proposals, and More Exclusions

King & Spalding: The Lead Director’s Role in Major Transactions and Board Succession Planning

Simpson Thacher: Directors' and Officers' Liability: Guidance on SLCs in Shareholder Derivative Litigation

Foley & Lardner: Revisiting Multinational Corp. Compliance Programs

Kilpatrick Stockton: Federal District Court Expands Reach of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection [Lawson v. FMR LLC]

Gibson Dunn: U.S. Sentencing Commission Amends Requirements for an Effective Compliance and Ethics Program

Jenner & Block: D.C. Federal Courts Hand Down Two Important Campaign Finance Decisions In The Wake of Citizens United

Sidley Austin: The Seventh Circuit Holds Sidley Internal Investigation Privileged and Protected from Disclosure in Discovery [Sandra T.E., et al. v. South Berwyn School District 100 and Sidley Austin LLP]

DLA Piper: Q1 2010: a busy time for advisory groups, SEC and Congress

Milbank: Managers and Members of a Delaware LLC May Be Subject to "Traditional Fiduciary Duties"

Weil Gotshal: Evaluating Board Effectiveness

Milbank: Delaware Court Entertains “Third-Party Vote Buying” Claim in Connection with Director Election Contest [Kurz v. Holbrook]

Skadden: Regaining Corporate Governance Balance

Akin Gump: The Board's Role in Risk Oversight: A Survey of Recent Proxy Statement Disclosures

Miller Chevalier: Whistleblower Rewards Could Drastically Change FCPA Practice

Cleary Gottlieb: PCAOB Proposes New Standard on Auditor Communications with Audit Committee

Wilson Sonsini: Senate Set to Debate Financial Reform Bill

Venable: D.C. Circuit Paves Way for Unlimited Contributions for Independent Expenditures

Clyde & Co: Guidance on FSA Dawn Raids

Holland & Knight: Department of Justice Gives U.S. Attorneys New Power to Issue Civil Investigative Demands

Gibson Dunn: How to Avoid False Claims Act Liability -- What Every Compliance Officer Needs to Know

Troutman Sanders: Landmark Health Reform Law Includes New Fraud And Abuse Provisions

Weil Gotshal: The OECD Releases Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics, and Compliance to Curb Foreign Bribery

Paul Hastings: DOJ Issues Rule Expanding Authority to Issue Civil Investigative Demands Under the False Claims Act

Bryan Cave: Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Emphasize the Importance of Having an Effective and Compliant Records Management Program

Jones Day: The First Amendment, A Corporation’s Most Fundamental Right

Latham & Watkins: Implications for the Next Generation of Poison Pills: Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc.

Ballard Spahr: Look Out! They're Gonna Get YOU: DOJ Going After Individuals in FCPA Prosecutions

Foley & Lardner: New Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Impacts Corporate Governance

Baker Hostetler: DOJ to Corporations: More Sting Operations To Come

McDermott Will & Emery: SEC’s New Individual Cooperation Program Could Have Significant Ramifications for Companies

Weil Gotshal: Congressional Watch: Senator Dodd Introduces Financial Stability Bill Calling for SEC Proxy Access Authority and Other Governance and Executive Compensation Reforms

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

White & Case: NYSE Clarifies Director Independence Standards

Milbank: Delaware Court Rejects Bylaw Amendment Seeking to Unseat Directors by Reducing Size of Board [Kurz v. Holbrook]

McGuireWoods: Corporate Governance Landscape Changes Again

Pillsbury: New Executive Compensation Corporate Governance Rules Proposed

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: RiskMetrics Group Introduces Governance Risk Indicators (GRId)

O'Melveny & Myers: FCPA and Extortion: The NATCO Settlement

Cahill: U.K. Bribery Bill, if Enacted, Will Impact U.S. Companies Doing Business in the U.K.

