Kerry E. Berchem
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Kerry Berchem leads Akin Gump’s Corporate Governance group, and is outside general counsel and strategic advisor to public companies. Clients rely on her judgment and business acumen to manage risk, solve problems and create value.
Recently by Kerry E. Berchem
Climate activists' election to Exxon’s board of directors, Chevron’s approval of emissions cuts to its energy products and a court ruling ordering Shell to lower carbon emissions by 45 percent are a series of ESG events presented to the world just weeks ago. What does this have in store for the energy industry?
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A Brave New World: Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2021
The world has changed a lot since Akin Gump's 2020 Top 10 Topics for Directors report. A global pandemic; an ongoing reckoning on race, inequality and social justice; a climate crisis; an economic shock; and increased political polarization have created challenging dynamics for companies and boards globally. This report delves into these wide-ranging issues and offers insight on how directors and management must proactively embrace their stewardship roles in this brave new world.
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Do Not Let ISS Go Overboard: Limiting board members to four seats is a disservice to companies and the members themselves
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) employs a lot of very smart people with great intentions, but sometimes, they just need help. On October 26, 2015, ISS proposed three changes to its voting policies for U.S. issuers for the 2016 proxy season, including a proposal to reduce the...
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