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“Poison pills” are a well-known defense strategy for boards trying to retain control of their companies. In the face of a hostile bid, their purpose is to give boards enough time to find someone [...]

Evan Harvey is the Global Head of Sustainability for Nasdaq. He manages all corporate sustainability (environmental, social and governance strategy) and most corporate responsibility [...]

Paula Loop is the leader of PwC’s Governance Insights Center, which strives to strengthen the connection between directors, executive teams and investors by helping them navigate the evolving [...]

The boardroom is a one-sided boxing ring, where an activist must take a stand against the opposing board members. However, through a percipient strategy an activist can work to persuade the board [...]

New innovations in communication engagement methods amongst board members are allowing boards to share information amongst their own members, as well as management teams and shareholders, in an [...]

Elaine Weidman-Grunewald heads Ericsson’s Sustainability and Public Affairs efforts and is also Head of Ericsson Response, the company’s humanitarian and disaster response program. She has [...]

Communication engagement is an ever-changing process in the global marketplace, ergo new trends are constantly affecting an advisor’s strategy in aligning boards, management and institutional [...]

Timothy J. Mohin is the Chief Executive of GRI, developer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards. A veteran in the field of corporate sustainability reporting, prior [...]

Josh Sawislak is the global director of resilience for the infrastructure services firm AECOM. In this role, he works across the entire enterprise of AECOM’s offerings in planning, design, [...]

Walied Soliman is chair of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and co-chair of our Canadian special situations  team,  which  encompasses  Canada’s  leading  hostile  M&A, shareholder  activism [...]