America' s Best Corporate Law Firms - Second Quarter 2009

Cover Story

The 2009 Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting Survey. In today's tough financial climate, who better to have at your side than one of the 20 corporate law firms selected as the best in the nation by almost 300 directors?

Second Quarter 2009

Features

What Directors Think of Obama's Curbs on CEO Pay
To what extent should government get involved in the boardroom? Should a taxpayer representative have a seat at the table? Here's how board members answer these and other important questions.

Whom You Need to Know in Obama's Washington

With federal officials yanking power away from the boardroom and corner office, knowing the capital's key decision-makers has never been more vital. Here's a sampling of the people who make the rules—and how to reach them.

Just What You Wanted: Another Shareholder Activist
Shad Rowe went after Pfizer's comp committee for paying its CEO too much—and the guy retired a year earlier than planned. Now Rowe is set to pick another target. Better make sure your CEO's pay matches his performance.

Winners in 25 Metro Areas
Some 240 general counsel picked the law firms they rank tops in 25 metropolitan areas.

Lawyerly Wisdom to Rescue You From the Economic Storm
The troubling economic climate brings with it all kinds of new legal problems for directors. Here's how the experts say you can protect yourself.

Plus: Time to Go Bargain-Hunting for a Lawyer?

GCs Who Saved Their Companies' Bacon
Meet John McGoldrick, this year's winner of our lifetime-achievement award, and four other general counsel who exemplify the best in their profession.

GCs on Risk and Other Critical Corporate Issues
Nearly 550 general counsel and directors offered their views on boardroom matters in this year's Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting survey.

Legal Briefs
Reports from the inner reaches of corporate law highlight lawyers you need to fear, advice you can use, and trends you should know about.

Departments

On Board
At Odds with the CEO, Directors are Quitting Their Boards

Have Bribe, Will Travel

A Board from Hell

The SEC's Mary Schapiro: Friend or Foe of the Boardroom?

D&O Differences

Time to Bury Golden Coffins?

Letters

Before We Adjourn
Bacon Drippings, Blood, and Beeswax—and Other Boardroom Aromas

Opening Statement
Ever Feel You're Being Watched? Well, You Are