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The Voice of Corporate Governance

The Council of Institutional Investors
Corporate Governance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Critical Audit Matters
Council Of Institutional Investors
Proxy Advisors
Delaware
Institutional Investors
Artificial Intelligence
Executive Compensation
Audit Quality
Capital Markets Regulation
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Financial Statements
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Investment
Shadow SEC
Delaware General Corporation Law
Global Network Firms
Non-Affiliate Firms

CII’s podcast is one of many platforms CII offers members to access timely information and perspectives and to increase public attention to critical issues and developments in corporate governance and capital markets. The target audience for our podcast is CII Members, other institutional investors, public companies, securities lawyers, proxy advisory firms and other institutional investor service... more

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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 30 to May 28, 2026. Some of the topics addressed include: CII’s letter to the PCAOB on its 2026-2030 strategic pl... more

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Lucian Bebchuk, the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance, and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School and Kobi Kastiel, Professor of Law at... more

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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney sits down with Edward Rock, the Martin Lipton Professor of Law, and Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance, at the NYU School of Law. Professor Rock is the co-author of a recent ... more

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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 26 to April 30, 2026. Some of the topics addressed include: CII’s comment letter to the SEC on Regulation S-K dis... more

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Recent Guests

Lucian Bebchuk
Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance; Director of the Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Episode: Controllers Unbound with Lucian Bebchuk and Kobi Kastiel
Kobi Kastiel
Professor of Law
Tel Aviv University
Episode: Controllers Unbound with Lucian Bebchuk and Kobi Kastiel
Edward Rock
Martin Lipton Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance, NYU School of Law
New York University School of Law
Episode: The New Political Economy of Delaware Corporate Lawmaking with Professor Ed Rock
Charles K. Whitehead
Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law at Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School
Episode: Delaware's Agency Problem with Professor Charles Whitehead
Pat Niemann
Leader of EY America Center for Board Matters
Ernst & Young (EY)
Episode: Winning in the Face of Change with Pat Niemann
Roberto Tallarita
Assistant Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Episode: The Price of Delaware Corporate Law Reform with Roberto Tallarita
Christine Hurt
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Alan R. Bromberg Centennial Chair in Corporate Partnership Business and Securities Law, and Professor of Law at the Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Southern Methodist University
Episode: Texas, Delaware, and the New Controller Primacy with Christine Hurt
William J. Moon
JB and MK. Pritzker Family Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Edward M. Robertson Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and University of Maryland Carey School of Law
Episode: Havens for Corporate Lawbreaking with William Moon
Keith Czerney
Associate Professor and PricewaterhouseCoopers Faculty Scholar at the University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia
Episode: An Examination of Critical Audit Matter Disclosure Quality with Keith Czerney

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Jeff Mahoney
General Counsel of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII). Provides industry-wide governance and regulatory perspective.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 27 ratings
  • Appointment listening for corpgov afficionados!

    Jeff’s podcasts are concise, lively and chockful of need-to-know info. A must-listen in corpgov world.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ABtakes
    United States3 years ago
  • Monthly Regulation Episodes are Perfect

    The monthly financial regulation episodes are just the right amount of time and the information included provides a great roundup of legislative and regulatory developments of importance to those of us in the field of corporate governance.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DCFader
    United States4 years ago
  • Heidi Welsh Feedback

    A recent episode featured Heidi Welsh, the Executive Director of a research firm. Obviously, Ms Welsh is one of the sharpest and most in-the-know experts in the field. But the interview was almost unlistenable.

    Her voice lacks confidence. She’s “ums” constantly. She “up talks” at the end of her sentences, making definitive statements sound like meek questions.

    Finally, she delivers information without insight. I appreciated the data. But what do you think it means, Ms Walsh? Why is it importa... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Zinnerfonda
    United States5 years ago
  • Insightful discussion

    The episode on PE fund governance provides important insights about incentives on fund governance that should be useful to anyone interested in the asset class or in the policy debate over the significant shift to private markets.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Econ for growth
    United States8 years ago

Listeners Say

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Concise, lively, and packed with need-to-know corpgov content.
One listener noted room for improvement on delivery but acknowledged strong data and insights.
In-depth discussion of fund governance and incentives for asset classes is highly useful for policy debates.
Great monthly updates on governance and regulations for institutional investors.

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Controllers Unbound with Lucian Bebchuk and Kobi Kastiel
Q: You also discuss a “partial freezeout.” What does that entail and why is it risky for public investors?
A partial freezeout involves selling a major asset—say around 40 percent of a company's value— to the controller on highly favorable terms with limited judicial scrutiny, creating substantial value diversions and significantly disadvantaging public investors.
Controllers Unbound with Lucian Bebchuk and Kobi Kastiel
Q: Could you share another example from your paper of how controllers might extract value at the expense of public investors beyond non-voting shares?
Another major example discussed is the use of sunset provisions that enable dual-class structures to be amended without unaffiliated shareholder approval, leading to perpetual control arrangements and reducing checks on the controller's power, which undermines long-term investor protections.
Controllers Unbound with Lucian Bebchuk and Kobi Kastiel
Q: Professors, your research paper discusses the expected dire consequences of recent relaxing of constraints on controlling shareholders. Can you define what constitutes a controlling shareholder in a company with a single class of shares?
Controlling shareholders are those who have enough votes to effectively determine the outcome of votes on director elections and other shareholder-meeting matters; in a single-class structure, typically 51 percent or a similarly dominant stake can provide such control, while even smaller minority shares can confer effective control in some contexts.
Delaware's Agency Problem with Professor Charles Whitehead
Q: What reforms do you propose to resolve Delaware's second-order agency problem?
Enhance transparency by publishing proposed changes and rationale, establish a public legislative record, and implement a notice-and-comment process modeled on the Delaware APA to involve affected stakeholders in advance of final amendments.
Delaware's Agency Problem with Professor Charles Whitehead
Q: What background and overview can you provide on Section 144 and the recent amendments?
Section 144 provides a safe harbor for conflicted transactions; the recent changes extend this to transactions with controlling shareholders, introduce new definitions, and allow post hoc ratification under certain conditions, but were enacted quickly with limited due process.

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A concise, governance-focused program that centers on corporate governance, capital markets regulation, and institutional investor interests. Episodes frequently dissect Delaware law, shareholder rights, proxy advisory dynamics, SEC rulemaking, and private markets, often featuring law professors, researchers, and policy-focused practitioners. A standout is the rigorous, research-backed discussions around legislative changes and their market impact, with a clear emphasis on transparency, investor protection, and regulatory scrutiny. Listeners are likely professionals in investing, corporate law, governance, and policy who crave data-driven insights and practical implications for governance and securities regulation.

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1. Lucian Bebchuk
2. Kobi Kastiel
3. Edward Rock
4. Charles K. Whitehead
5. Pat Niemann
6. Roberto Tallarita
7. Christine Hurt
8. William J. Moon

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