Corporate Governance

1. Memos
2. Webcasts
3. Governance Library
4. Portals
5. "Corporate Governance Surveys" Practice Area
6. "Corporate Governance Guidelines" Practice Area
7. "Corporate Governance Committees" Practice Area
8. "Corporate Governance Ratings" Practice Area
9. "Corporate Governance Web Pages" Practice Area

1. Memos
   • "Governance and Compliance Considerations for Executive Officer Security Arrangements" - Covington (1/25)
   • "2024 Hot Topics for Boards and Committees" - Sullivan & Cromwell (9/24)
   • "Current Trends in Governance" - Deloitte (7/24)
   • "2023 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report" - Wilson Sonsini (1/24)
   • "Trends Shaping Corporate Governance in 2024 – 5 Areas to Watch" - PwC (12/23)
   • "FRC Proposes Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code" - Davis Polk (5/23)
   • "ESG and Corporate Purpose: Their Current Status and How They Relate" - Seyfarth Shaw (4/23)
   • "Blockchain Technology: Why Boards Should Pay Attention" - PwC (3/23)
   • "What Are Boards' Top Priorities This Year?" - Corporate Board Member/Diligent Institute (1/23)
   • "Driving Action and Accountability in the Boardroom" - Nasdaq (12/22)
   • "Why Gen Z Matters and What Boards Should Know" - EY (12/22)
   • "2023 Annual Letter to Boards: Navigating Volatile Markets & Macroeconomic Forces" - Freshfields (12/22)
   • "Get Boardroom Ready: 5 Ways to Improve Executive Interactions with the Board" - PwC (12/22)
   • "Thoughts for Boards in 2023" - Wachtell Lipton (11/22)
   • "The Economics of Corporate Governance" - Pellerin, Mathieu (7/22)
   • "The Role of Digital Technology in Corporate Governance" - Directors & Boards (5/22)
   • "2022 Board Priorities: Critical Questions Boards Should Consider in 2022" - EY (1/22)
   • "2022 Governance Outlook" - NACD (1/22)
   • "Selected Issues for Boards in 2022" - Cleary Gottlieb (1/22)
   • "Board Oversight: Key Focus Areas for 2022" - Sidley Austin (12/21) (pg. 8)
   • "Corporate Governance Factbook" - OECD (12/21)
   • "Boards, Reimagined: Emerging Trends Among CEO's and Their Boards" - Korn Ferry (11/21)
   • "Corporate Governance: Best Practices in the Boardroom" - Perkins Coie (10/21) (pg. 7)
   • "Elevating Board Support" - Deloitte (10/21)
   • "Returning to the Office: 4 Key Challenges for Boards, Executives and GC" - Diligent (10/21)
   • "ESG Governance: Board and Management Roles & Responsibilities" - Thompson Hine/Society of Corporate Governance (10/21)
   • "The Board Matrix: The (ESG) Value of Well-Connected Directors" - S&P Global (9/21)
   • "CSR and Firm Survival: Evidence from the Climate and Pandemic Crises" - Chemmanur/Gounopoulos/Koutroumpis/Zhang (9/21)
   • "Governance Updates: Getting Ready for the Next Chapter" - Farient Advisors (9/21)
   • "Board Communications Cheat Sheet - What Every Director Should Know" - Baker Botts (9/21)
   • "2021 Corporate Governance Trends in Mega-Cap and Large-Cap Consumer Companies" - Sullivan & Cromwell (9/21)
   • "Outlook 2022: 5 Priorities for Boards, Management & Governance Professionals" - Diligent (9/21)
   • "Sustainability & ESG: Governance Factor & What it Means for Businesses" - Skadden (1/21)
   • "Corporate Governance & the Feminization of Capital" - Haan (12/20)
   • "How 2020 Has Changed the Future of Corporate Governance" - Kingsdale Advisors (9/20)
   • "Recent Trends in Governance Documents" - Sullivan & Cromwell (9/20)
   • "Beyond the Curve: A Framework for Public Company Directors" - DLA Piper (6/20)
   • "Board Accountability" - Morrow Sodali (2/20)
   • "Global & Regional Corporate Governance Trends" - Russell Reynolds (1/20)
   • "Board Horizons: 2020" - Freshfields (1/20)
   • "Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020" - Akin Gump (1/20)
   • "Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2020" - Cleary Gottlieb (1/20)
   • "Eight Priorities for Boards in 2020" - EY (1/20)
   • "The 2020 Landscape: What Boards Should Expect" - PwC (1/20)
   • "2020 Governance Outlook" - NACD (1/20)
   • "Some Thoughts for Boards in 2020" - Wachtell Lipton (12/19)
   • "Governance: One Size Doesn't Fit All" - Wachtell Lipton (10/19)
   • "Loosey-Goosey Governance: 4 Misunderstood Terms" - Larcker/Tayan (10/19)
   • "Guidebook to Governance Issues" - Wilson Sonsini (10/19)
   • "Toward Fair and Sustainable Capitalism" - Leo Strine (10/19)
   • "Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance" - Kaal (9/19)
   • "2019 Corporate Governance Hot Topics" - Perkins Coie (8/19)
   • "CEO/CFO Survey on Shareholder v. Stakeholder Interests" - Stanford (8/19)
   • "Business Roundtable Embraces Stakeholder Corporate Governance" - Wachtell Lipton (8/19)
   • "Not Everything is About Investors: The Case for Mandatory Stakeholder Disclosure" - Lipton (8/19)
   • "Long-Term Bias" - Barzusa and Talley (5/19)
