Corporate

Survey Results: Toward a Value-Creating Board

Article
The amount of time board directors spend on their work and commit to strategy is rising, but in a new McKinsey Global Survey, few respondents rate their boards as effective at most tasks or report good feedback or training practices, according to an article on McKinsey’s website.

Are Changes Afoot in the Cablevision Legal Department?

News
Altice founder Patrick Drahi told Cablevision staff when the deal was first announced last year that he would seek to cut executives earning more than $300,000.

Analysis: Office Depot/Staples ‘Cluster’ Key to FTC Case

Analysis
Regulators fighting the merger plan of Office Depot and Staples face a decision from a judge that may hinge on the veracity of the government’s relevant product market, reports Policy and Regulatory Report, a Mergermarket Group company.

Exari Delivers Contract Risk Playbook for Senior Executives and Board Directors

Article
A new publication from Exari offers detailed guidance for corporate boards and executives and assists in finding, assessing and minimizing contract risk.

Download: How to Ensure Organizational Resiliency

Article
A new article from NACD explores what directors think boards can do to ensure a company’s survival — despite high rates of business failure.

Three Areas Where Boards Can Improve Performance

On-Demand Video
In a new on-demand video, TK Kerstetter, host of “Inside America’s Boardrooms,” reviews three areas where many boards can improve their performance and effectiveness.

At Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Moves to Tighten Gag on Shareholders – And No One Can Stop Him

News
A non-voting shareholder class will allow Mark Zuckerberg to pursue his dream of giving 99 percent of their shares to charity, without losing any of his voting control, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times.

Directors, Executives See Uncertainty, Volatility Threatening Corporate Strategy

Article
KPMG’s latest Roundtable Series gathered over 1,200 corporate directors and senior executives across 17 cities to share their views on the board’s role in calibrating strategy.

Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion: In-House Counsel Call to Action (Live NY Conference)

Event, May 3, 2:30 p.m. EDT
Bloomberg BNA will present a live conference titled Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion Conference: A Call to Action, focusing on chief legal counsel and their corporate senior diversity officers as well as law firm managing partners.

How to Ensure Organizational Resiliency

Article
“How to Ensure Organizational Resiliency,” a featured article in the latest issue of NACD Directorship magazine, explores what directors think boards can do to ensure a company’s survival—despite high rates of business failure.

Are Today’s Corporate Directors More Personally Liable?

On-Demand
Now more than ever, corporate directors are finding themselves named in lawsuits, says Katherine Henderson, veteran insurance board advisor and partner with Wilson Sonsini, in a video posted by Boardroom Resources LLC.

Creating Value From Long-Term Bets

Article
Longevity is particularly important for innovation because time and sustained investment are needed to solve really tough problems. To help explain why, he considers an example from the history of his company.

Former Reading Int’l GC Joins Akerman Los Angeles Office

News
Veteran real estate lawyer William “Bill” Ellis has joined Akerman LLP’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.

Director Compensation Report: 2015-16 Executive Highlights

Annual Report
the report provides a comprehensive overview of non-employee-director pay practices across a wide range of industries and company sizes. The report also includes six leading practices for director compensation from the Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Compensation.