Panic in the Boardroom

May 23, 2012

Please join us at Cravath Swaine & Moore, 825 8th Avenue, on May 23, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. for the Ethics Program

PANIC IN THE BOARDROOM: ETHICAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES RAISED BY HEWLETTPACKARD'S RESPONSE TO GLORIA ALLRED'S LETTER

1.5 credits of ethics CLE are available.

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  • Table of Contents (Bluebooked Edition) 
  • Hewlett-Packard Company, Mark V. Hurd Employment Agreement, March 29, 2005 
  • Separation Agreement and Release Between Hewlett-Packard Co. and Mark V. Hurd, August 6, 2010 
  • "How HP General Counsel Michael Holston Handled CEO's Sex Harassment Nightmare" by Sue Reisinger 
  • Letter from Gloria Allred, Counsel for Jodie Fisher, to Mark V. Hurd 
  • Civil Complaint for Breach of Contract and Threatened Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Mark V. Hurd 
  • Opinion regarding the Confidentiality of the Allred Letter In Ernesto Espinoza v. Hewlett-Packard Co. 
  • "HP's CEO, Mark Hurd: How Could He Do Something So Stupid?" by Ben W. Heineman Jr. 
  • "One Strike and You're Out" by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 
  • Hewlett-Packard Co. Document: "Our Standards of Business Conduct: Building Trust Together" 
  • Cal. Govt. Code §12940, Employers, Labor Organizations, Employment Agencies and Other Persons; Unlawful Employment Practice; Exceptions 
  • California Civil Code Unruh Act §51.9, Sexual Harassment; Business, Service and Professional Relationships