Event Title
Panel I - Corporate Governance
Start Date
13-10-2006 9:15 AM
End Date
13-9-2006 9:45 AM
Description
In addition to the 2002 Sarbanes Oxley Act, which includes significant new federal rules relating to the substance of corporate governance, the SEC has proposed rules that would federalize other areas of governance that have traditionally been left to the states. Although a proposed rule that would effectively require majority voting for directors has been shelved, it appears that the SEC is inclined to use its power here aggressively even though the courts have struck down new rules relating to the governance of mutual funds.
Moderator: Frank Balotti
Panelists:
Robert Ahdieh – Intersystemic Regulation and Rule 14a-8
Larry Hamermesh – The Policy Foundations of Delaware Corporate Law
Jennifer Johnson – Adopting Federal Standards as Best Practices for Private and Nonprofit Firms
Brett McDonnell – Recent Skirmishes in the Battle Over Corporate Voting and Governance
Comment: Jennifer O'Hare
Fifth Annual Business Law Conference brochure
Panel I - Corporate Governance
In addition to the 2002 Sarbanes Oxley Act, which includes significant new federal rules relating to the substance of corporate governance, the SEC has proposed rules that would federalize other areas of governance that have traditionally been left to the states. Although a proposed rule that would effectively require majority voting for directors has been shelved, it appears that the SEC is inclined to use its power here aggressively even though the courts have struck down new rules relating to the governance of mutual funds.
Moderator: Frank Balotti
Panelists:
Robert Ahdieh – Intersystemic Regulation and Rule 14a-8
Larry Hamermesh – The Policy Foundations of Delaware Corporate Law
Jennifer Johnson – Adopting Federal Standards as Best Practices for Private and Nonprofit Firms
Brett McDonnell – Recent Skirmishes in the Battle Over Corporate Voting and Governance
Comment: Jennifer O'Hare