There remains an intense focus on corporate culture and accountability, along with a global trend towards greater transparency and more rigorous risk management, in part driven by the impact of high-profile corporate governance failures.
In this environment, it is critical for companies to maintain the highest governance standards to allow boards to be confident in their decision making. We work alongside our clients' boards, management, governance and legal teams, providing tailored advice on legal and regulatory requirements, emerging trends and best practice, spanning domestic and international corporate law and governance frameworks. We have particular experience working with directors, general counsel, and company secretary and investor relations teams to advise on corporate governance and stakeholder engagement matters.
We support our clients on matters relating to directors’ duties and liabilities; board composition and policies; tailored governance reviews; market disclosure and related procedures and systems; periodic disclosures including annual reports; shareholder meetings and shareholder activism; director and senior executive contracts and transitions; remuneration structures and disclosures; audit and auditor-related matters; and issues in relation to capital maintenance and returns of value.
Our global team works with listed and privately held companies across multiple jurisdictions and is a trusted adviser to many of the leading companies in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We are at the forefront of current practice and emerging trends, so we can help anticipate how stakeholders will react. We regularly advise on high-stakes issues such as sensitive market disclosure issues, regulatory investigations, significant downgrades and class actions, activist actions by shareholders and CEO transitions.
Our team also covers the full spectrum of governance issues related to securities laws and compliance with stock exchange regulations across various global markets. Additionally, our restructuring and bankruptcy team advise on governance challenges faced by distressed business and companies emerging from bankruptcy.
