Robert B. Lamm, a corporate governance attorney in Gunster's Fort Lauderdale office, is often called upon by the media and industry publications to discuss a wide range of corporate governance topics and trends.
He is a regular contributor to Directors & Boards, a quarterly journal founded in 1976; and Agenda, an information service of Money-Media, a Financial Times Company; among other publications.
Here is a sampling of his published thoughts and writing in 2015:
- Directors & Boards (4Q 2015) - Documenting executive sessions of the board. Should you record what goes on behind closed doors of these very private sessions? Reasonable minds may differ ... but yes, it is appropriate to do so. Lamm wrote this primer for the publication.
- C-Suite (June 10, 2015 issue) - Ask the Experts | Discretion: How should boards approach its application within incentive plans? Lamm is a panelist offering commentary.
- The New York Times | DealBook (1/5/15) - An unusual boardroom battle, in academia. Lamm is quoted by Andrew Ross Sorkin about the battle brewing over a white paper written by SEC commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher. More info & related articles.
- Agenda articles:
- SEC closer to universal proxy ballot rule (12/4/15) - Lamm is quoted in this article discussing whether shareholders will be allowed to submit dissident nominees on the same ballot as the company's nominees.
- Opinion: Audit committees need principles-based disclosure (11/9/15) - Lamm provides an op-ed about the SEC's disclosure requirements.
- Pension funds emerge as proxy season's pushiest investors (7/13/15) - Lamm is quoted discussing proxy access and how to avoid dramatic stock swings.
- Companies shy away from drawn-out annual meetings (6/15/15) - Lamm is quoted on the topics of attracting shareholders and virtual-only shareholder meetings.
- Boards and activists armed with data (5/4/15) - Lamm is quoted about the dirt-digging research being done on board directors by activists and regular investors.
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Bob Lamm serves as co-chair of Gunster's securities and corporate governance law practice. He also acts as independent senior advisory to the Deloitte Center for Corporate Governance and as an advisory director of Argyle, a corporate governance advisory firm.
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