The debate over executive pay has gripped corporate law scholars, regulators, and the national public for decades. A C-Suite position provides uniquely lucrative financial benefits to executives, especially to Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). Over the past few decades, CEO pay has risen...

In 2008, India passed a ground-breaking law to introduce the Limited Liability Partnership form into Indian business law. The Indian LLP Act was the first major introduction of a new business form in India in over 50 years. While the partnership and corporate forms (i.e. companies under the...

Corporate governance debates have undergone a fundamental shift, with environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues coming to the forefront of decision-making by boards, executives and shareholders. Across a spectrum of stakeholders, companies and their boards face pressure to...

This chapter considers how corporate governance concerns are reflected in the approach to regulating friendly takeover transactions in two countries with similar capital markets and institutional frameworks, the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (U.K.). With respect to friendly...

Since its adoption in 1979, one hundred and sixty nations have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. However, due to a lack of effective enforcement mechanisms, the Convention's success in improving the lives of women has been limited. The...