Davis Polk: Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation in the New Dodd Bill: Implications for All US Public Companies

Steptoe & Johnson: Flurry of FCPA Cases Closes Out 2009; Enforcement Continues Apace in Early 2010

Cahill: Director Independence Determinations Must Take All Facts and Circumstances into Account

Davis Polk: Preparing for RiskMetrics Group's New Governance Risk Indicators (GRId)

Sonnenschein: Congress Responds to Citizens United Decision

Sullivan & Cromwell: RiskMetrics Releases New Corporate Governance Metric for Public Companies for 2010 Proxy Season

Milbank: Proposed Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines Potentially Impact Organizational Compliance Programs

Venable: RiskMetrics Introduces New Corporate Governance Ratings System; Technical Information Due This Week

Locke Lord: Did Attorney General Establish New Standards for Nonprofit Governance? [Stevens Institute of Technology Settlement Agreement]

Mayer Brown: Delaware Court Upholds Use of NOL Rights Plan

Pillsbury: FDA to Bring More Criminal Charges Against Executives for Companies' FDCA Violations

Ropes & Gray: FDA Recommends Increased Criminal Prosecutions of Responsible Corporate Officials; Important Questions Left Unanswered

King & Spalding: GAO Report Could Lead to Increased Criminal Prosecutions for Executives

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Skadden: FDA Announces New Push to Prosecute Officers and Executives for No-Intent Crimes

Debevoise & Plimpton: A Renewed Focus on Foreign Corruption and Access by Politically Exposed Persons to the U.S. Financial System

WilmerHale: Responding to a corporate crisis—A framework for dealing with bad news

Cleary Gotllieb: The OBO/NOBO Distinction in Beneficial Ownership: Implications for Shareowner Communications and Voting

Covington & Burling: Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Pay-To-Play Law

Weil Gotshal: Limitations on Conduct Protected Under Sarbanes-Oxley

Proskauer: Extensive Implications Possible as Collective Knowledge Theory of Corporate Liability is Considered by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Jones Day: U.S. Sentencing Commission Requests Comment on Credit For Compliance Program Even When "High Level" Personnel Participated in Unlawful Conduct

Faegre & Benson: Supreme Court Decides Hertz Corp. v. Friend

DLA Piper: RiskMetrics issues guidance on new SEC proxy disclosure rules

Paul Weiss: Overview Of The 2009 Amendments To The Delaware General Corporation Law

Vinson & Elkins: The 2009 Amendments to the False Claims Act Add New Firepower to the Government’s Anti-Fraud Arsenal

Paul Hastings: Court Rejects Claims That Merger Negotiations Must Be Disclosed [Levie v. Sears Roebuck & Co]

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Haynes and Boone: Texas Business Organizations Code Now Applicable to All Entities

Debevoise & Plimpton: The SEC's Enforcement Cooperation Initiatives

ReedSmith: FEC Starts to Make Citizens United a Reality

Kirkland & Ellis: U.S. Sentencing Commission Proposes Changes Regarding Sentencing of Corporations

Venable: Look Before You Leap: DPAs, NPAs, And The Environmental Criminal Case

Debevoise & Plimpton: FDIC Proposes to Increase Assessment Rates for Risky Compensation Structures

Seyfarth Shaw: Compensation Committees Should Reevaluate Bonus Plans as New IRS Deductibility Rules Take Effect

Skadden: Sentencing Commission Proposes Significant Changes to Organizational Guidelines

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: BAE Reaches Global Settlement With U.S. and U.K. Authorities, Agreeing To Pay $447 Million In Fines and Ending Five Years of Bribery Investigations

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Govenance At-A-Glance

Paul Weiss: Delaware Decision Signals a New Focus on Vote Buying Claims and Redefines Law on Record Holders [Kurz v. Holbrook ]

Ropes & Gray: Insights for In-House Counsel Grappling with Self-Reporting

McDermott Will & Emery: Anti-Bribery Compliance to Take Centre Stage as OECD Targets Facilitation Payments

Jenner & Block: Proceed with Caution: A Guide to Citizens United

Mintz Levin: Preparation for 2009 Fiscal Year SEC Filings and 2010 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Davis Polk: RiskMetrics’ Governance Risk Indicators (GRId) – a New Governance Measurement for Proxy Voting Reports

Davis Polk: SEC Enforcement Division Releases Detailed Information Regarding Cooperation Initiatives

Fried Frank: SEC Staff Issues C&DIs Interpreting New Disclosure Requirements Relating to Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation

Wilson Sonsini: "Governance Risk Indicators": What RiskMetrics Group's New Governance Risk Assessment Tool Means to Public Companies

Mayer Brown: United States Sentencing Commission Proposes Changes to Guidelines that Impact Corporate Ethics and Compliance

Pillsbury: How Effective Is Your Clawback?

