The Global Legal Post has launched a comparative guide to corporate governance, examining how changing regulations and emerging risks are reshaping the responsibilities of boards and businesses around the world.
The guide is edited by A&O Shearman corporate governance and executive compensation partner Doreen Lilienfeld and brings together contributions from law firms around the world to help lawyers and businesses navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
In her introduction, Lilienfeld highlights the growing divergence between corporate governance regimes, driven by differences in ownership structures, legal traditions and approaches to regulation, as well as the impact of artificial intelligence and growing cybersecurity and geopolitical risks.
"For practitioners advising multinational groups, for in-house counsel designing governance frameworks across jurisdictions, and for business leaders navigating cross-border transactions, the differences in how governance obligations are framed, enforced, and evolving present real operational risk and strategic opportunity,” she writes.
The guide provides a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction overview of corporate governance requirements, covering board structures and duties, shareholder rights and activism, disclosure and transparency, conflicts of interest, audit and internal controls, and executive remuneration.
It also features market insight chapters exploring specific corporate governance issues and developments in individual jurisdictions.
The guide can be read online, where users can browse individual chapters and compare requirements across jurisdictions, or downloaded as a PDF. A hardcover edition is also available to purchase here.
The Corporate Governance comparative guide forms part of The Global Legal Post's growing series of titles, which combine expert analysis with opportunities for discussion and knowledge sharing.
For further information about the guides, email Katie Burrington at [email protected].
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