An effective board increases a company's probability of success in a competitive world. Morgan Lewis offers the following resources to help entrepreneurs improve their board. Materials of particular interest to technology and life sciences companies are identified.
| Build a Better Board: See How a Solid Board of Directors Can Poise a Company for Success, Pittsburgh TEQ Morgan Lewis partner Eric Kline is quoted as Pittsburgh TEQ examines the challenging but vital step of building an effective board of directors for an emerging technology company in the "Getting It Done II" series.  View the article. |
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| Corporate Governance Issues (Chapter 3), Emerging Life Sciences Companies Deskbook – Spring 2008 (Morgan Lewis) Corporate governance is a combination of (i) principles, (ii) policies, and (iii) procedures designed to enable the board of directors to manage the company in accordance with duties owed to stockholders and other company stakeholders. The board of directors of the company should understand the issues and challenges presented when governing the company. This chapter addresses a board of directors’ general fiduciary duties and its duties in connection with specific transactions, as well as certain SEC disclosure challenges faced by public life sciences companies. View the chapter. |
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