Charles M Elson

Finance

Phone: (302) 831-6157

Email: elson@udel.edu

Office: 104 Alfred Lerner Hall

• A leading authority on corporate governance issues, Elson's fields of expertise include executive compensation, corporate compliance, securities regulation, corporate legal matters and Delaware issues.
• Has written extensively on the subject of boards of directors and is a frequent contributor to various scholarly and popular publications.
• Vice Chairman of the ABA Business Law Section's Committee on Corporate Governance.
• Advised and consulted organizations spanning a variety of sectors: retail (AutoZone, Inc.), manufacturing (Sunbeam Corporation and Circon Corporation), human resources (Towers Perrin), oil and natural gas (Nuevo Energy Company) and non-profit (Investor Responsibility Research Center). Elson is currently a member of the Board of Directors of HealthSouth Corporation, a healthcare services provider.
• "Of Counsel" to the law firm of Holland & Knight.

Titles:
Edgar S. Woolard Professor, Finance
Professor, Legal Studies
Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

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Office Depot-OfficeMax CEOs Face Off in Unorthodox Search (Bloomberg)
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NY pension fund sues Qualcomm for political records (Reuters)
A clash of auditors in H.P. deal (New York Times)
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North Philadelphia hospital chair's role in management raises eyebrows (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Google panic over results bungle (Financial Times)

UDaily Article:
Elson to lead blue ribbon panel of leaders in corporate governance study

Keywords:
attorney, board of directors, business, law, securities regulation