Workshop: Corporate Governance

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Focuses on all aspects of Corporate Governance and working effectively with a Board of Directors and management of a company. Explores the laws, rules, regulations and practices that govern the establishment and running of U.S. public corporations today, issues and challenges facing shareholders, and directors and senior officers of corporations. Topics include the duty of care, the duty of loyalty and the business judgement rule; proxies and shareholder proposals; proxy advisors, their influence, and the role they play; the nomination, election and removal of directors; executive compensation and shareholder meetings. Current issues and events in Corporate Governance are examined and discussed throughout the course – The WSJ, NYT and other current publications are important sources of information and are the basis of class discussion. Effective presentations and communications in a corporate environment are an important aspect of the course.