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In the Boardroom: ESG in the Boardroom

Our In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance podcast series features insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn, Melanie Levy, and Tom Burton on a wide variety of topics specific to boards. For decades, Steve, Melanie, and Tom have guided companies from inception to exit, and have encountered, navigated, and mitigated innumerable board-related issues. From their experiences, you can learn a great deal. Let’s take a listen!

In our fourth session, “ESG in the Boardroom,” the team is joined by Kristyn Noeth, Of Counsel at Mintz, to discuss best practices related to and practical implementation of ESG concepts, as well as the impending Climate Disclosure Rule. As noted in the introduction, fewer topics are generating more interest in boardrooms across the country (and at Mintz!) than environmental, social, and corporate governance.

We hope you enjoy listening. And stay tuned for our next session.

In the Boardroom: Board Committees

Our In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance podcast series features insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn, Melanie Levy, and Tom Burton on a wide variety of topics specific to boards. For decades, Steve, Melanie, and Tom have guided companies from inception to exit, and have encountered, navigated, and mitigated innumerable board-related issues. From their experiences, you can learn a great deal. Let’s take a listen!

In our third session, “Board Committees,” the team discusses the various types of committees, the role or purpose of committees, committee composition, ESG as it relates to committees, and board committee trends.

We hope you enjoy listening. And stay tuned for our next session, which will focus on ESG!

 

 

 

 

In the Boardroom: Running an Effective Board Meeting

Our In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance podcast series features insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn, Melanie Levy, and Tom Burton on a wide variety of topics specific to boards. For decades, Steve, Melanie, and Tom have guided companies from inception to exit, and have encountered, navigated, and mitigated innumerable board-related issues. From their experiences, you can learn a great deal. Let’s take a listen!

In our second session, “Running an Effective Board Meeting,” the team discusses key considerations for public and private companies in this critical area of governance, including:
• Best practices in formulating the agenda
• Preparation of the presentation deck
• Framing of issues and goals
• Shareholder relations
• Major news, including negative news
• Executive sessions and closed sessions
• The value of transparency

We hope you enjoy listening. And stay tuned for our next session, which will cover the basics of board committees!

In the Boardroom: Board Basics

Welcome to our new podcast series In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance, featuring insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn, Melanie Levy, and Tom Burton on a wide variety of topics specific to boards. They’ll answer all of your questions related to the “who, what, when, where, and how” of boards.

For decades, Steve, Melanie, and Tom have guided companies from inception to exit and encountered, navigated, and mitigated innumerable board-related issues. From their experiences, you can learn a great deal. Let’s take a listen!

Session 1: Board Basics

Our first session covers the following topics:
• What is a board of directors, when is it formed, and what’s the ‘best’ composition? (Hint: odd numbers are key!)
• Who sits on a board of directors (i.e., founders, investors, and independents), how are they selected, and how does the composition of a board change over time?
• What is NOT a board (e.g., scientific advisors and observers)?
• What are the duties of the board?
• How should boards handle confidential information?
• Client question - How often should boards meet, and what should occur in these meetings? (Second hint: surprises should never occur!)

We hope you enjoy listening. And stay tuned for our next session, which will cover running an effective board meeting!

 

 

 

 

Health Law Diagnosed: Medical-Legal Partnerships: Leveraging a Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Improve Health Outcomes

During this episode, Bridgette Keller speaks with Kerlann Flowers, Legal Director and Senior Attorney for Hofstra University School of Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP), and Mintz Associate Jean Krebs. They discuss the work of the MLP, how the ongoing pandemic has impacted the MLP and its clients, and, in many respects, made collaboration between medical providers and lawyers more important than ever.

Health Law Diagnosed: Digital Health During the PHE & Beyond: Leveraging Telehealth to Address Access to Care Disparities

The acceleration in the development and use of, and comfort with, telehealth over the past several years has the potential to counteract historical disparities in access to health care. Listen to hear how Andy Ward, Director of the South Boston Collaborative Center, and Kate Steinle, Chief Clinical Officer of Folx Health, are leveraging telehealth to serve their communities.

Exclusive Rights: Intellectual Property - Will the Unified Patent Court Change Everything?

In this episode of the EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: Intellectual Property podcast, founding host Dan Weinger speaks with Dr. Thomas Gniadek, a seasoned EU patent and trade secrets litigator with Simmons & Simmons in Munich, Germany, about the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Coming soon to the European Union, the UPC and the Unitary Patent promise to create a radical sea change in how patents will function in the European Union.

Dan and Thomas dive into some of the changes that are coming, covering these topics and more:

• Expected shift in the balance of power in the patent space, with the UPC covering a market of more than 400 million people
• Types of matters to be handled at the local and regional divisions versus the central division courts
• Limits of the European Court of Justice, which sets up the Court of Appeals as the final arbiter of patent law
• How the UPC will decide what language to use for litigation
• How the Court of Appeals will synthesize decisions from the local and central divisions to make patent law consistent across the EU over the coming years, including the likely development of sophisticated damages jurisprudence

Health Law Diagnosed: Key Takeaways from the 6th Annual Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Industry Summit

Our 6th Annual Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Industry Summit covered how the confluence of the rapid growth of consumer-centered health care, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on equitable access to care, and the new presidential administration are driving change across the industry. Listen to our team discuss key takeaways from the weeklong summit and how industry trends are impacting business practices.