Robert A. Profusek
Jones Day
Articles
Getting Ahead of the 2022 Proxy Season: Board Committee Names & Functions
USA - January 24 2022 Investor losses resulting from stock market crashes have driven most major turns in corporate governance. In this century, director independence and…
Getting Ahead of the 2022 Proxy Season: Sustainability
USA - January 14 2022 ESG and DEI, including sustainability, will be the leading theme in the upcoming proxy season as a result of a convergence of societal issues…
Delaware Chancery Court Strikes 5% Poison Pill With "Extreme" Features
USA - March 3 2021 The Delaware Chancery Court held that a Board of Directors breached its fiduciary duties in adopting a shareholder rights plan, or "poison pill," with…
Randi C. Lesnick, James P. Dougherty, Lyle G. Ganske, Jennifer C. Lewis, Lizanne Thomas
Delaware Court Ruling Raises Privilege Concerns for Communications With Outside Directors
USA - January 8 2021 In Short The Situation: Use by outside directors of non-company email accounts or other non-secure platforms to conduct board business risks waiver of…
Geoffrey J. Ritts, Marjorie P. Duffy, Randi C. Lesnick, James P. Dougherty, Robert S. Faxon
ISS Issues Policy Guidance in Response to COVID-19
USA - April 11 2020 In Short The Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has presented unprecedented uncertainties and challenges to public companies for…
Randi C. Lesnick, James P. Dougherty, Lyle G. Ganske, Lizanne Thomas
