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Corporate Governance In the News - Articles of Interest

• Caesars to Replace Three Directors in Deal With Icahn – WSJ, March 1, 2019
• Lyft Files to Go Public, Speeding Past Uber in Their Race to an IPO | Corporate Counsel, March 1, 2019
• Lyft’s IPO Could Start a Record Year For New Tech Listings - WSJ, March 1, 2019
• Companies Need to Pay More Attention to Everyday Unethical Behavior – hbr.org,  March 1, 2019
• Activist Investor Pans Deal At Bristol Activist Investor Hits Deal At Bristol -- WSJ, March 1, 2019
• Nissan committee considers adding more outside directors - The Japan News, March 1, 2019
• BlueMountain Nominates 13 Highly-Qualified Director Candidates For Election To The PG&E Board Of Directors - R News, March 1, 2019
• Las Vegas Sands said in ‘good hands’ as CEO battles cancer - The Washington Post, March 1, 2019
• Female Factor: Women Drive the Labor-Force Comeback - WSJ, March 1, 2019
• EBay Plans Strategic Review of Assets - WSJ, March 1, 2019
• Allergan shareholder Chevedden backs Appaloosa's proposal to split CEO-chairman role | Reuters, February 28, 2019
• Key Senate Democrat raises concerns about SEC advice reform proposal - Investment News, February 28, 2019
• Top Democrat on Senate Panel Wants Hearing on SEC's Reg BI | ThinkAdvisor, February 28, 2019
• Corporate Governance In State-Run Banks To Make Boards More Effective, Says Study - Bloomberg, February 28, 2019
• How Can CISOs Improve Board Governance Around Cyber Risk Management? – Security Intelligence, February 28, 2019
• U.K. Companies Risk Ratings Downgrades in Case of No-Deal Brexit - WSJ, February 28, 2019
• Big U.S. pension funds ask electric utilities for decarbonization plans - Yahoo, February 28, 2019
• Barclays Activist Sherborne Puts Cap on Potential Stock Gains, Losses With Loan - WSJ, February 28, 2019
• DOJ: Shareholders don’t have right to sue over misleading tender offer disclosures | Reuters, February 28, 2019
• Bank of America and Wells Fargo Both Fail to Block Critical Vote at their Shareholder Meetings - Financial Advisor IQ, February 27, 2019
• UPDATE 2-UK watchdog warns of market disruption after a hard Brexit | Reuters, February 27, 2019
• 94% of employees would stay at a company for this one reason – CNBC, February 27, 2019
• Good Governance: The Foundation For Good Schools – Forbes, February 27, 2019
• Commentary: How Hampshire College Hampered Good Governance | Fortune, February  27, 2019
• Republicans push to block state data privacy laws | TheHill, February  26, 2019
• House Lawmakers Want to Avoid a Patchwork of State Data Privacy Laws - Nextgov, February  26, 2019
• Activist Investors, eBay Nearing Settlement That Sets Stage for Possible Change - WSJ, February  26, 2019
• General counsels at top companies share their biggest challenges in 2019 - Boston Business Journal, February 25, 2019
• Why Boards Should Care When The General Counsel Leaves – Forbes, February 25, 2019
• CFOs Play a Key Role in ERM and ESG Oversight - FEI, February 25, 2019