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Delaware Business Court Insider

Richards, Layton & Finger Director Elected a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel

Raymond DiCamillo, a director of Richards, Layton & Finger, has been elected as a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Advising the Board on Technology Oversight

The new NACD Report strongly endorses focused board oversight as essential to the proper corporate application of technology. This is particularly the case given how technology trends and developments are dramatically impacting the current competitive environment.
6 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: Late-Career In-House Leaders Offer Words to Live by

"The moment a client or business leader senses that you can be told to come up with a desired answer, regardless of whether or not you believe it to be true, is the minute they stop respecting you and taking your advice," said Aaron Alter, who stepped down as legal chief of Hawaiian Airlines last month.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Leaders Trying to Contain Political Divisiveness Face Maze of Challenges

"Human resources professionals and in-house counsel need to hone their conflict-resolution skills," said Jennifer Rubin, a member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Get Smart or Get Indicted: Corporate Compliance in the Age of AI

"When wrongdoing inevitably occurs, the better the compliance program, the better the outcome for the corporation," write Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert.
10 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Rejects 'Caremark' Liability for Imperfect Compliance With Legal Obligations

In dismissing for failure to plead demand futility, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will explained that that allegations of independent directors' knowledge of "imperfect compliance" did not provide a reasonable inference of bad faith "intentional lawbreaking."
5 minute read

International Edition

Awash With Social Concerns: Why and Where the Law is Changing

Regulatory pressure on greenwashing is why a similar trend is emerging for social washing.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Meta Directors Accused of Deleting Emails Discussing Cambridge Analytica, FTC Settlement

A motion, first filed under seal on Sept. 25, asks the court to institute spoliation sanctions and grant curative relief.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Bans Exec From Chevron Board—Exercising Authority It Doesn't Have, GOP Dissenters Say

The GOP minority on the Federal Trade Commission says Democrats are using a ridiculous legal theory to sideline directors, realizing firms will cave, sparing the agency from having to test the theory in court.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wynn Resorts Bidding Adieu to GC Who Cleaned Up Sexual Harassment Scandal

"Ellen Whittemore was, in the truest sense, the right person at the right time to help lead Wynn Resorts through a thicket of litigation and corporate governance changes," CEO Craig Billings said in a statement.
2 minute read

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