Latham, Skadden Most-Cited Experience for GCs
Law firms including Latham, Skadden and Wilson Sonsini are responsible for helping mint the largest proportion of general counsels at U.S.-listed companies.
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Gender Diversity Remains Necessity in the Boardroom
High-profile business leaders took the stage in New York on Thursday to make the case for gender diversity as a necessity in corporate boardrooms and talk through what it takes to make that diversity materialize.
Legion Proposes Primo Water Declassify Board
Activist fund Legion Partners on Oct. 29 reiterated its complaints against target Primo Water and submitted a proposal calling on the company to declassify its board and elect all directors annually, and it suggested that it might launch a proxy fight at next year’s annual meeting.
RBS Appoints First Female Boss...
The number of women running Britain's biggest 350 companies has barely changed in a decade, prompting concerns that efforts to get more women into boardrooms are having only limited success.
LVMH in Talks With Tiffany
The world's biggest luxury goods maker said it had held preliminary talks with Tiffany following reports of a $14.5 billion offer.
Neumann Exits WeWork C-Suite
As WeWork's IPO had been beset by questions about valuation and governance, the workplace rental company said Tuesday that co-founder Adam Neumann will step down as CEO but remain non-executive chairman.
There Are Only 2 CEOs Under 40 in the S&P 500
A look at the average age of CEOs across the globe.
Warburg Prevails in Petplan Auction
The New York PE shop wins the pet insurance sales company following an auction run by the target's CEO Paul Guyardo.
Gender Diversity May Correlate to Higher Credit Ratings
A recent report published by Moody's found that gender diversity on corporate boards is often associated with higher credit ratings.