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In this 18-minute episode of our “Women Governance Trailblazers” podcast, Courtney Kamlet & I interviewed Wilson Sonsini’s Amy Simmerman. Amy leads the firm’s Delaware office and governance practice, and serves on Wilson Sonsini’s board of directors. She also guest-lectures at Harvard Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law School on governance matters. Listen to hear:

1. What led Amy to law school and how she ended up practicing in Delaware

2. Amy’s thoughts on whether Delaware law permits boards to consider “stakeholders” other than shareholders, and trends that she’s seeing in the boardroom on this topic

3. Whether companies are continuing to convert to Public Benefit Corporations

4. Other notable corporate trends – and Amy’s views on the pace of change in our field

5. The most common scenarios in which non-Delaware lawyers should call a Delaware lawyer, but don’t … and advice for how other lawyers can best partner with Delaware counsel

6. What Amy thinks women in the corporate governance field can add to the current conversation on the role of corporations in society

To listen to any of our prior episodes, visit the podcast page on TheCorporateCounsel.net or use your favorite podcast app. If there are “women governance trailblazers” whose career paths and perspectives you’d like to hear more about, Courtney and I always appreciate recommendations! Shoot me an email at liz@thecorporatecounsel.net.

– Liz Dunshee