"The Art of Boardroom Etiquette and Confidentiality"

Thursday, November 2, 2006

3:00 - 3:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]
 

As the Hewlett-Packard situation illustrates, there is an art to maintaining confidentiality in the boardroom. Companies must be prepared to respond to leaks, both inside and outside the company. Yet, few understand the complex web of issues related to responding to a leak. Join these experts:

• Professor Charles Elson, Director, University of Delaware Center for Corporate Governance
• Diane Frankle, Partner, DLA Piper, LLP
• Carl Metzger, Partner, Goodwin Procter, LLP
• Richard Truesdell, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Among the topics of this program are:

• What legal issues arise in the wake of a boardroom leak, including corporate and securities law issues as well as privacy issues
• How do the listing standards come into play, including how to deal with issues posed by a company’s code of conduct
• How to respond to a leak, including strategies to deal with directors and officers, journalists and shareholders
• What challenges are faced if a board wants to remove a director

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