What relevance does international law have for corporate governance? Why should corporate executives pay attention to it? The short answer is because their stakeholders do. In two separate articles, I explore the ways in which corporate stakeholders – including consumers,
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Arnold & Porter Discusses Delaware Chancery Ruling in Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal
On February 29, the Delaware Chancery Court declined to dismiss claims that the process followed in obtaining board and stockholder approval of the merger of Activision Blizzard, Inc. with a subsidiary of Microsoft failed to comply with the requirements of…
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 196: Vibert Jack on the Supreme Court’s Landmark Bykovets Internet Privacy Ruling
The federal government has struggled to update Canadian privacy laws over the past decade, leaving the Supreme Court as perhaps the leading source of privacy protection. In 2014, the court issued the Spencer decision, which affirmed a reasonable expectation…
How Corporate Insiders Perceive CEO Inside Debt
The media often highlights hefty CEO compensation packages featuring lucrative stock grants, restricted shares, and stock options. The rationale for offering such equity-type compensation to top executives is to align the interests of managers and shareholders to mitigate agency conflicts…
Davis Polk Analyzes Comment Letters to FDIC Corporate Governance Proposal
In October 2023, the FDIC proposed enforceable guidelines on corporate governance and risk management that would apply to all state non-member banks with $10 billion or more in assets.
Key Facts:
- The comment period closed on February 9, 2024
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Alumna said McGeorge School of Law prepared her to be good advocate and policymaker
Tiffany Johnson, ‘11, is the Director of Policy and Legislative Initiatives Division at the Office of Policy Legislative Initiatives and Outreach within the Office of Fair Housing Equal Opportunity in Washington, D.C.
Johnson said that that McGeorge School of…
Alumnus follows in family’s judicial footsteps
The Hon. Dana Makoto Sabraw, ‘85, was appointed to the United States District Court in 2003, where…
Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea
New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review, and…
Why Coporate Governance Needs to Account for Data-Driven Mergers
Why might an insurance company acquire a robot manufacturer or a retailer acquire a home security provider? The answer might have once been diversification, but now it is more likely to be a desire for data. A new type of…
McGeorge alumnus pursues interests in political law and public policy in Washington, D.C.
When I graduated from UC San Diego, I had no plans of attending law school, let alone becoming a practicing attorney; instead, I was intent on working in politics and public policy. However,…