Honest Company diversifies their board of directors with their second female member...

The SEC requirement that institutional investors vote on all proxy statements has led to adverse outcomes. Rule changes that strengthen conflict of interest disclosures and relax institutional investors requirements to vote on all proxy statements would help reduce these costs...

Maybe a full time board chairman is good for your company too...

We offer practical solutions on how to identify, understand, and mitigate privacy and cybersecurity risks during the M&A due diligence process...

Robyn Denholm may bring a bold, fresh leadership style that will be a much-needed antidote to Elon Musk's approach...

Under the terms of an SEC settlement, Elon Musk must step down from his post as Tesla chairman by November 13. Industry experts put together a checklist for the skills his replacement must possess...

The eleven members on the board of 21st Century Fox, all of whom except for one are foreign born, immigrants or have immigrant parents, have nothing to say about Fox’s latest antics...

Barnes & Noble announced its legal and financial advisors as it explores a sale. If you're interested, it's taking "expressions of interest."..

Activist shareholders are asserting themselves like never before. But a new book argues that it is time for directors to fight back...

The ability of dissident shareholders to annually place proxy proposals that get handily defeated each year should be curtailed to allow shareholders and board members to focus on serious issues germane to the operation of the company...

Social media: A friend and a foe! Powerful “level playing” platform, yet a mechanism for exposure to legal snafus. Avoid ad-hoc tweeting. Breathe and deliberate before you tweet!!...

Like outstanding entrepreneurs before him, there comes a time when breaking all the rules has adverse effects. For Musk and Tesla, this time is now. To improve the business, the board of directors needs critical skills and experience. - here are recommendations...

A new-look board could allow Tesla to re-examine its product lineup and provide needed oversight of the occasionally erratic Musk...

No doubt, boards benefit from a range of viewpoints represented by differing backgrounds, life experiences and ages. But, it has been shown that there are added benefits from gender diversity...

The National Jack in the Box Franchise Association Tuesday asked the chain’s CEO Lenny Comma to step down, and for the board of directors to replace certain members of management. Comma has been chairman of the board and CEO of Jack in the Box since January 2014...

The Madison Square Garden Company announced progress towards the spin-off of its sports business by filing a confidential initial Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Spin-Off currently expected to be completed during the first half of 2019...

What a difference a year makes ... In Steve Wynn was riding high at Wynn and Elaine Wynn was trying to get back into her company. Now Steve's gone and Elaine, well she's..

With the growing volley of corporate governance scandals along with the additional obligations placed on boards, are expectations of a mythical form of "supergovernance" in large firms misaligned with capabilities?...

The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings have provided an unexpected corporate governance lesson: the need for boards to take a very close look at their company’s code of conduct, and how it would address similar allegations and matters of procedural fairness...

Having worked on a number of Canada's largest M&A transactions as well as proxy fights, Dexter has deep expertise in corporate governance...

It is up to Tesla's board now, but I believe Musk's removal as CEO is the only outcome that would leave Tesla’s board with any credibility with the financial markets...

The roles played by active investment managers in price discovery, governance and capital formation are essential, Robert Sharps, group chief investment officer for the active concentrated T. Rowe Price Group said...

With no mechanism to hold CEO Evan Spiegel accountable for his missteps, Snap’s investors can only watch the company’s ongoing struggles with frustration...

Long-time Musk allies dominate the electric-car maker's board and there's no sign they're going to intervene despite mounting problems and distractions for the company created by the CEO's behavior...