Best Practices for Corporate Governance and Compliance is an authoritative, insider"s perspective on helping companies to mitigate risk through effective compliance. Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nation s leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the key governance responsibilities for corporations and executives and offer best practices for addressing those responsibilities through effective compliance programs. These top lawyers reveal their advice on how to overcome the common challenges associated with compliance by involving top-level management, strategically appropriating resources for compliance, and evaluating and updating programs regularly. From working with in-house counsel and managing relationships with outside auditors to understanding the extent of attorney-client privilege and evaluating the benefits of cooperation with the government, these authors address key concerns in both conducting internal investigations and responding to government investigations. Additionally, these leaders discuss the current enforcement environment and react to recent developments and trends in corporate governance and compliance. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an ever-evolving area of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world"s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. David A. Collins, Of Counsel and Samuel C. Damren, Member, Dykema Gossett PLLC Persuading Business Clients to Implement Gold-Plated Compliance Programs: Sell It As Quality Control 2. Donna M. Flammang, Partner, Roetzel & Andress LPA Organizing Compliance Programs to Effectively Protect Corporations 3. Katherine E. Perrelli, Partner, National Chair of Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation: A Guide for In-House Counsel 4. Neal R. Roach Jr., Partner, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister A Top-Down Approach to Compliance 5. Larry A. Gaydos and Bill S. Kleinman, Partners, Haynes and Boone LLP Corporate Governance and Compliance Investigations 6. Frank P. Arnone, Partner and Co-Chair, Private Equity Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Canadian Corporate Governance and Compliance 7. J. Matthew Lyons, Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP Establishing Corporate Governance in Emerging Growth Companies 8. Ryan A. Murr, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP How to Avoid Corporate Governance Issues by Establishing an Effective Compliance Program