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Entity Management In Real Time
With over 30 years of experience in the legal field, and in my current role as Assistant Corporate Secretary with Rayonier (which is organized as a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)), I have seen the scope of work for the Office of the Corporate Secretary broaden over time ' from a strictly board and legal focus, to now include corporate governance activities and related administration. My primary responsibilities include assisting the Corporate Secretary with oversight of insider trading, SEC and NYSE compliance, preparing Board of Directors and committee materials and annual disclosure documents, and also acting as liaison between management and the board. I have additional accountability for monitoring and updating information gathered on various corporate governance databases, supervision of subsidiaries with respect to filings, annual reports, and management of the subsidiary data base, as well as the annual shareholders' meeting.
Automating Record-Keeping
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.