Sullivan & Cromwell: U.S. Sentencing Commission Proposes New Requirements for Effective Compliance Programs and Seeks Comment on Reducing Penalties for Criminal Conduct Involving High-Level Personnel

Shearman & Sterling: Translating ‘Macro-Prudential Supervision’ Principles Into Law: A focus on the ‘forest’ instead of just the ‘trees’

McGuireWoods: Citizens United Shifts the Focus to Corporate Governance

Cahill: SEC Issues C&DI's Regarding Recent Release on the Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Compensation, Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance

McGuireWoods: U.S. Sentencing Commission Dangles a Compliance Carrot in Front of Corporate Defendants

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Poison Pills Revisited

Lowenstein Sandler: Survey of Recent D&O Insurance Case Law

SJBerwin: Corporate governance reform in the UK

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell: Campaign Law Update

Kelley Drye: "Don't Un-PAC Yet"

Blank Rome: Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Campaign Communications by Corporations and Unions

Greenberg Traurig: Supreme Court Opens the Way for Direct Corporate Participation in the Electoral Process

Baker Hostetler: Cracking Down on Misconduct by Corporate Officers—Can Corporate Liability be Far Behind?

Akin Gump: Supreme Court Overturns Restrictions on Corporate and Union Spending in Elections [Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission]

Sonnenschein: Supreme Court Dramatically Expands Ability of Corporations, Unions and Outside Groups to Influence Elections [Citizens United v. FEC]

Nixon Peabody: DOJ changes the landscape of anti-bribery enforcement

King & Spalding: The Board’s Role in Succession Planning

Ballard Spahr: SEC Implements Say-On-Pay Requirements for TARP Recipients

Wiley Rein: Special Litigation Committee and Regulatory Investigation Costs Held Covered under Corporation's D&O Insurance Policy [MBIA, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co]

Wiley Rein: Department of Justice Announces Largest Single FCPA Investigation and Prosecution of Individuals Ever

McGuireWoods: The Best Defense is a Good Defense: Robust Anticorruption Policy Scuttles Derivative Suit Against Dow Officers and Directors [In re the Dow Chemical Co. Derivative Litig]

Nixon Peabody: “Game-Changer”? The SEC’s effort to foster cooperation with a reorganized Enforcement Division

Sullivan & Cromwell: Corporate Governance Reform May be the Theme for 2010, but Caution Should be the Watchword

Davis Polk: The FDIC Seeks Public Comment on Whether to Incorporate Compensation Programs into the Risk-Based Deposit Insurance Assessment System

Katten: Alerts for Shareholder Voting in 2010: Elimination of NYSE Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections and Updates to RiskMetrics’ U.S. Policies Now Effective

Cleary Gottlieb: Board Focus 2010: Issues and Developments

King & Spalding: Recommendations in Drafting Disclosure Relating to Board Leadership and Risk Oversight

King & Spalding: The Sun Sets on the Texas Business Corporation Act: Implications for Domestic and Foreign Business Organizations in Texas

Mayer Brown: New Illinois Laws Enact Sweeping Changes to Campaign Finance, Ethics, Public Records, Lobbying and Procurement Requirements

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: 2009 Year-End Update on Corporate Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements

Latham & Watkins: Update on Final SEC Enhanced Proxy Disclosure Rules

Davis Polk: Practical Implications of the SEC’s New Corporate Governance and Compensation Disclosure Requirements

Drinker Biddle: New Disclosure Rules for 2010 Proxy Season

King & Spalding: Opinion: Top Challenges on Boards’ 2010 Agendas

Simpson Thacher: SEC Adopts Amended Rules for Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure

Fulbright & Jaworski: New Year and New Regulations: All Texas Entities Now Subject to the Texas Business Organizations Code

McDermott Will & Emery: You, Too, Could Be a Lobbyist (Even If You Don’t Want to Be)

