Sara Mahaffy, U.S. Equity Strategist at RBC Capital Markets By John Jannarone The coronavirus pandemic has prompted companies to take extraordinary measures, including actions and statements that demonstrate their commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, according to Sara...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have impacted oil trade around the world, with companies from Sweden to Spain that partner with the country under pressure to depart and potentially lose billions of dollars of revenue. But ultimately,...

  Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins in Austin, TX By Sarah Fortt  In January 2020, which now seems like a very long time ago, I was speaking to a group of directors on board oversight of risk management,...

By John Jannarone Carbyne, a next generation emergency-response technology firm whose services have been in heavy demand during the coronavirus pandemic to help those in need, said former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will step down from its Board, the...

By Jeff Zilka, Josh Hochberg and Arielle Patrick                                                                 ...

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...