The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles of Corporate Governance (the Principles) are widely regarded as the global benchmark for corporate control and accountability. The Principles are soft law and hence not legally binding. They provide
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Ignoring the Warning Signs: Why Did the Canadian Government Dismiss the Trade Risks of a Digital Services Tax?
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was suspending trade negotiations with Canada due to the imminent implementation of the digital services tax (DST). The result could be increased tariffs on Canadian products and a stalemate on many of…
The Essential Investor Fiduciary Duties that Courts and Policymakers Often Miss
The fiduciary duties of institutional investors have become a hot issue for policymakers and courts, with the future financial security of millions of American workers and savers at stake. Unfortunately, many recent policy debates and court opinions on such duties…
SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks on Executive Compensation
Good afternoon. Thank you to Chairman Atkins for convening today’s roundtable and thank you to the moderators and panelists for joining us to discuss this important topic. On a recent trip to Alaska, one of the most striking sights was…
Why Bill C-2 Faces a Likely Constitutional Challenge By Placing Solicitor-Client Privilege at Risk
The government’s inclusion of warrantless information demand powers in Bill C-2 has attracted mounting concern, particularly the stunning decision to target everyone who provides services in Canada which creates near limitless targets for warrantless disclosure demands. Department of Justice officials…
Bringing Accountability Back to Decentralized Finance
The promise of decentralized finance (DeFi) was that it would replace often conflict-ridden financial intermediaries and hierarchies with automated systems that we could trust. The reality, however, is that DeFi has not eradicated conflicts or trust issues but shifted them…
Paul Weiss Discusses New DOJ Guidance on Crediting Penalties in Coordinated Resolutions
On June 5, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued a memorandum providing guidance to Criminal Division prosecutors on corporate resolutions involving parallel criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative proceedings by…
How the Neurobiology of Learning Reveals the Dangers of Students Overusing AI
In my last post, I discussed a study that demonstrated that using AI to help write papers significantly affected student learning. In this post, I show why this is so using the neurobiology of learning–how the brain learns. Question: How…