Meet the Authors
of the Corporate Counsel Library on the Web

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BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, AND SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
CORPORATE LAW AND TRANSACTIONS	CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTIVITY
HUMAN RESOURCES	SECURITIES

The authors of the Corporate Counsel Library portfolios are experienced practitioners writing about areas of the law in which they have considerable expertise, such as:

A. Gilchrist Sparks III, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, co-author of the portfolio on Delaware corporations;

William H. Minor, DLA Piper US LLP, author of the portfolio on corporate lobbying: federal and state regulation;

Colleen P. Mahoney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, co-author of the portfolio on the SEC enforcement process: practice and procedure in handling an SEC investigation in the Sarbanes-Oxley era;

Kenneth A. Gross, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, co-author of the portfolio on regulation of corporate political activity;  and

Tonny K. Ho, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, co-author of the portfolio on protecting corporate creditors under the Bankruptcy Code.

More than 40 legal experts author Corporate Counsel Library portfolios. Many of these lawyers work at some of the most prominent law firms in the country, including:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow LLP
Richards, Layton & Finger	Winston & Strawn LLP
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP	DLA Piper US LLP
Schiff Hardin LLP	Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
McDermott, Will & Emery	Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Blank Rome LLP	Arent Fox PLLC
Ropes & Gray LLP	Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Covington & Burling	McGuire Woods LLP
Jenner & Block LLP	Reed Smith LLP

CORPORATE COUNSEL LIBRARY AUTHORS

FEATURED AUTHORS

Frederick H. Alexander
The Delaware Corporation (1-4th)
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Wilmington, Delaware

Darren C. Baker
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (12-5th)
Schiff Hardin LLP
Chicago, Illinois

E. Carolan Berkley
Third-Party Legal Opinions (82-1st)
Stradley Ronon Stevens, LLP,
Philadelphia, Penn.

Jason L. Booth
The Board of Directors
(63-2nd)
DLA Piper US LLP,
Chicago, Ill.

Robert E. Braun
Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management (86-1st)
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif.

Stephen P. Candelmo
Annual Reporting Under the Federal Securities Laws (33-3rd)
Arent Fox PLLC,
Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey R. Capwell
Compensation Committees (73-2nd)
McGuire Woods LLP
Washington, D.C. and
Charlotte, North Carolina

Jonathan C. Drimmer
Legal Ethics for In-House Corporate Counsel (87-1st)
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Washington, D.C.

Larry P. Ellsworth
Inside Information: Prevention of Abuse
(15-4th)
Jenner & Block LLP
Washington, D.C.

Steven J. Gartner
Corporate Minutes
(81-1st)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP,
New York, N.Y.

Barry H. Genkin
Audit Committees
(49-5th)
Blank Rome LLP,
Philadelphia, Penn.

Stanley M. Gibson
Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management
(86-1st)
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler &
Marmaro LLP
Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.

Michael A. Gold
Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management (86-1st)
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler &
Marmaro LLP
Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.

Kenneth A. Gross
Regulation of Corporate Political Activity
(16-5th)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Washington, D.C.

Keir D. Gumbs
Shareholder Proposals
(83-2nd)
Covington & Burling,
Washington, D.C.

Matthew I. Hafter
Corporate Stock Repurchases and Going Private (7-3rd)
Grippo & Elden LLC, Chicago, Ill.

Harry Hammitt
Business Uses of the Freedom of Information Act (14-3rd)
Access Reports, Inc.
Lynchburg, Virginia

Sara Hanks
Regulation S: The Safe Harbor for Offshore Securities Transactions (58-3rd)
Clifford Chance LLP,
New York, New York

Ki P. Hong
Regulation of Corporate Political Activity
(16-5th)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Washington, D.C.

Darren J. Hunter
Practice Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (9-4th)
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Chicago, Illinois

S. Mark Hurd
Special Committees of Independent Directors
(79-1st)
Morris, Nichols, Arsht &
Tunnell LLP,
Wilmington, Del.

Beth G. Joffe
Employment Discrimination Law
(40-3rd)
Employee Relations/Human Resources Consultant
Madison, Wisconsin

Andrew M. Johnston
Special Committees of Independent Directors
(79-1st)
Morris, Nichols, Arsht &
Tunnell LLP,
Wilmington, Del.

Steven D. Kittrell
Compensation Committees (73-2nd)
McGuire Woods LLP
Washington, D.C. and
Charlotte, North Carolina

Ronald J. Kramer
Employment Discrimination Law
(40-3rd)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Frederick D. Lipman
Audit Committees
(49-5th)
Blank Rome LLP,
Philadelphia, Penn.

Michael K. Lowman
Inside Information: Prevention of Abuse
(15-4th)
Jenner & Block LLP
Washington, D.C.

Colleen P. Mahoney
The SEC Enforcement Process: Practice and Procedure in Handling an SEC Investigation in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era
(77-3rd)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.

Paul F. Matousek
Indemnification and Insurance for Directors and Officers (54-2nd)
Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, Ill.

Richard T. Miller
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (12-5th)
Schiff Hardin LLP
Chicago, Illinois

William H. Minor
Corporate Lobbying: Federal and State Regulation (25-2nd)
DLA Piper US LLP,
Washington, D.C.

Robert J. Mittman
Audit Committees
(49-5th)
Blank Rome LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jonathan M. Ocker
Executive Employment Agreements (88-1st)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
San Francisco, California

David A. Parke
Doing Business in States Other Than the State of Incorporation (Alabama Through Michigan)
(84-1st)
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP,
Springfield, Mass.

Suzanne D. Reider
Legal Ethics for In-House Corporate Counsel (87-1st)
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Washington, D.C.

Clifford A. Roe, Jr.
Doing Business in States Other Than the State of Incorporation (Minnesota Through Wyoming)
(85-1st)
 Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio

Gregory C. Schick
Executive Employment Agreements (88-1st)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
San Francisco, California

Erich T. Schwartz
The SEC Enforcement Process: Practice and Procedure in Handling an SEC Investigation in the  Sarbanes-Oxley Era
(77-3rd)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.

Dan P. Sedor
 Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management (86-1st)
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler &
Marmaro LLP
Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif.

A. Gilchrist Sparks III
The Delaware Corporation: Legal Aspects of Organization and Operation (1-4th)
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP,
Wilmington, Del.

Thomas J. St. Ville
Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements (75-1st)
Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, Md.

Thomas M. Susman
Business Uses of the Freedom of Information Act (14-3rd)
American Bar Association
Washington, D.C.

Bruce A. Toth
The Board of Directors
(63-2nd)
Winston & Strawn LLP,
Chicago, Ill.

G. William Tysse
Compensation Committees
(73-2nd)
McGuire Woods LLP
Washington, D.C. and
Charlotte, North Carolina

Karen L. Valihura
Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine: Corporate Applications
(22-4th)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, Del.

Charles F. Walker
The SEC Enforcement Process: Practice and Procedure in Handling an SEC Investigation in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era
(77-3rd)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.

Alexander B. Young
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (12-5th)
Schiff Hardin LLP
Chicago, Illinois