This article discusses Asia mergers and acquisitions, understanding the differences between English and US approaches.
This article states that although the Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't require companies to disclose cybersecurity risks and incidents, companies should establish a disclosure framework in light of the SEC's cybersecurity guidance.
This article shows how directors must be proactive in ensuring that they are properly advised about the scope of their insurance coverage, and that they then provide appropriate oversight to ensure that the bank secures a strong coverage program in light of what currently is available in the D&O insurance marketplace.
Check out this 2014 Apex, Excel and Communicator Award-winning article! The standard “no comment” response to a media frenzy surrounding pending litigation is an approach that some legal counsel have opted out of in favor of more detailed disclosure.
Such an approach addresses not only the media, but also other company constituencies who are impacted by the negative attention. This article details how to create a platform for proactive responses.
This Quick Overview discusses the importance of planning ahead for crisis and how the Board can play an integral role in appropriate and helpful crisis management in the United States.
This top ten article contains tips on how to mitigate a crisis as quickly and efficiently as possible with the least amount of exposure to your company as possible.
This is a sample spreadsheet for the corresponding Crisis Management Simulation – Hypothetical for ACC Annual Meeting 2012 Session 803.
Jim Jackson, executive office director and general counsel of Medair, discusses risk management for the humanitarian aid industry.
This InfoPAK discusses the role of the general counsel in the United States, Canada and Europe. The purpose of this InfoPAK is to provide some definition of the role, scope and nature of the duties of a general counsel in a globalized, post-Enron, post-Parmalat, post-Satyam Sarbanes-Oxley world, further battered by a worldwide recession the likes of which have not been seen for more than a generation. By noting some of the issues that arise in the ordinary course of an inhouse counsel’s practice, this InfoPAK will help general counsel provide high-quality representation for their corporate client.
A comprehensive management systems approach for security, preparedness, response, mitigation, business/operational continuity, and recovery for disruptive incidents resulting in an emergency, crisis, or disaster.