Chief Justice Myron Steele is the seventh Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Appointed in 2004, he has presided over dozens of seminal cases in his twenty-three years as a member of Delaware’s judiciary.

William Braithwaite at Stikeman Elliott LLP provides a compelling insight into the current developments and issues surrounding fairness opinions in Canada.

The renowned and respected Charles "Casey" Cogut provides his sought-after expertise on the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act in setting new standards for corporate governance.

Who's Who Legal brings together four of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today.

Following on the heels of the worst financial crisis in decades, regulators and investors around the world have looked for solutions to the problems that hobbled the world markets in 2007 and 2008, and some responsibility for those problems has been consistently placed at the feet of corporate leaders.

Five years on from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, its effects are still being felt in boardrooms across the US, and corporate governance remains high on the agenda. Outside counsel continue to provide clients with guidance, advice and representation, and our research has identified 18 individuals from 11 firms who have proven track records in this field, and can counsel corporations on issues arising in routine operations and in extraordinary transactions.

Although Singapore is not as stringently regulated a business environment as many countries, such as the United States, for example, corporate clients still need to call on external counsel for governance advice, both during transactions and generally during their everyday business. It is not really possible to specialise in this field to the exclusion of all others, and as such all the individuals in this section also appear in other chapters of the book, but the seven lawyers we feature in the following pages are proven experts and able to offer high-quality guidance to boards and directors.

The aftershocks of the Sarbanes Oxley Act are still being felt five years on from its enactment, and corporate governance remains high on the agenda in boardrooms across the world. Outside counsel continue to provide clients with advice and representation, and our research has identified 18 individuals from 13 firms who have proven track records, and can also counsel corporations on issues arising in routine operations and in extraordinary transactions.

Boards of directors at public companies often require advice from their outside counsel on sensitive matters relating to corporate disclosure, governance and policy issues, as well as dealing with new laws, regulations, stock exchange rules and governance principles. The lawyers in this chapter have proven track records in providing this advice, and will counsel corporations on issues arising in routine operations and in extraordinary transactions.

With the aftershocks of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act still being felt in boardrooms across America, governance issues continue to occupy the minds of company directors and officers.