The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives

by Stewart Landefeld, Andrew Moore, Jens Fischer, Jason Day, John R. Thomas

Overview

The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives (5th edition) written by Perkins Coie lawyers, is a “plain English” guide for directors, officers and other executives seeking to familiarize themselves with legal and other board and management issues facing public or soon-to-be-public companies. This guide incorporates changes to SEC, NYSE, NASDAQ, and state law requirements and guidance, as well as to common practice, made over the last four years, when the previous edition was released.
This practical guide discusses topics such as:
•The best “In the Board Room” corporate governance practices
•Public disclosure obligations, including those under Regulations FD and G
•NYSE and NASDAQ requirements and guidelines
•Insider reporting obligations and trading restrictions for directors and officers
•How to engage with shareholders and plan for shareholder activism
•How to plan for an Annual Meeting (including a detailed calendar)
•How to cover the Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes-Oxley rules and regulations

The current edition was edited by Perkins Coie partners Stewart M. Landefeld, Andrew B. Moore, Jens M. Fischer, Jason Day and John R. Thomas, with contributions from other Perkins Coie attorneys.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152967432
Publisher:	Perkins Coie
Publication date:	04/07/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Stewart Landefeld, partner and immediate past chair of the Perkins Coie Corporate practice, has counseled corporations and board of directors for 30 years in the areas of corporate governance, securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private equity investments and venture capital.

Andrew Moore, a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in the firm’s Corporate practice, focuses his practice on public offerings and corporate finance, securities regulation, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. Andrew is a leader of the firm’s public companies group, regularly advising public companies on best corporate governance practices, disclosure matters and SEC compliance.

Jens M. Fischer, a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in the firm's Corporate practice, focuses his practice in the areas of corporate governance and transactions, including public securities offerings, mergers, dispositions and acquisitions, SEC compliance, corporate governance, and private offerings.

Jason Day is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP with the firm's Corporate practice. He focuses his practice on securities regulation, corporate governance and public offerings. Jason counsels public companies on Securities Exchange Act of 1934, NYSE and NASDAQ compliance and disclosure issues. He also advises public company executives and boards regarding executive compensation, corporate governance, corporate finance, fiduciary duty, Sarbanes Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act, Regulation FD, Section 16 and other areas of SEC compliance.

John Thomas, a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in the firm’s Corporate practice, is a seasoned business transaction lawyer with more than 20 years of experience counseling and representing private and public companies in a variety of industries, including high technology, apparel, aviation, financial services, senior living and clean technology. John focuses his practice on counseling and representing clients in mergers and acquisitions; corporate financings, including underwritten public securities offerings and private placements; joint ventures and strategic alliances; restructurings and spin-offs; purchases, sales and leases of aircraft and aviation finance; commercial transactions and contracts; periodic reporting and securities law compliance; and corporate governance.