Corporate Governance

• Board Extranets

• Proxy Fights

• Shareholder Proposals

• Audit Committees

• Report:  "Building a Board". (01/11/06)

• California Legislation Facilitates Approval of Interested Director Transactions by Written Consent from Morrison and Foerster. (11/16/05)

• Lessons from Disney  from Morrison and Foerster LLP. (08/29/05)

• Report: Recent Appellate Decision Deals with "Fiduciary Duty in the Zone of Insolvency" (08/25/05)

• Averting Corporate Catastrophes. (08/18/05)

• Whistleblower Procedures Inconsistent with French, German Law? from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. (08/11/05)

• Outside, Looking In: Deciding Whether to Conduct an Internal Investigation. (08/08/05)

• Whistle-blowing Lines: Conflicting Obligations from Morrison & Foerster. (07/11/05)

• Majority Vote to Elect Directors from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (06/27/05)

• ISS: Shareholders Should Not Limit Focus to Amount of Parachute Payments in Mergers from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (06/24/05)

• ABA Committee on Corporate Laws Discussion Paper on Voting by Shareholders for the Election of Directors. (06/22/05)

• M&A Notes regarding continuing director provisions in poison pills, from Kirkland & Ellis. (05/31/05)

• The New Enforcement Environment from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (04/21/05)

• Compliance Advisory: So You Want a Document Retention Plan?  Part III - Putting A Plan Together from Alston & Bird LLP. (04/18/05)

• Some Thoughts For Boards of Directors in 2005 from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP. (02/01/05)

• The WorldCom Settlement and Director Liability from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (01/19/05)

• Reg Guidance on Structured Finance Activities Has Holes from Arnold & Porter LLP. (01/18/05)

• Governance Mandates and Risk Governance Understood. (02/02/05)

• NYSE/Nasdaq Corporate Governance Listing Standards; Comparison Chart Updated from Alston & Bird LLP. (12/13/04)

• Are Audit Committee Self-Assessments Required? from Troutman Sanders LLP. (11/15/04)

• Securities Update: Amendment of NYSE Corporate Governance Listing Standards from Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. (11/15/04)

• NYSE Amends Corporate Governance Rules from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. (11/05/04)

• Corporate Governance Alert on Up-the-Ladder Reporting from Kirkland & Ellis LLP. (11/01/04)

• Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs under the Amended Sentencing Guidelines from Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. (09/28/04)

• Protection for Whistleblowers Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act from Covington & Burling. (08/04/04)

• United States Sentencing Commission Adopts New Requirements for Corporate Compliance and Ethics Programs From Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. (07/16/04)

• U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes New Requirements for Corporate Compliance and Ethics Programs from Troutman Sanders LLP. (07/07/04)

• Key Issues For Directors from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (03/26/04)

• SEC Adopts New Disclosure Requirements for Nominating Committees and Shareholder-Director Communications from Buchanan Ingersoll (03/08/04)

• ISS Study Finds Companies with Stronger Takeover Defenses Outperform Other Companies from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz (02/25/04)

• Some Thoughts for Boards of Directors from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. (01/21/04)

• SEC Adopts New Disclosure Requirements Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors from Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. (01/15/04)

• NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Listing Standards from Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (01/15/04)

• SEC Approves NYSE Corporate Governance Rule from Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP (12/03/03)

• SEC Approves Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules for Listed Companies from Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP (12/03/03)

• SEC Proposes Increased Shareholder Access to Management’s Proxy Statement for Election of Directors from Morrison & Foerster. (11/19/03)

• Public Company Compensation Committees – An Update from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (11/18/03)

• SEC Adopts Final NYSE Listing Standards on Corporate Governance from Hogan & Hartson LLP. (11/18/03)

• SEC Adopts Final Nasdaq Listing Standards on Corporate Governance from Hogan & Hartson LLP (11/18/03)

• Final NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Listing Standards Approved from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (11/18/03)

• NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules from Cleary Gottlieb. (11/18/03)

• The SEC Shareholder Access Proposal: What Is It and What Should You Do About It? from Dechert LLP (11/14/03)

• Shareholder Participation in the Nomination of Directors—The Beginning of a New Era in Corporate Governance? from Nixon Peabody LLP (11/13/03)

• SEC Approves NYSE and NASDAQ Governance Standards for Listed Companies from Nixon Peabody LLP (11/13/03)

• Nasdaq Corporate Governance Scorecard from Buchanan Ingersoll (11/10/03)

• SEC Approves Final NYSE and NASDAQ Listing Standards from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(11/07/03)

• New NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Listing Standards from Covington & Burling.(11/05/03)

• Updated Model Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy, from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (9/9/03)

• A New Voice in the Corporate Governance Debate - The Recommendations of WorldCom's Corporate Monitor, from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson (9/8/03)

• “Restoring Trust” or Losing Perspective?, from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (8/27/03)

• SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules as First Step in Proxy Reform, from Alston & Bird LLP (8/6/03)

• SEC Proposes Rules Expanding Disclosures by Nominating Committees and Seeking New Disclosures on the Ability of Shareholders to Communicate with Board Members, from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (8/6/03)

• Delaware Court Holds Philanthropic Ties Can Result in Loss of Director Independence, from Wachtell Lipton (6/20/03)

• A Practical Guide for Directors in Responding to the Current Business Climate, from Wachtel Lipton (05/28/03)

• European Commission Releases Its Long-Awaited Corporate Governance Action Plan (5/22/2003)

• Summary of SEC rules regarding improper influence of audits, by Troutman Sanders (5/22/03)

• Summary of SEC standards for audit committees from Kilpatrick Stockton (4/28/03)

• Planning for the Unexpected: Ten Commandments for Crisis Management from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (01/07/03)

• D&O Liability Changes Loom - from Alston & Bird (03/21/02)

3. Resource Links

• Remarks of SEC Chairman at Corporate Directors Forum. (02/01/06)

• Business Roundtable's "Corporate Governance Principles 2005". (12/14/05)

• U.S. Department of Labor and SEC Issue Guidance Addressing Potential Conflicts of Interest of Pension Consultants.
    - Selecting and Monitoring Pension Consultants:  Tips for Plan Fiduciaries. (06/02/05)

• OSHA Final Rule: Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints Under the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of Sarbanes-Oxley. (08/24/04)

• NYSE Posts FAQs on NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A Corporate Governance Listing Standards. (01/30/04)

• AICPA "How-To" Guide for Audit Committees. (12/11/03)

• SEC Issues Final Rule Regarding Standards Relating to Listed Company Audit Committees (effective 4/25/03)

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation 13B2 Prohibiting Officers, Directors and Persons Acting Under Their Direction from Improperly Influencing Auditor in Way That Could Render Financial Statements Materially Misleading (4/24/03)

• Final rules re: disclosure about code of ethics and audit committee financial experts (1/23/03)

• Final Report of ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility (03/31/03)

• Senate Report on Enron Oversight (10/8/02)

• Conference Board's Report on Compensation (9/17/02)

• Final rules re: insider ownership reports (8/27/02)

• Final rules re: Section 302 Certification of Disclosure (8/28/02)

• Proposed Amendments/Interim Guidance re: Section 302 certifications. (3/21/03)

• Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14a - Shareholder Proposals re: Shareholder Approval of Option Plans (8/12/02)

• www.BoardStrategies.com

• shareholder.com

• CCBN

4. Corporate Governance Guidelines

• Albertsons

• Automatic Data Processing

• Cadbury Schweppes

• Conagra

• EDS

• Eastman Chemical

• General Electric

• General Motors

• Hartmarx

• Infosys

• Intel

• Lockheed Martin Corporation

• Microsoft Corporation

• Northern Trust

• Pfizer

• Raytheon

• Slough Estates