Conference | November 18, 2025
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Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor The Character of the Corporation 2025. This forum brings together public company board members, institutional shareholders, proxy advisors, judicial and governmental representatives and corporate governance thought leaders to discuss effective governance, geopolitical conflict and crisis management.
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Led by distinguished corporate directors and governance experts, the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation’s BoardReady Institute (BRI) provides programming tailored to prepare and position aspiring directors the boardroom.
On July 17, 2025, Mayer Brown partner, Jennifer Zepralka will speak on the panel “Corporate Governance 101: The Board Fundamental.”
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Delaware has overhauled its framework for stockholder books and records inspection rights. Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) §220, enacted on March 25, 2025, seek to address the concern that inspection rights had become overly burdensome for corporations. Amended §220 generally narrows the scope of records available for inspection to a limited set of
In this episode, Robyn Bew, EY Americas Center for Board Matters Director, shares insights from the EY Americas Board Priorities 2025 report. Robyn discusses how corporate boards’ priorities have evolved year-over-year, including oversight of management’s response to volatile economic conditions and capital allocation strategies. Our guest also talks about directors’ increased focus on innovation
Shannon Nash, a chief financial officer, public company board director, investor, qualified financial expert, attorney and CPA with over 25 years of experience, is also a documentary film director. Shannon produced the documentary OnBoard, which is the story of the first African American woman to serve on a public company board. In this MB Sounding
In this episode (approx. 10 minutes), Professor Anat Alon-Beck of Case-Western Reserve University School of Law (follow her work on SSRN) talks to us about her scholarship. In particular, Prof. Alon-Beck discusses some of the findings regarding competition among states to attract businesses—including Texas and Nevada. Prof. Alon-Beck also discusses incorporation trends for growth
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill 21 (“SB 21”) into law Tuesday night, pushing forward a measure that has drawn strong criticism from shareholder and consumer advocacy groups.
The bill made its way to the governor’s desk after a debate in the House, where it passed with a 32 to 7 vote and two members
The current proxy season presents new challenges and opportunities for U.S. companies as they face shifting expectations regarding board diversity. There are a number of notable developments. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate the Nasdaq diversity rules, which required Nasdaq-listed companies to disclose board diversity statistics and have a minimum number of
On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) announced that it will be halting consideration of certain diversity factors indefinitely when making vote recommendations with respect to the election and re-election of U.S. company directors under its Benchmark and Specialty policies. ISS will no longer be considering the gender, racial or ethnic diversity of
On February 4, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Court”) overturned a prior ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery, which subjected TripAdvisor Inc.’s (“TripAdvisor”) and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc.’s (“Liberty”) corporate conversions to Nevada to an entire fairness review. Instead, the Court determined that the business judgment rule was the appropriate standard of review