Neal Aronson, Founder and Managing Partner of Roark Capital, Whose Recent Investments Include The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated – Photo Credit: Daryn Kagan By John Jannarone Aside from the likes of KKR & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P., private...

  For those who didn’t watch or listen, CorpGov welcomes you to read the following interviews, adapted from our April Webinar: Best Corporate Governance Practices During the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond, sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP, downloadable free at CorpGov...

By Daniel Gordon, Managing Director, GLD Partners As pain and suffering caused by COVID-19 continues to expand, there is now talk out of Washington, D.C. of a fourth stimulus package to help financially imperiled workers and small businesses that face...

  The Williams Companies, Inc.’s Pill Adoption Offers Insight on Proxy Advisor Views By Lawrence S. Elbaum, Jeffery B. Floyd, John A. Kupiec and Patrick Gadson of Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.[i] “Will Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis recommend...

By Beth Berg, Kai Liekefett and Derek Zaba In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, shareholder rights plans or “poison pills” continue to be a hot topic in Corporate America. As explained in our previous Sidley Update (Should Boards Adopt...

Dear Readers, CorpGov welcomes you to watch and listen to a replay of Thursday’s Webinar: Best Corporate Governance Practices During the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond, sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP. Please follow this link for the replay, which includes a...

Dear Readers, CorpGov is pleased to invite you to a Webinar on Thursday, April 2, at 2pm EST: Best Corporate Governance Practices During the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond, sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP. Please register at this link: https://icrinc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ls6q2vd_SCitYWWNjOK8Dw We will...

By Stephen Page As corporate boards work to navigate companies through this unprecedented time, directors can leverage digital governance solutions to optimize their communication as they respond to the virus and prepare for the proxy and AGM season. As businesses...

  Philip Falcone, Chairman, President and CEO of HC2 Holdings, Inc. By John Jannarone The combination of nationwide quarantines and the threat of unemployment make it clearer than ever: Americans want at-home entertainment but are less willing to shell out...

Nick Mazing, Director of Research at Sentieo By John Jannarone In-person annual shareholder meetings have become the latest victims of the coronavirus outbreak and many more are likely to switch to remote formats. That’s according to Nick Mazing, Director of...