Originally held on January 26 - 27, 2011, the archived conference is now available for purchase either as a video stream with downloadable link to materials; or on CD-Rom (audio archive with program materials).

In today’s volatile commercial and financial marketplace, Boards of Directors are under tremendous pressure. Whether you are an in-house or external legal advisor, it is essential that you are fully prepared to deal with the difficult and often urgent issues facing Boards in 2011. At the same time, you need a clear sense of your role, your risks and how to manage them.

This fourth annual Osgoode Professional Development program, The Advanced Legal Guide to Advising the Public Company Board of Directors, brings together an eminent faculty comprising Canada’s foremost experts in the field of corporate governance. You’ll get thoughtful and sophisticated analyses, as well as practical tips and strategies that will allow you to confidently and competently deal with governance issues in both day-to-day and extraordinary business events. Topics include:

• The role of the Board in corporate social responsibility
• Advising the Board on executive compensation
• Handling ethical issues and developing a sound corporate culture
• The role of securities regulators in resolving shareholder claims
• The latest on D&O liability, insurance and indemnification
• The role and duties of the Board in change of control situations
• Distress and insolvency issues
• Committees – roles, responsibilities and obligations

Chairs
Professor Poonam Puri, Osgoode Hall Law School
Professor Edward J. Waitzer, Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business, and Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP

OPD Program Lawyer

Myrsini Rovos

mrovos@osgoode.yorku.ca