PROVIDING GOVERNANCE GUIDANCE TO LEADING COMPANIES

Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors has a wide range of experience representing companies and shareholders in corporate governance litigation, conducting related investigations, and providing strategic counsel on critical governance matters.

Our litigation and investigative experience includes:

  • Audit and regulatory compliance investigations

  • Counseling corporate officers and directors

  • Representing investors in legal actions relating to claims of corporate corruption

Among the governance issues for which we regularly provide counsel are:

  • Board and committee composition

  • Compliance with specific regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  • Executive compensation

  • Internal corporate control measures

We have been involved in corporate governance matters for leading companies and financial institutions, including:

  • Adelphia Communications

  • Global Crossing

  • National Century Financial

  • New Century Financial Corporation

As an example, we have represented a public company in its claims of fraud and corruption against several of its former officers, and represented a group of investors seeking the return of allegedly ill-gotten financial gains from former corporate officers of one of the world’s largest computer software companies.