Free With Registration: Focus Renewed on Risk Management

Martin Nussbaum, a partner at Dechert, writes: “Every well publicized financial scandal and crisis brings with it a new focus, applied with the benefit of hindsight. The steep losses of shareholder value and, indeed, the failure of major corporations that have been hallmarks of the recent financial crisis have caused renewed focus on risk management, and the role of boards and key committees overseeing the risks that their businesses take.”