Center for Corporate Governance
continues spring seminar series

The corporate governance seminar series is bringing some of the nation's leading executives, jurists, academics and journalists to the UD's campus during the spring semester.

The series, free and open to the public, is part of the course "Advanced Corporate Governance," which is offered by Charles Elson, Edgar J. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the Center for Corporate Governance
at UD. The discussions are
scheduled from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Thursdays, in 125 MBNA America Hall.

"We have a tremendous group of speakers and believe they will provide a lively discussion of issues central to corporate governance," Elson said.

Corporate democracy will be the topic March 21. Panelists will be Frank Byrd, New York City Public Employees Pension Fund; Mark Goldfus, senior vice president and general counsel, Merrill Lynch & Co.; Michael Goldman, partner, Potter Anderson & Coroon; G. Penn Holsenbeck, vice president and corporate secretary, Philip Morris; Vice Chancellor Jack Jacobs, Delaware Court of Chancery; and Mark Preisinger, director, share owner affairs, Coca-Cola.

On April 18, the topic will be shareholder litigation, and panelists will be Tom Allingham, partner, Skadden, Arps; Jay Eisenhofer, principal and founding partner, Grant & Eisenhofer; Keith Johnson, general counsel, State of Wisconsin Investment Board; Barbara Franklin, president and chief executive officer, Barbara Franklin Enterprises; Ed Labaton, partner, Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow; Walter Ricciardi, general counsel, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Vice Chancellor Leo Strine, Delaware Court of Chancery; and Robert Thompson, professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Corporate governance guidelines will be the topic April 25. Panelists will be Warren Anderson, attorney, General Motors; Justice Carolyn Burger, Delaware Supreme Court; Peter Clapman, general counsel, TIAA-CREF; Ken Novack, vice chairman, AOL Time Warner; Nils Okeson, partner, Alston & Bird; and John Olson, senior partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

The final session on May 9 will focus on the role of the dissident director. Panelists will be Guy Adams, president, GWA Capital; Frank Balotti, partner, Richards, Finger & Layton; Chancellor William Chandler, Delaware Court of Chancery; Edward Lampert, chief executive officer, ESL Investments; Morris Offit, chief executive officer and founder, Offitbank; Robin Sidel, reporter, Wall Street Journal; Larry Sonsini, senior partner, Wilson Sonsini; and Raymond Troubh, director or former director of a number of corporations including Enron, Time Warner and America West Airlines.

Members of the community planning to attend should call 831-6157 in advance to make sure space is available.