Doug Raymond’s Thought Leadership
Doug Raymond writes regular columns on legal and governance matters for closely held businesses for several industry publications. He is known for his pragmatic approach to boardroom issues. Doug is an authority on corporate governance and disclosure issues and is called upon to advise on governance matters for public and private companies. Additionally, he counsels boards of directors and special committees on complex governance challenges. Doug also has a focus on sophisticated family enterprises and is himself an independent (nonfamily) director of a fifth-generation family business with interests in industrial abrasives and related businesses.
Directors & Boards Resources
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发表文章
May 2024
Fiduciary Duties in the Water
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April 2024
Who’s In Control Here?
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发表文章
April 2024
The Board in Charge
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February 2024
Was This Column Written by ChatGPT?
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发表文章
October 2023
Understanding Delaware’s MFW Process
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April 2023
Chief Compliance Officers Are in the Crosshairs
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发表文章
February 2023
A Middle Way to Good Corporate Governance
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发表文章
December 2022
Establish a Formal Process for the Board’s CEO Oversight
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October 2022
Should Boards Eliminate Corporate Officer Liability for Fiduciary Duty Breaches?
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June 2022
The SEC Drives Expanded Disclosure Requirements and Boardroom Change
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April 2022
New Life for Captive Insurance Subsidiaries
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发表文章
January 2022
To Give or Not to Give?
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发表文章
November 2021
Advance Waivers of Dissenters’ Rights
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November 2021
Revaluing Assets and Liabilities When Paying Dividends or Repurchasing Shares
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发表文章
September 2021
Private Company Governance: Preparing for Sale
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发表文章
September 2021
The Duty of Oversight in the Face of COVID Mandates
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发表文章
August 2021
Directors’ Use of External Work Email Leaves the Correspondence Vulnerable
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Publication
April 2021
When Conflicts of Interest Can Work
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发表文章
February 2021
Moving to a Values-Based Approach to Corporate Codes of Conduct
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发表文章
January 2021
Walking Back from the ‘Friedman Doctrine’?
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发表文章
October 2020
Can Your Compliance Program Pass the Test?
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发表文章
October 2020
Revisiting Independence
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发表文章
July 2020
Anticipating the Unanticipated
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April 2020
They Had One Job
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发表文章
January 2020
Shifting Leverage in Shareholder Votes
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October 2019
Indemnification Holes After a Company Is Sold
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July 2019
Directors’ Private Emails May Not Stay Private
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June 2019
Weighing ESG Against Directors’ Fiduciary Duty
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发表文章
March 2019
Designating Courts for Shareholder Lawsuits Is on the Rise
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发表文章
January 2019
Managing Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure
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发表文章
October 2018
Is It Only About Profits?
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发表文章
August 2018
The Pros and Cons of Good Governance
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发表文章
May 2018
Lawsuits & Board Liability
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发表文章
February 2018
Say on Director Pay
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December 2017
Political Pressure Builds for Companies to Increase Board Diversity
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发表文章
November 2017
Measuring Impact in the Boardroom
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发表文章
June 2017
Should Everything Be For the Record?
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发表文章
April 2017
Director Independence After Zynga
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发表文章
January 2017
Directors and “Unfettered” Rights to Company Information
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发表文章
December 2016
Corporate Governance is Personal
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发表文章
October 2016
Impact Investing in the Boardroom
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发表文章
July 2016
New Guidance on Handling Disruptive Directors
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发表文章
April 2016
The Tenured Director: Co-opted or Invaluable?
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发表文章
January 2016
Building a Team of Experts
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October 2015
Old Friends on the Board
2 min read
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October 2015
Proxy Access: Moving to Center Stage?
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July 2015
Board Decision Making and Diversity
2 min read
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April 2015
The Cybersecurity Scare
1 min read
发表文章
March 2015
Cause for Concern Regarding Director Compensation
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发表文章
January 2015
How Long Term Is Your Long-Term Planning?
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发表文章
October 2014
The Tension Between Boards and Investors
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发表文章
August 2014
Practical Dos and Don’ts for Directors
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April 2014
Don’t Rely on Others to Do Your Work
2 min read
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March 2014
Boardroom Relevance of the Values of Scouting
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June 2013
Harmonizing Going Private Transactions
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March 2013
Director Resignation and Fiduciary Duties
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发表文章
December 2012
Loyalty in the Board Room
2 min read
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October 2012
New Court Ruling, New Need for Caution
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发表文章
March 2012
Be Good
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December 2011
Take a Long Look in the Mirror
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September 2011
Separation Anxiety
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发表文章
August 2011
Deal Dynamics With Controlling Shareholders
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发表文章
May 2011
Conflicted Advisors Causing Trouble
2 min read
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March 2011
Holding Back the Tide of MA Litigation
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发表文章
May 2010
Advancement Rights: Are You Covered?
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发表文章
May 2010
Going Off the Grid
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发表文章
May 2006
Going Dark
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