Michael W. Peregrine
Subscribe to Michael W. Peregrine's PostsMichael W. Peregrine represents corporations, their boards of directors, and individual directors and officers in connection with the full range of governance, fiduciary duty, director liability and leadership issues. Much of Michael’s practice involves advising boards of directors on matters of sensitivity and controversy, often in connection with corporate and fiduciary crises. He is recognized as one of the leading national corporate governance counselors and is a respected interpreter of the law of fiduciary duties.Read Michael W. Peregrine's full bio.
Advising the ‘Cultural Revolution’ in the Boardroom
By Michael W. Peregrine on Apr 25, 2017
Posted In Employment
Michael Peregrine wrote this bylined article analyzing what he called the “significant emerging governance trend” in which corporate boards proactively exercise “more vigorous and direct oversight of the organization’s corporate culture,” reflecting “an increasing awareness of how matters of culture and reputation correlate to the success of an organization, and to the board’s efforts to sustain...
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Clawbacks, Compliance and Incentive Compensation: A Supplemental Approach
By Andrew Liazos and Michael W. Peregrine on Jun 26, 2014
Posted In Executive Compensation
The following post comes to us from Michael W. Peregrine, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, Andrew C. Liazos, head of McDermott’s executive compensation practice, and Timothy J. Cotter, Managing Director at Sullivan, Cotter, and Associates, Inc. Governing boards should consider compliance-based incentive compensation as a supplement to statutorily mandated “clawback” provisions, and as an...
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