Mary Beth H. Gray Blog Posts
December 7, 2016
Quick – name three movies where lawyers are portrayed as competent and ethical professionals. Easy, you’ll say – The Young Philadelphians, Anatomy of a Murder, The Lincoln Lawyer, Judgment at Nuremburg, A Civil Action, Spotlight,…More
June 9, 2016
In a recent post, we described board composition and best practices for identifying and adding board members. Here, we examine what decisions boards should be making and the relationship between the board and the management…More
February 17, 2016
Many closely-held companies, particularly small to medium-sized ventures (say, $5 million – $100 million in revenue) are run primarily by senior management. Particularly where there is overlap between owners and executives, lines of decision-making can…More
July 17, 2015
“[D]iversity in corporate leadership is not solely a women’s issue. It is an issue of economic competitiveness. And the presence of more women in the boardroom and in the corporate suite is critical to companies’…More
June 15, 2015
An ESOP is Willing to be a Minority Shareholder Very few buyers are willing to invest in a company and not own a controlling stake. Business owners who are considering an exit strategy are often…More