Corporate Governance

Practice Contacts

Baldwin, Keith Gormley , Barragar, Anne L. , Bjerke, Bruce T. , Bond, Andrew J. , Buck-Romero, Michele L. , Cochener, Donna M. , Davis, Steven C. , DeGroot, Clifford A. , Duffy, Susan G. , Eller, Brent R. , Fumia, Mark J. , Girard, Robert D. , Hodes, Elizabeth Pifke , Hull, Jay D. , Kenny, Marc , Kraft, Barbara Simpson , LeMaster, Matt , Lewis, Ame Wellman , Lowe, Randall B. , Maughn, Ryan D. , McCann, Sean P. , Michaels, Jonathan , Phillips, Michael C. , Reece, Joseph L. , Reed, John , Rockney, Brant , Russell, Bernard L. , Schuchard, Robert L. , Tune, Sarah English , Wallin, Joseph M. , Whitford, Joseph P. , Williams, Marcus J. , Woods, LaVerne , York, Ryan J.

Related Practices

While the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted primarily with large public companies in mind, the corporate governance standards and philosophies it embodies are increasingly being adopted in private companies and nonprofit organizations as well.

This is especially important for private companies that are considering making a public debt offering, going public or being acquired by a public company, and for nonprofit organizations that are subjected to regulatory scrutiny.

Our attorneys provide corporate governance counsel to a wide range of clients, including startups and emerging companies, larger private companies and public companies. We provide advice on the composition, operation and independence of boards and board committees, particularly standing audit and compensation committees. We also provide a full complement of other corporate governance services, including the following:

Designing corporate governance policies and procedures and evaluating their implementation
Developing standards for the composition and responsibilities of key independent board committees
Preparing disclosure controls and procedures, codes of conduct, insider trading policies and corporate compliance programs
Creating document retention policies
Formulating policies and procedures for nonmanagement directors’ meetings
Counseling on executive compensation issues and disclosure
Devising whistleblower policies
Advising on the timing and reporting of stock sales and purchases, and Rule 10b5-1 trading plans