Frank Reddick

Cybersecurity

John Goodgame, Frank Reddick, Kerry E. Berchem, Jeffrey Lazar Kochian, Garrett A. DeVries, Alice Hsu, Daniel Walsh, Lucas Torres | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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.

Regulatory & Compliance

Frank Reddick | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Please describe your background. Reddick: I co-head Akin Gump’s national corporate practice and am located in its Los Angeles office. I advise clients with respect to the discharge of their fiduciary duties and best practices in corporate governance. The transactional side of my...

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., Frank Reddick, Jeffrey Lazar Kochian | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On September 15, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release announcing that amendments to Rule 14a-8 allowing shareholder proposals on proxy access will become effective as soon as the SEC's release is published in the Federal Register . As a result, companies soon...

Frank Reddick | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Frank, you have more than 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and public company representations. Have you ever seen a time like the present in terms of turmoil in the financial markets? Reddick : Nothing like we're experiencing right now. Over the course...

Frank Reddick | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Describe the advantages of California as a business location. Reddick: California is an attractive business location due to a highly skilled labor force, a well-developed infrastructure and access to a wide variety of capital resources. California has a broad and deep post-secondary...