New 2003 Edition of The Directors’ Handbook Available

Corporation Service CompanySM (CSC), a provider of law office services for Fortune 500* company legal departments and law firms across the country, has published The Directors’ Handbook by Thomas J. Dougherty. Dougherty, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is a specialist in the representation and defense of companies and their officers, directors, underwriters and auditors.

Updated with the most recent board and audit committee transparency requirements as mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, The Directors’ Handbook is appropriate reading for directors, officers, attorneys, board advisors, corporate secretaries and other personnel responsible for corporate ethics, policy and leadership. The handbook contains practical, concise information both from a business and legal perspective. Included in this comprehensive guide are key chapters on director and officer insurance and indemnification coverage issues as well as a “best practice” list for audit committees. Click on http://www.incspot.com/publications/pub-Director.htm to see the complete Table of Contents.

The Directors’ Handbook is the most recent addition to CSC’s resource library for the corporate and legal community. CSC’s corporate statute books include the most up-to-date amendments and legislative changes to corporation, LLC, LLP, LP and nonprofit laws. The Delaware Laws Affecting Business Entities publication is updated twice a year to include the latest amendments and annotations.

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