Weil Gotshal: Ten Thoughts for Ordering Governance Relationships in 2010

Lowenstein Sandler: The Intersection of Data Breach and D&O Exposure [Heartland Payment Systems]

Chadbourne & Parke: RiskMetrics 2010 U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates

Sullivan & Cromwell: Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure: SEC Staff Publishes Transition Guidance on Proxy Disclosure Rules

Debevoise & Plimpton: Have You Been Naughty or Nice? Confessing to Risky Compensation Structures (And Other New SEC Disclosure Rules)

Hunton & Williams: Setoff Rights And Bankruptcy D&O Litigation

Morgan Lewis: RMG [RiskMetrics Group] Finalizes 2010 Executive Pay Policy

Paul Weiss: SEC Adopts Changes to Corporate Governance Disclosure Requirements

Akin Gump: Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2010

Dewey & LeBoeuf: SEC Adopts New Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure Requirements

Skadden: SEC Adopts Amendments to Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure

Sullivan & Cromwell: SEC Adopts Final Rules to Expand Proxy Disclosure Regarding Compensation and Corporate Governance Matters

King & Spalding: Samples of Proxy Statement Disclosure Relating to Board Leadership and Risk Oversight

Akin Gump: SEC Adopts Changes To Executive Compensation And Corporate Governance Disclosure Rules

Morrison & Foerster: SEC Adopts New Compensation and Governance Disclosure Rules

Shearman & Sterling: SEC’s New Year’s Resolution Requires Companies to Enhance Compensation and Governance Disclosure

Ropes & Gray: SEC Adopts Final Rules on Disclosure about Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance

Cleary Gottlieb: SEC Adopts Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure Rule Changes

Ballard Spahr: SEC Adopts Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Proxy Statement Disclosures Changes

Cleary Gottlieb: Compensation and Risk: Compensation Committee Actions Under New SEC Rules

Stroock: SEC Adopts Amendments to Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure

Duane Morris: SEC Reopens Public Comment Period for Proposal Relating to Shareholder Director Nominations

Perkins Coie: Amendments to NYSE Corporate Governance Requirements Are Effective for 2010 Annual Reports and Proxy Statements

Sullivan & Cromwell: Shareholder Proxy Access: SEC Re-opens Comment Period on Proxy Access Proposal

Drinker Biddle: The Poison Proxy Put Gets a Pushback

Weil Gotshal: House Passes Sweeping Wall Street Reform Bill Including Governance Provisions on "Say-on-Pay," Compensation Committee Independence and S.E.C. Proxy Access Authority

Davis Polk: Wall Street Reform Act Includes Say on Pay and Other Compensation Provisions

Skadden: Raising the Bar - A Postscript

Drinker Biddle: Amendments to NYSE Corporate Governance Listing Standards Approved by SEC

Wiley Rein: No Coverage under D&O Policy for Property Damage or for Amounts Incurred in Connection with Equitable Relief

Bass, Berry & Sims: NYSE Amends Corporate Governance Listing Standards

McGuireWoods: OECD Seeks to Ice Grease Payments

Akin Gump: Riskmetrics 2010 Corporate Governance Policy Updates

Latham & Watkins: Corporate Governance Commentary on Board Confidentiality

Milbank: Delaware Court of Chancery Refuses to Dismiss Action Seeking Dissolution of a Deadlocked Joint Venture [Lola Cars International Limited v. Krohn Racing, LLC, et al]

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Courting Cooperators: The SEC's Effort to Motivate Individual Cooperation

Drinker Biddle: Handling Potential Whistleblowers: How Providers Can Deter Qui Tam Lawsuits

Weil Gotshal: NYSE Governance Rule Changes Take Effect January 1, 2010

Lowenstein Sandler: No D&O Coverage For Payment To Shareholder Class [Genzyme Corp v Federal Ins Co]

Ropes & Gray: Directors of Banking Organizations Face Special Liability Risks

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: RiskMetrics Group Releases Policy Updates for 2010 Proxy Season

Latham & Watkins: The Pros and Cons of Voluntary Implementation of Proxy Access at 2010 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

King & Spalding: What Boards Should Be Doing Right Now

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: SEC Approves Amendments to NYSE Corporate Governance Listing Standards

