David Berger: Ending the One-Size-Fits-All Model of Corporate Governance
Description
(0:00 ) Intro.
(2:14 ) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel
(3:01 ) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with David (E24 from Nov 2020)
(4:22 ) David's description of the ACGC
(7:56 ) Post-Election Governance Changes (SEC, FTC, etc). ESG and DEI considerations. Federal vs state regulatory matters.
(13:06 ) On crypto and digital assets in the new Trump administration.
(14:51 ) On DOGE led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
(18:46 ) Delaware's challenge as the Favored Corporate Home
(26:54 ) Elon Musk's Rescinded Compensation in Tornetta v Musk, the plaintiff attorneys' fees.
(31:04 ) On the Rome Conference on AI, Ethics, and the Future of Corporate Governance (April 2024).
(35:18 ) Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) in the AI industry. On Anthropic's LTBT. On corporate purpose.
(46:56 ) ServiceTitan's compounding IPO ratchet (reference to my article about it). IPO market.
(52:06 ) Biggest winner and loser in business in 2024
(53:54 ) Biggest business surprise in 2024
(55:10 ) Best and worst corporate governance trend from 2024
(57:41 ) Charter competition among states, and Federal vs. State Corporate Governance
(1:00:04 ) What’s the biggest corporate governance trend to watch out for in 2025
David Berger is a partner at Wilson Sonsini and serves as the President of the American College of Governance Counsel.
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