Expand your knowledge of corporate governance and better understand how important it is to the business you are assisting.
Oftentimes, a paralegal or administrative assistant who is assigned to support the corporate secretary does not receive much background information about the specifics of the position or the roles and responsibilities of the Office of the Corporate Secretary. This course will teach you both the theoretical and practical aspects of delivering support services to the corporate secretary of your or-ganization, as well as the importance of this role to your corporation’s Board of Directors, executive management team, and shareholders.
Agenda
What Is Corporate Governance?
- Processes That Guide Board of Directors Decision-Making
- Structure for Management of Responsibilities of the Board, Management, and Shareholders
- Compliance With Corporate Formalities
Reasons to Practice Good Governance
- Corporate Veil Protection
- Shareholder Lawsuit Defense
- Preparedness for Material Transactions, Audits, and Regulatory Reviews
- Enhance Effectiveness of Board Meetings and Follow-up Action Execution
What Does the Corporate Secretary Do?
- Provide Corporate Governance Leadership
- Helps to Mitigate Risks Associated With a Board’s Performance of Its Fiduciary Duties
- Facilitates Board Decision-Making Processes and Procedures
- Documents Board and Committee Deliberations and Decisions
What Are Corporate Governance Services?
- Board and Committee Meeting Preparation
- Board and Committee Support
- Subsidiary and Affiliate Management
- Corporate Governance Service Partner Management
- Corporate Governance Consulting
What Are the Key Activities of a Corporate Governance Paralegal?
- Maintain Corporate Minute Books
- Manage Subsidiary and Affiliate Corporate Information by Administering Legal Entity Management Systems
- Utilize Board Portals to Distribute Board and Committee Meeting Materials to Board Members
- Draft Board and Committee Meeting Minutes and Board Resolutions
- Manage Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement Execution
- Coordinate Use of External Corporate Governance Service Providers
Recent Development: Corporate Transparency Act
Speakers
Christopher J. Bonner, Esq.,
Barclay Damon, LLP- Counsel to Barclay Damon, LLP
- Practicing law in securities and transactional matter since 1980
- Advises public and private companies on securities and transactional matters and SEC compliance
- Frequent speaker on Sarbanes-Oxley and other securities topics and on corporate, and transactional matters
- Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Corporate Governance Committee
- J.D. degree, Harvard Law School
- Can be contacted at 315-425-2708 or cbonner@barclaydamon.com
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for paralegals, legal assistants, associates, and other legal professionals.
