At M&A, we advise clients on numerous corporate governance and compliance matters.  Some of our work involves:

• Drafting charter and bylaw provisions
• Structuring boards and committees
• Board members’ fiduciary duties regarding mergers, acquisitions and financings, and relevant contractual provisions
• Oversight obligations and liability issues
• Executive compensation
• Standards of conduct and codes of ethics
• Charters for audit, compensation and governance committees
• Drafting, implementing and enforcing corporate governance policies and procedures
• Nominating and removing directors and officers
• Conducting investigations
• Crisis management
• Improving corporate governance ratings
• Managing relationships with outside auditors, compensation consultants and other third party advisors