Corporate Governance

Our corporate governance team works side by side with clients to develop an in-depth understanding of their business environments and challenges, identify key issues, and develop practical strategies to achieve immediate and long-term objectives.

Our team regularly advises senior executives, directors, and committees in the full range of corporate and board governance matters.

Our client list is as diverse as today’s business marketplace and includes companies of all sizes, from startups and emerging enterprises, to multinational, Fortune 500 corporations. We advise publicly traded, closely held, and family-owned businesses, investment funds, and other entities with equal attention. In so doing, we draw on our significant experience in key sectors of the economy, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, and healthcare. Our emphasis on quality client service, responsiveness, and collaboration has resulted in longstanding relationships that further support our ability to provide customized, effective guidance and solutions.

Our team possesses extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of corporate governance matters, including the following:

• Public and private company board governance matters, including advising board of directors on fiduciary duties, independence determinations, drafting resolutions, consents and minutes of board and committee meetings, drafting and review of charters of board committees, indemnification agreements, and corporate governance policies
• Advising with respect to communications with, and voting policies of, shareholder advisory services
• Shareholder relations and engagement issues
• Takeover defense planning, proxy contests, and third-party change of control tender offers
• Corporate formation and restructuring, reorganization, and conversion matters, including compliance with state corporate, limited liability, and partnership laws
• Joint ventures and other strategic alliances
• Public mergers and acquisitions