On February 16, Palo Alto-based partners Ambassador Michael George DeSombre and Sarah Payne spoke at the TechGC Public Company GC Summit, a private virtual conference that addressed the shifting landscape for leaders at public companies and how to leverage lessons learned.
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Roundtable: How to best educate new public company board members
Ambassador Michael George DeSombre, a partner resident in S&C’s Palo Alto and Hong Kong offices, led a roundtable discussion on best practices in educating incoming board members of newly-public companies on both general and company-specific best practices.
Mainstage Panel: Nasdaq Proposed Rules, Human Capital and the War for Talent
Sarah Payne, Managing Partner of S&C’s Palo Alto office, moderated a mainstage panel discussion of corporate governance considerations for human capital management and the implications of rules proposed by Nasdaq. Additional topics included reductions in force and expanding concepts of diversity.
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