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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发表文章 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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发表文章 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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发表文章 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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发表文章 October 2022

Should Boards Eliminate Corporate Officer Liability for Fiduciary Duty Breaches?

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发表文章 June 2022

The SEC Drives Expanded Disclosure Requirements and Boardroom Change

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发表文章 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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发表文章 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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发表文章 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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发表文章 October 2019

Indemnification Holes After a Company Is Sold

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发表文章 July 2019

Directors’ Private Emails May Not Stay Private

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发表文章 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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发表文章 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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发表文章 October 2015

Old Friends on the Board

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发表文章 October 2015

Proxy Access: Moving to Center Stage?

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发表文章 July 2015

Board Decision Making and Diversity

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发表文章 April 2015

The Cybersecurity Scare

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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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发表文章 April 2014

Don’t Rely on Others to Do Your Work

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发表文章 March 2014

Boardroom Relevance of the Values of Scouting

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发表文章 June 2013

Harmonizing Going Private Transactions

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发表文章 March 2013

Director Resignation and Fiduciary Duties

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发表文章 December 2012

Loyalty in the Board Room

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发表文章 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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发表文章 December 2011

Take a Long Look in the Mirror

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发表文章 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

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发表文章 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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