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Co-sponsored by DLA Piper
Boards of directors are faced with a tangled mess of ESG metrics and regulatory challenges. This session will focus on some of the questions that many board directors are grappling with when it comes to ESG dos and don'ts, including the following: What is the meaning of the SEC’s increasing attention to the validity of ESG metrics by issuers? What will be the repercussions of ESG-washing? Are companies going to honor their big promises and what are the consequences if they do not? What is a board member’s responsibility to steward long term ESG factors in order to protect profits? Join us to discuss the practical applications of ESG and how to distinguish the most relevant elements for a board director from all of the ESG noise.
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Please scroll below regarding CLE credit for this program.
Live Stream link can be found here.
(Telephone: 888-788-0099 or 833-548-0276)
Webinar ID: 976 8998 9585
Passcode: 345650
Please note that we will not be taking questions from the virtual audience. We encourage you to submit your questions ahead of time to nancy@svdx.org.
SPEAKERS
Colleen Honigsberg
Colleen Honigsberg is an Associate Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where her research is focused on the empirical study of corporate and securities law. Her recent papers have examined gaps in the regulatory environment for financial advisors, the effect of usury laws on credit availability, and the incentive structure for auditors. Her research has been featured in major mainstream publications such as the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, and her scholarship has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Law & Economics, and the Journal of Accounting Research.
Prior to joining the faculty in 2016, Professor Honigsberg received her Ph.D. from Columbia Business School and her J.D. from Columbia Law School. She has expertise in accounting and previously worked as a Certified Public Accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services and for Compass Lexecon. In addition, she previously served as a Senior Economic Research Fellow with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Colleen is a member of the SEC Investor Advisory Council.
Alan Seem
Alan Seem is a Partner with DLA Piper. Alan’s practice includes SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and emerging growth companies, private equity investments, fund-related matters and going-private transactions. He also regularly advises companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance issues, including SEC/stock exchange compliance, board and management duties and responsibilities, environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other disclosure-related matters. He is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Marsha Vande Berg
Dr. Marsha Vande Berg is an international executive, corporate director and adviser who champions thought leadership as central to effective geo-political/economic risk and sustainability strategies. A globalist, she engages on Asia Pacific issues and sustainability/governance as extension of her Stanford Distinguished Careers fellowship and her leadership of the Pacific Pension & Investment Institute, the premier institute for asset owners and managers navigating the changing Asia-Pacific investment landscape. As CEO of MJGlobal Insights she assists public and private sector clients in identifying and executing effective ESG decision-making. She is an independent corporate director of Quantum Advisors Pte. Ltd.
Mark Lonergan, moderator
Mark Lonergan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lonergan Partners. He specializes in CEO and Board placements in technology companies. Since 1992, Mark has conducted over 500 technology company CEO, Board, and senior executive assignments.
CLE CREDIT
DLA Piper LLP (US) has been certified by the State Bar of California, Illinois MCLE Board, the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider. The following CLE credit is being sought:
California: 1.0 Credit (1.0 General, 0.0 Ethics)
Illinois: 1.0 Credit (1.0 General, 0.0 Ethics)
New Jersey: 1.2 Credits (1.2 General, 0.0 Professional Responsibility)
New York: 1.0 Transitional & Non-Transitional Credit (1.0 Professional Practice, 0.0 Ethics and Professionalism)
CLE credit will be applied in other states where DLA Piper has an office with the exception of Minnesota, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico.
For those who are attending this program virtually, please click here to evaluate the program and request CLE credit. This process must be completed within 30 days of the program to receive credit. The verification code will be giving during the program itself.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Measuring Corporate Vice and Virtue: Making ESG Metrics Trustworthy
by Colleen Honigsberg, Paul Brest
ESG Ratings: A Compass Without Direction
Stanford Closer Look Series by David Larcker, Lukasz Pomorski, Brian Tayan, Edward M. Watts