Mayer Brown: US SEC Approves NYSE Corporate Governance Amendments

Davis Polk: NYSE Corporate Governance Rule Changes to Take Effect January 1, 2010

Wilson Sonsini: Update on Important Considerations for Companies Preparing for the 2010 Proxy Season

O'Melveny & Myers: SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Publishes Guidance Regarding Shareholder Proposals

Morgan Lewis: The Latest Surge in Anti-Corruption Enforcement: What Looms on the Horizon for Global Businesses and Their Leadership

Weil Gotshal: RiskMetrics/ISS Issues Policy Updates for 2010 Proxy Season: Expect More Negative Vote Recommendations in Uncontested Director Elections

Troutman Sanders: Employee Handbooks, Policy Manuals, and Codes of Ethics: Which Communication Tools Are Best for Your Organization?

Foley & Lardner: RiskMetrics Group Releases 2010 Corporate Governance Policy Updates

Skadden: RiskMetrics Group Issues Its 2010 Policy Updates

Paul Weiss: Corporate Governance Proposals in Senator Dodd’s Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 Discussion Draft

Bass, Berry & Sims: RiskMetrics Revises Poison Pill Policy; On-the-Shelf Rights Plans on the Rise

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-a-Glance

Paul Weiss: Disclosure Considerations for U.S. Companies

Akin Gump: IRS to Focus on Executive Compensation; Compensation Committees Should Review Approval Procedures for Performance-Based Compensation

Fulbright & Jaworski: Corporate Governance At-A-Glance

Baker & McKenzie: New Director Responsibilities and Action Items for the 2010 Proxy Season

Baker & McKenzie: Publication of New REIT Law in Spain

Davis Polk: Congressional and SEC Governance and Compensation Proposals: Scorecard and Action Plan

Wilson Sonsini: SEC Provides New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk and CEO Succession

Davis Polk: Dodd Bill Would Affect Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Processes for All US Public Companies

Morgan Lewis: RiskMetrics Group Releases Proposed Changes to Proxy Advisory Policies for 2010 Proxy Season

Pepper Hamilton: What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Stockholder Inspection Rights

ReedSmith: Proposed New Corporate Governance Legislation

Clifford Chance: Considerations for the 2010 Proxy Season

Haynes and Boone: SEC to Allow More Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk Management and CEO Succession Planning

Kirkland & Ellis: Deal Protection — One Size Does Not Fit All

Davis Polk: Investor Protection Act Passes House Financial Services Committee

Bracewell & Giuliani: Conflicts Between U.S. And U.K. Corporate Privilege Laws

Cleary Gottlieb: New Guidance under Rule 14a-8 Regarding the "Ordinary Business Exclusion" and Shareholder Proposals Relating to Risk and CEO Succession

Skadden: Raising the Bar: A Self-Help Program For Re-Establishing Director Credibility and Combating Federal Preemption of State Corporate Law

Latham & Watkins: Corporate Governance Commentary: Proxy Access Analysis No. 4

Kirkland & Ellis: Despite Reprieve, 2010 Proxy Season Still Fraught with Peril

Mayer Brown: US SEC Staff Offers Guidance On Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals from Company Proxy Statements

Weil Gotshal: SEC Staff Provides New Guidance on “Risk-Related” and “CEO Succession” Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8

Vinson & Elkins: The SEC's New Initiatives Mean Increased Scrutiny for Companies, Including Officers and Directors

McGuireWoods: SEC Staff Revise Policy for Excluding Shareholder Proposals: Climate Change Proposals Likely to Increase

Davis Polk: SEC Revises Position on Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk and CEO Succession

Latham & Watkins: 2009-2010 Executive Compensation Season: The Current Policy Drivers and What Public Companies Should Be Doing Now

Herbert Smith: Global convergence of the regulation of financial sector remuneration

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: SEC's Division of Corporation Finance Issues New Shareholder Proposal Guidance

Davis Polk: Federal Reserve Proposed Guidance: Aligning Incentive Compensation with Safety and Soundness Concerns

