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How to Engage with Wall Street during a Crisis of Confidence

July 20, 2009

Companies and boards need to pay attention to who their shareholders are and stay ahead of the curve and ready to respond if and when those shareholders decide to take action against the company. Gordon McCoun, vice chairman, Capital Markets FD, the strategic communications segment of FTI Consulting, outlines the board relations with shareholders and investors.

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What Should Boards Be Doing to Help Their Companies Through These Troubled Economic Times?

July 20, 2009

Experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewitt, and FTI Consulting discuss the importance of boards of directors taking on a more proactive role and having a long-term vision for their company.

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Planning for Emerging Risks

July 20, 2009

Joseph C. Atkinson, U.S. Leader for Governance, Risk, and Compliance Practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, discusses how organizations can mitigate risks and look at them through a lens of opportunity.

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Managing Risk in Compensation

July 20, 2009

James McGough, consultant and principal with Hewitt Associates, outlines the three principal risks compensation committees must manage as well as the tools they may use to mitigate those risks in order to be successful in managing compensation programs.

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Today's Challenges: How are Audit Committees Coping?

July 20, 2009

Catherine L. Bromilow, partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Corporate Governance Group, reviews how audit committees' focus on risk and improving committee performance can improve their effectiveness.

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Crisis! Preparing for That Fateful Phone Call (or Subpoena)

July 20, 2009

Successful boards and companies are proactive and asking the tough questions to set the tone at the top that legal and regulatory issues are important. Joseph H. Looby, senior managing director with FTI Consulting, discusses how front-page events can have devastating consequences if they’re not handled appropriately.

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Listen to Your Whistleblowers

Third Quarter 2009

Get ready for an increase in insider trading, embezzlement, and other chicanery brought on by the troubled economy. Your best defense is an effective whistleblower program where these tipsters know they'll be safe. They haven't always been.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

2009 Annual Legal Survey

August 20, 2009

GCS and directors are bracing themselves for an onslaught of new regulation and compliance measures, Corporate Board Member's 2009 survey with FTI Consulting shows. Among top concerns? Executive compensation, e-discovery, labor/employment issues, and, of course, managing outside legal fees.

Board Focus on M&A: Technology, Media, and Telecom

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Board Focus on M&A: A Closer Look at Technology, Media, and Telecom

August 20, 2009

Experts from Houlihan Lokey and Alston & Bird LLP discuss trends in the TMT industry as boards focus on their companies' strategic direction during a year of uncertainty.

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Green Tax Incentives and Credits for Businesses and Individuals

July 29, 2009

Legislation over the last several years has greatly expanded the universe of energy tax incentives available to ordinary businesses. The bulk of these incentives are geared toward conservation, energy efficiency, and alternative and renewable fuels. Businesses can also take advantage of many of the energy tax incentives meant for consumers or the energy industry.

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson, executive managing director, executive liability, Beecher Carlson, offers insight on mounting pressures board members feel about their own liability.

Blogs

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The Board Blog
Led by Corporate Board Member President & CEO TK Kerstetter, The Board Blog offers thought-provoking, interactive dialogue on corporate governance news with occasional expert guests contributing perspectives on current hot topics.

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The Tally Sheet
Real-time updates, advice, and commentary on executive compensation matters critical to board members, written by Eric W. Hilfers, a partner and the head of the executive compensation practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.