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Five questions with George Miller senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Sigma-Aldrich. Since 2009, George Miller has directed the legal, intellectual property, ethics and compliance, risk management, environmental, health... read more
Ten Events That Have Changed Corporate Governance
Enhanced whistleblower provisions should make it easier for employees to report fraud. Ten years ago, corporate governance was still in the concept stage. There wasn’t much information available to the... read more
Long-Term Leadership: How Boards can Help Build Stronger Companies
Corporate secretaries play a role in guiding the vision of a company A new report by the CFA Institute, released today at the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals... read more
How JP Morgan is Meeting Regulatory Challenges
Extensive due diligence practices implemented to handle consumer complaints. When Matthew Biben was promoted to the new role of general counsel for JPMorgan Chase’s consumer businesses, he knew that dealing... read more
Yahoo! GC, Corporate Secretary Calls it Quits
Ron Bell, deputy general counsel, steps in. Michael Callahan, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of the California-based search engine giant announced that he will be stepping down... read more
Report: It Costs More to Have a Combined Chairman/CEO Role
Companies with a joint CEO and chair and an ESG rating of ‘F’ include Goldman Sachs, News Corporation, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola Company and AT&T. A new report by Governance Metrics... read more
[VIDEO] The Power of Effective Communication
One thing is certain: communication with stakeholders will reap big benefits. A recent Ethisphere Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop sought to educate communications professionals and legal departments on how... read more
Hot Apps for General Counsel
Having a variety of apps can make life much easier. It’s official – almost every general counsel owns an iPad, or at least has access to one. Now that most... read more
Celebrating the End of Proxy Season
Alan Miller, co-chairman of Innisfree, honored at exclusive governance event. Finding a way to let off some steam after a long contentious annual meeting is often seen as a challenge... read more
Facebook’s Latest Status Update: Diversity
Sheryl Sandberg to shake up Facebook’s all-male boardroom. The time has come for Facebook to start taking boardroom diversity seriously. The social networking site reported that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating... read more
Five questions with Wharton Financial Institutions Center
Franklin Allen is Nippon Life professor of finance and economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been on the faculty since 1980. Currently co-director of... read more
Governance During ‘Shareholder Spring’
Inside the mind of a shareholder. Frustration is growing among shareholders as they continue to demand greater transparency on stratospheric CEO pay packages. This proxy season, it seems, shareholders have... read more
Is an Ombudsman Right for Your Company?
1Companies should have internal fraud programs to help avoid the SEC’s program. Whistleblowing has become a top concern for directors because it can happen at any time, and companies are... read more
Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy
Giant law firm bites the dust. New York-based Dewey & LeBoeuf, one of the nation’s most prestigious law firms, filed for Chapter 11 on Monday night, making it one of... read more
Regulator Questions JPMorgan’s Financial Statements
SEC, CFTC launch investigations into JPMorgan Chase trading practices. Regulators are reviewing JPMorgan filings prior to its $2 billion blunder that was announced earlier this month. The Associated Press says... read more