DLA Piper: Summary of 2009 legislative proposals regarding corporate governance

Katten: Insider Trading: A Primer

Milbank: Board's Rejection of Director's Offer to Resign Under a "Plurality Plus" Policy Is Not Sufficient, Standing Alone, to Support a Books and Records Claim Under DGCL Section 220 [City of Westland Police and Fire Retirement System v. Axcelis

Skadden: Corporate Governance and Tax Risk

Arnold & Porter: Transparency, Disclosure, and Sunshine: The Global Push for Stakeholder Accountability

Cleary Gottlieb: Communication with Financial Analysts and Related Disclosure Issues

Davis Polk: Governance Practices for IPO Companies: A Davis Polk Survey

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Remuneration and corporate governance in financial institutions

Paul Weiss: Interlocks Under Section 8 of the Clayton Act: Implications of the FTC’s Investigation of Apple and Google

Paul Weiss: SEC’s Latest Regulation FD Enforcement Action Highlights the Benefits of a Strong Compliance Program

Davis Polk: Preparing for the 2010 Proxy Season: Spotlight on Risk

Foley & Lardner: SEC Enforces Regulation FD Violation by Chief Financial Officer; Does Not Pursue Company

Sutherland: Say on Pay: It's Coming, Are You Ready?

Allen & Overy: G20 Executive Compensation Reform Proposals

Cleary Gottlieb: Financial Stability Board Releases Implementation Standards for its Principles for Sound Compensation Practices

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Risk Management and the Board of Directors

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: “Just Vote No” Campaigns In Uncontested Director Elections —Renewed Vitality For The 2010 Proxy Season

Winston & Strawn: A Step-by-Step Action Plan For Conducting Executive Compensation Risk Assessments

Wiley Rein: Prior Notice Exclusion Bars Coverage for Defense of Criminal Prosecution [HLTH Corp. v. Clarendon Nat’l Ins]

Squire Sanders: Corporate Governance Reforms and Proposed Amendments to NYSE Governance Disclosures

Pillsbury: Executive Pay Reform Poses Complex Risks for Compensation Committees

Wiley Rein: Insured v. Insured Exclusion Does Not Apply to Defense of Claim Brought Jointly by Insured and Non-Insureds

Chadbourne & Parke: ‘Say on Pay’ Legislation Gains Momentum

Greenberg Traurig: D&O Liability: Recent Developments in Indemnification and Advancement Rights

Foley & Lardner: Warding Off Proxy Battles

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: NYSE Proposes Amendments to Corporate Governance Listing Standards; NASDAQ Solicits Comments on "Comply or Disclose" Approach to Corporate Governance

Covington & Burling: The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Citizens United: How Far Will the Door Open on Corporate Political Spending?

Bass Berry & Sims: The Path Ahead: Corporate Law Current Trends and Forecasts for 2010

Mayer Brown: NYSE Proposes Changes to its Corporate Governance Rules

Foley & Lardner: NYSE Proposes Technical Changes to Corporate Governance Rules

Chadbourne & Parke: NYSE Proposes Amendments to Corporate Governance Listing Standards

Ropes & Gray: NYSE Proposes Changes to Corporate Governance Listing Standards

Faegre & Benson: NYSE Proposes Changes to Corporate Governance Listing Standards

King & Spalding: Is Your D&O Coverage Adequate?

Arnold & Porter: Current Environment Brings New Governance Challenges

Perkins Coie: Green Policies: Understanding and Addressing Compliance Risks

McGuireWoods: Corporate Governance Reform: Top 10 Suggestions to Help You Prepare

Jones Day: Proposed Changes to Proxy Disclosure Regarding Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

King & Spalding: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation: The Board's Role In Risk Management

Shearman & Sterling: SEC Charges Individual Executives with Control Person Liability Based on Corporation's Failure to Maintain Proper Books and Records and Internal Controls [Nature's Sunshine Products]

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: The Need for a Principled Approach to Compensation Reform

Littler: Employees Alleging Labor Violations by Foreign Suppliers Cannot Proceed Against U.S. Companies Based on Code of Conduct Clause in Supply Contracts [Doe v. Wal-Mart Stores]

White & Case: The House of Representatives' Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act

Weil Gotshal: Task Force of the ABA Committee on Corporate Governance Issues Report on the Delineation of Governance Roles and Responsibilities

Ropes & Gray: House Approves Legislation Regulating Financial-Institution Compensation and Requiring Say-on-Pay and Compensation Committee Independence

Dewey & LeBoeuf: House of Representatives Passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009

Cleary Gottlieb: House Passes the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009

Skadden: U.S. Corporate Governance Today: A Reshaping of Capitalism -- Follow-up Discussion of Executive Compensation

Skadden: U.S. Corporate Governance Today: A Reshaping of Capitalism

Cleary Gottlieb: Summary of the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009

Fried Frank: UK Corporate Governance: A Radical Shift in the Landscape?

