Recently by Ira M. Millstein
Board of Directors
Resetting The Goal Posts
Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, delivered the following address on September 11, 2013, at the 11th Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School’s Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership in New...
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Preserving Balance In Corporate Governance
In our annual missive last year, we wrote about the need to restore trust in our system of corporate governance generally and in relations between boards of directors and shareholders specifically. We continue to be troubled by the tensions that have developed over roles and responsibilities in...
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The 2011 Yale Governance Forum: A Report
The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management is a leading global resource for testing, challenging, and advancing the premise that corporations should, and can, serve society. Approximately 200 conferees consisting of leaders from the global...
Read MoreNACD: Creating Our Best Directors
Editor: Until you encouraged us to tell our readers about the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), I hadn't realized it played such an important role. Please describe your involvement. Millstein: I became involved with the NACD at least 30 years ago - and I've watched it...
Read MoreExposing A Major Flaw In Corporate Governance - Proxy Voting
Editor: Explain why the Millstein Center's Policy Briefing No. 3 (Policy Briefing) focuses particularly on the proxy voting practices of institutional investors and the global proxy advisory industry. Millstein: The answer is pretty simple, Al. The entire legitimacy of the corporate governance...
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