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Every lawyer needs to understand the fundamentals of how boards work — whether you want to join a board, serve as General Counsel, advise as Outside Counsel, move into a business role or even regulate businesses in government. Please join Stanford Law School and Stanford Women on Boards for our Board Fundamentals webinar geared toward lawyers. We are honored that experienced board members Gail Harris, ’74, JD ’77 and Agnes Bundy Scanlan will lead this discussion and add their own personal experiences around being lawyers and serving on boards.

An MCLE one-hour General credit is offered for this program. As a CA Bar Association-certified MCLE credit provider, this program is eligible for credit in the state of California. Please check with your respective state Bar Association for credit eligibility.

About the Board Fundamentals speakers:

 

Gail Harris ’74, JD ’77 is the Lead Director of Evercore Inc., a global independent investment banking advisory firm, where she also serves as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. She previously served on the boards of Seacor Holdings Inc., Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York, and the Stanford University Board of Trustees. Gail is a former partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. She is a frequent guest speaker on panels and at conferences addressing corporate governance and issues facing directors of public companies.

 

 

Howard Woolley is President of the Howard Woolley Group a strategic public policy firm serving leading technology and wireless clients and serves on the boards of Apple Hospitality (NYSE: APLE), Allianz Life Insurance of North America, and Somos Incorporated where he is Lead Director.

 

 

Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Esq. is the President of The Cambridge Group LLC, a regulatory risk management advisory firm. Agnes serves as chair of the Truist Financial Inc. Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee, and is chair of AppFolio, Inc. and R1 RCM’s Board Risk Committees. She also serves on the Board of iCapital.

 

 

Meet our Moderators:

 

 

Carol Lam, JD ’85; Co-Lead, SWB Attorneys on Boards Committee; Stanford Board of Trustees

 

 

 

 

Justine Gottshall, JD ’94; Co-Lead, SWB Attorneys on Boards Committee; Co-Managing Partner, InfoLawGroup

 

 

 

 

Belinda Nixon, AB ’90; Co-Lead SWB Mosaic; Member, SWB Attorneys on Boards Committee; Partner, Perkins Coie

 

 

 

MCLE Readings:

• A Brief Introduction to the Fiduciary Duties of Directors Under Delaware Law – Penn State Law Review
• Fiduciary Duties of the Board of Directors – Westlaw Practical Law Corporate & Securities
• Corporate Governance Standards: Overview – Westlaw Practical Law Corporate & Securities
• Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties in the United States – Westlaw Practical Law Guide
• Establishing Norms for Director Behavior to Enhance Board Culture and Effectiveness – Westlaw Practical Law Guide
• Banking on the Lawyers – Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-13
• Lawyers and Fools: Lawyer-Directors in Public Corporations – Cornell Law Faculty Presentations
• Board Fundamentals Slide Deck