Squire Sanders: Irate Investors: Prepare for Shareholders Looking for More Board Say

Bingham: Recent Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Developments — A Changing Landscape

Latham & Watkins: Proxy Access Analysis No. 3- Some Suggestions for Public Company Responses to the Pending SEC Proxy Access Rule Proposal

Sutherland: What Will Proxy Access Mean? The Debate Over Proxy Access

Shearman & Sterling: SEC Proposed Amendments – Proxy Disclosure, Solicitation Enhancements and NYSE Rule 452

Willkie Farr & Gallagher: SEC Issues Guidance On “Say-On-Pay” Vote For TARP Recipients

Skadden: SEC Proposes Enhanced Proxy Disclosures and Approves Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting in Director Elections

McDermott Will & Emery: SEC Eliminates Broker Discretionary Voting in Director Elections, Proposes Changes to Disclosure & Other Requirements Regarding Corporate Governance & Compensation

King & Spalding: Key Takeaways from the 2009 Proxy Season and Preparing for 2010: A Primer for Public Company Directors

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: SEC Proposes Rules on "Say On Pay" for TARP Recipients, Proposes Enhanced Corporate Governance Disclosures and Proxy Solicitation Rule Changes, and Approves Final Rule on Broker Discretionary Voting

Faegre & Benson: SEC Proposes Revised Proxy Rules to Facilitate Shareholder Nominations of Directors

O'Melveny & Myers: Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting in Director Elections

Kirkland & Ellis: Delaware Adopts Important Amendments to its General Corporation Law

Wilson Sonsini: U.S. Representative Peters Introduces Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009

White & Case: Global Code of Conduct Drafting Checklist (part 1)

Bingham: “Proxy Access”: SEC Proposes Rules to Facilitate Director Nominations by Shareholders

Milbank: SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Proxy Access Rules

Weil Gotshal: Corporate Governance Initiatives Emphasize Concerns Regarding Executive Compensation

Jones Day: SEC Proposes New Rules Facilitating Shareholder Nominations of Directors

Sullivan & Cromwell: Shareholder Proxy Access: SEC Publishes Proposed Rule Providing Shareholders Access to Company Proxy Statements for Director Nominations

Goodwin Procter: SEC Issues Release for Proxy Rule Amendments Relating to Shareholder Nomination of Directors

Dewey & LeBoeuf: The Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009

Akin Gump: Treasury Department and SEC Address Plans for Reforming Executive Compensation

Sullivan & Cromwell: San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund v. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Delaware Chancery Court Rules that Indenture Permits the Board to Approve as Continuing Directors Persons Nominated by Stockholders in Opposition to the S

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Delaware Court of Chancery Rules on "Poison Puts" [San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund v. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc]

DLA Piper: Do Your Corporate Policies Consider Social Media?

Arnold & Porter: Evolving Expectations on Boards of Directors and Management Teams in Corporate Compliance

White & Case: Global HR Hot Topic: Global Code of Conduct Drafting Strategy

Jones Day: Conducting an Effective Internal Corporate Investigation: Best Practices, Pitfalls to Avoid

White & Case: Proposed US Shareholder Rights Bill of Rights Act of 2009

Duane Morris: U.S. Senate and SEC Corporate Governance Proposals

Latham & Watkins: Proxy Access Rule Proposal Approved by SEC

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: SEC Enforcement Action Focuses on Investment Adviser's Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Weil Gotshal: SEC Proposes New Rule Mandating Proxy Access

Milbank: Delaware Court of Chancery Refuses to Dismiss Claims Brought Against LLC’s Managing Member and the Individual Who Controlled the Managing Member [Bay Center Apartments Owner, LLC v. Emery Bay PKI, LLC]

