This breakout session focuses on company decisions surrounding going public and the role of board members in the process. A broad range of topics discussed, including 1) choosing professional advisors [bankers, auditors, lawyers], 2) reasons for and against going public, 3) the process of going public and the roles of various participants [board, management, advisors], 4) various costs of being public [street projection expectations, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance], and 5) general media topics [investor relations, gun jumping].
Related Insights
31 December 2024
Foley Viewpoints
SEC Enforcement Action Against Church & Dwight Director: Lessons for Outside Directors
The SEC’s settlement with James R. Craigie, former CEO, chairman, and director of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., for violating proxy disclosure rules by standing for election as an independent director without disclosing his close personal friendship with a senior Church & Dwight executive has caused consternation in the legal community regarding when a friendship jeopardizes director independence under stock exchange rules.
31 December 2024
Manufacturing Industry Advisor
The State of the Law of Requirements Contracts
Amid increasing pressure on supply chains across the globe, multiple recent court opinions have disrupted the law of requirements contracts.
30 December 2024
Foley Viewpoints
Controlling Entities to Dealer Contracts Subject to Puerto Rico’s Law 75 May Be Liable for Tortious Interference
Plaintiffs asserting claims for tortious interference of contracts covered by Puerto Rico’s Dealer’s Contracts Act, commonly known as Law 75, may automatically satisfy one element of such a claim. Law 75 regulates relationships between distributors and manufacturers.