   • "Spotlight on Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (8/19)
   • "Pursuit of an Enhanced Corporate Governance Model" - Pay Governance (7/19)
   • "Spotlight on Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (6/19)
   • "Small-Cap Governance: Recommendations & Requirements" - OTC Markets (5/19)
   • "Russell 3000 and S&P 500: Corporate Governance Trends" - Debevoise (5/19)
   • "Vanguard Sets Stewardship Example By Handing Off Voting Authority" - Wachtell Lipton (5/19)
   • "Five Board Priorities for 2019" - Weil Gotshal (3/19)
   • "Corporate Power is Corporate Purpose I: Hometown Evidence" - Strine (2/19)
   • "Reconsidering Shareholder Primacy in an Era of Corporate Purpose" - Berger (2/19)
   • "It's Time To Adopt The New Paradigm" - Wachtell Lipton (2/19)
   • "The Spotlight on Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (2/19)
   • "Corporate Governance: Turning Up the Heat" - Skadden (1/19)
   • "Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2019" - Cleary Gottlieb (1/19)
   • "2019 Governance Outlook" - Spencer Stuart/NACD (1/19)
   • "2019 Board Agenda" - Deloitte (1/19)
   • "Global & Regional Corporate Governance Trends" - Russell Reynolds (12/18)
   • "Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2019" - Akin Gump (12/18)
   • "Top Priorities for U.S. Boards in 2019" - EY (12/18)
   • "Some Thoughts for Boards of Directors in 2019" - Wachtell Lipton (12/18)
   • "On the 2019 Board Agenda" - KPMG (12/18)
   • "The Spotlight on Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (11/18)
   • The"Commonsense Principles 2.0": Still Making Sense - Jones Day (10/18)
   • "Commonsense Principles 2.0: A Blueprint for U.S. Corporate Governance?" - Weil (10/18)
   • "Microcap Board Governance" - IRRC (8/18)
   • "Corporate Governance: Primer for Directors" - Stanford (7/18)
   • "Recent Developments Relating to Corporate Governance" - Davis Polk (7/18)
   • "Update on The New Paradigm: The Evolution of Stewardship Principles" - Wachtell Lipton (6/18)
   • "Best Practices for Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (6/18)
   • "Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2018" - Cleary Gottlieb (1/18)
   • "Top Priorities for U.S. Boards in 2018" - EY (12/17)
   • "Governing Through Disruption: Board Priorities for 2018" - Sidley (12/17) (pg. 5)
   • "Some Thoughts for Boards of Directors in 2018" - Wachtell Lipton (11/17)
   • "The Board's Role in Corporate Culture" - EY (9/17)
   • "UK & Vanguard Developments: Illustrations of The New Paradigm" - Wachtell Lipton (8/17)
   • "The Era of Private Ordering for Corporate Governance" - Dorsey & Whitney (8/17)
   • "The Impact of Disruption on Strategy & Governance" - Deloitte (8/17)
   • "Corporate Governance Update: Common-Sense Capitalism" - Wachtell Lipton (7/17)
   • "Corporate Governance Factbook" - OECD (3/17)
   • "American College of Governance Counsel: Improved Model of Corporate Governance" - Hansell (3/17)
   • Podcast: Ann Yerger on Governance (3/17)
   • "Governance Questions Posed By Changing U.S. Political Landscape" - ICGN (3/17)
   • "The Spotlight on Boards" - Wachtell Lipton (1/17)
   • "Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2017" - Cleary Gottlieb (1/17)
   • "Corporate Governance: The New Paradigm" - Marty Lipton (1/17)
   • "Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2017" - Akin Gump (12/16)
   • "Top Priorities for Boards in 2017" - EY (12/16)
   • "Some Thoughts for Boards of Directors in 2017" - Wachtell Lipton (12/16)
   • "Roadmap for Implicit Corporate Governance Partnership" - Wachtell Lipton (11/16)
   • "The Spotlight on Boards 2017" - Wachtell Lipton (11/16)
   • Corporate Governance memos archive 2003 to present
      
2. Webcasts
   • The Top Governance Consultants Speak (11/20)
      
3. Governance Library

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   Board Materials
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   CEO Evaluations
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   Committee Charters
   Committee Composition and Authority
   Compensation Committees
   Corporate Governance Guidelines
   Director Compensation
   Director Duties
   Director Evaluations
   Director Recruitment
   Executive Sessions
   Governance Consultants - Hiring Factors
   Nominating Committees
   Stockholder Lists
   Stock Ownership Guidelines

4. Portals

   Audit Committee Portal
   Corporate Governance / Nominating Committee Portal
   Director Education
   Model Principles
   Sample Board Evaluations
   Sample Corporate Guidelines & Codes
   SRO Governance
   Whistleblower Portal

5. Corporate Governance Surveys Practice Area
    
6. Corporate Governance Guidelines Practice Area
    
7. Corporate Governance Committees Practice Area
    
8. Corporate Governance Ratings Practice Area
    
9. Corporate Governance Web Pages Practice Area