Latham & Watkins: Senator Schumer’s Shareholder Bill of Rights

Paul Hastings: What to do When the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Recent State and Federal Corporate Governance Developments

Vinson & Elkins: Delaware General Corporation Law Amended to Protect Director and Officer Indemnification Rights

Debevoise & Plimpton: Recent SEIU Demand Letters Concerning Executive Pay Raise Key Considerations for Responding Boards of Directors

Morrison & Foerster: Broadcom Ruling Highlights Potential Pitfalls in Internal Investigations

Schulte Roth & Zabel: Pro-Shareholder Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law Proposed

Winston & Strawn: Federal Appeals Court Demolishes Defenses Against MARPOL Prosecutions

Weil Gotshal: Ten Areas for Enhanced Board Focus in 2009

Paul Hastings: Interested Party Transactions: Lessons from Loral

Paul Hastings: Shareholder Proposals, Proxy Access and the Current Proxy Season

K&L Gates: A Guide to Political and Lobbying Activities

Milbank: Renewed Focus on Takeover Defenses: Re-Tooling Advance Notice Bylaws and the Return of Stockholder Rights Plan

Milbank: Federal District Court Tackles Delaware Law on Minority Stockholder Rights in Short-Form Mergers

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher: Director and Officer Indemnification and Insurance in Turbulent Times

Blank Rome: Ten Bylaw Amendments That May Lessen Your Company’s Vulnerability to a Shareholder Activist and Prevent It from Being a Sitting Duck This Proxy Season

White & Case: Advancement and Indemnification of Legal Fees to Directors and Officers in Light of Recent Case Law

White & Case: Who is Overseeing the Proxy Advisors?

Holland & Knight: SCC Launches Campaign for More Transparency and Disclosure in Proxy Matters

Shearman & Sterling: Corporate governance and directors’ duties

Jenner & Block: New Obstacles in Setting the Tone at the Top ... and Some Solutions

Covington & Burling: Contributing to the Presidential Inauguration Committee, the Transition, and Gift Rule Restrictions in Post-Election Washington

Akin Gump: Rules Governing Contributions to Recounts and Runoffs

Haynes and Boone: Best Practices for Corporate Governance and Compliance (Book Chapter)

Jones Day: Nominating and Governance Committee Action Items for Autumn 2008: No Time To Waste

McDermott, Will & Emery: Potential Impact of Current Economic Conditions on Nonprofit Governance

Jones Day: Talk to Me: Designing An Effective Board Evaluation Process

WilmerHale: SEC Approves Revised Rule for Auditor Communications to Audit Committees About Independence

Quarles Brady: A "Pay-to-Play" Law Is On Its Way to a Jurisdiction Near You

King & Spalding: Directors & Boards: Boardroom Briefing--Key Issues in Board Self-Evaluations

King & Spalding: Playing the Political Game While Avoiding Prosecution: Corporate Executives Must Understand the Rules of Campaign Finance

Mayer Brown: A New Approach To Compliance: True Corporate Leniency for Executives

Latham & Watkins: Rule 10b5-1 Plans: Recommended Guidelines for Managing Risks in the Current Environment

Jones Day: Recent Delaware Court Rulings Highlight Need for Review of Director Indemnification Arrangements

Hogan & Hartson: NYSE and Nasdaq Revise Director Independence Tests

DLA Piper: Nasdaq Modifies Definition of “Independent Director”

DLA Piper: How good is your governance?

Paul Hastings: Revisiting Advance Notice Bylaws in Light of Recent Delaware Decisions

King & Spalding: Lead Director Network ViewPoints-Issue 1: The Role and Value of the Lead Director

DLA Piper: SEC Staff Updates Disclosure Interpretations

Goodwin Proctor: Delaware Supreme Court Invalidates Bylaw Mandating Expense Reimbursement in Contested Elections

Morrison and Foerster--Mandatory Ethics Rules for Companies Contracting with US Government

Latham and Watkins--A Practitioner’s Guide to Electronic Shareholder Forums

Latham and Watkins--Permissable Political Involvement of Corporations in Federal Elections