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Passage of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act, and a series of recent high-profile data misuse scandals have thrust the data collection, data sharing, and privacy policies of companies into the spotlight. Companies are under significant pressure to prioritize data privacy, security, and compliance, and failure to do so […]

The deal market continues to be active, activists are still prowling, and complex legal doctrine continues to evolve. In this environment, publicly traded corporations need an M&A strategy, whether they are considering the market as a buyer or suspect that they might be acquired. This session brings together leading experts to discuss best practices in […]

This session will not transform you into a cyber-security expert. But it will help you become a more knowledgeable corporate director, better informed about state-of-the-art approaches that corporations can deploy to reduce the risk of damage from a significant cyber-attack. It will also highlight the techniques that boards and corporations can deploy to better identify […]

Spurred by the #MeToo movement, the past two years have brought a flood of allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful figures in Hollywood, politics, the media, and corporate America. As more companies face public sexual harassment complaints, employees are insisting on more transparency and changes to mandatory arbitration clauses and governance structures. Investors are also […]

A variety of recent headline-grabbing incidents have made clear the importance of “tone at the top” within any business enterprise, and the critical role that corporate culture can play in reinforcing (or undermining) efforts to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory mandates. Forward-looking companies are shifting to a proactive approach to cultural risk management with […]

Shareholder activism is not going away – but it is evolving. This session reviews the state of the art in aggressive shareholder activist techniques and in effective corporate response. Boards often respond to activist pressure by agreeing to place at least one activist director on the board. But is this the smartest approach? When will […]

Human capital has become an increasingly important value driver for corporations in today’s economy, where a corporation’s most significant assets walk out the door each evening. In response, boardroom attention has begun to focus on “human capital management,” which includes topics ranging from employee health and safety to workplace diversity to employee recruitment, training, development, […]

Private litigation risks facing directors, officers, and corporations are inevitable and increasingly complex. Securities class action lawsuits continued at a very high pace in 2018, and companies on U.S. exchanges were more likely to be the subject of a class action than in any previous year. Litigation against foreign filers listed in the US has […]

Focus on board composition, evaluation, and succession planning has never been greater. With legislation mandating gender diversity on boards, the rise of activist investors, the advent of proxy access, the complexity of operating in a global marketplace, and the disruption of many industries, corporations are under increasing pressure to assemble a board with the right […]