{"id":53204,"date":"2025-03-06T15:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/?p=53204"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:17:39","slug":"big-decisions-bigger-risks-learn-from-the-experts-in-corporate-board-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2025\/03\/06\/big-decisions-bigger-risks-learn-from-the-experts-in-corporate-board-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Decisions, Bigger Risks: Learn from the Experts in Corporate Board Governance\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about serving on a private company board someday? Want to understand how high-stakes corporate governance really works? Or maybe you&#8217;re just looking for a chance to connect with top legal and business leaders who\u2019ve been in the room when big decisions are made\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManaging Litigation Risk as a Corporate Board Member\u201d is an in-person opportunity to learn how board members at high-value companies navigate risk, protect themselves legally, and make smarter decisions\u2014straight from the experts who\u2019ve done it. Plus, you\u2019ll get the chance to meet and network with these powerhouse professionals in an intimate setting.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s in the Room?\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nDean Camille Davidson &amp; Center of Law and Business Director Professor Kim Vu-Dinh will be welcoming our esteemed guests:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\u00a0Scott Stence \u2013 Senior VP, Brown &amp; Brown, expert in executive risk for private and public companies<br \/>\n\u2714\u00a0Jim Seifert \u2013 FMJ Shareholder, former GC at Tennant, Bemis, and Ecolab, governance and corporate strategy leader<br \/>\n\u2714\u00a0Jim Zappa \u2013 Faegre Drinker Senior Counsel, former EVP &amp; GC at CHS, and board governance veteran<br \/>\n\u2714\u00a0Brad Hutter \u2013 FMJ Shareholder, business litigator, regulatory defense attorney, and corporate risk advisor<\/p>\n<p><b>Details:<\/b><br \/>\nMarch 14, 8am \u2013 9:30am at Mitchell Hamline School of Law<\/p>\n<p><b>Breakfast Included<\/b>\u00a0(<i>because coffee + networking = success<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>This event is hosted by the\u00a0<b>MHSL Center for Law and Business<\/b>\u00a0in partnership with the\u00a0<b>Minnesota Chapter of the <\/b><b>Private Directors Association (PDA)<\/b>,\u00a0a national leader in corporate governance for high-value private companies. PDA\u2019s network includes top board members, executives, and advisors\u2014making this a prime opportunity to\u00a0<b>learn from and connect with industry leaders<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Cost? Free or Practically Free.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li>Mitchell Hamline Students: $0 (Use code \u201cMH Student\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>MH Alumni &amp; PDA Members: $35 (Use code \u201cMH Alum\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Register <\/b><b><u><a id=\"OWA3866b0fc-51aa-c6f8-b1cc-369405338f70\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpdaboards.memberclicks.net%2Findex.php%253Foption%3Dcom_jevents%26task%3Dicalevent.detail%26evid%3D1056%26year%3D2025%26month%3D02%26day%3D28%26uid%3D73b31ccf8f95e7ffd4e351ae4f3eb4d0&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDan.Nimlos%40mitchellhamline.edu%7Cb92abcbffbce4f7aa81708dd5cfab884%7Cc78e5de1c8804d42ad2777da50fda66a%7C0%7C0%7C638768954113186887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=48LKmU9z0l2dW6JQj9JtkyGYSWNgTgR%2FicmtT6IC3AY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/pdaboards.memberclicks.net\/index.php%3Foption=com_jevents&amp;task=icalevent.detail&amp;evid=1056&amp;year=2025&amp;month=02&amp;day=28&amp;uid=73b31ccf8f95e7ffd4e351ae4f3eb4d0\">Here<\/a><\/u><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about serving on a private company board someday? Want to understand how high-stakes corporate governance really works? Or maybe you&#8217;re just looking for a chance to connect with top legal and business leaders who\u2019ve been in the room when big decisions are made\u2026 \u201cManaging Litigation Risk as a Corporate Board Member\u201d is an in-person &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2025\/03\/06\/big-decisions-bigger-risks-learn-from-the-experts-in-corporate-board-governance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Big Decisions, Bigger Risks: Learn from the Experts in Corporate Board Governance\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4109,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-53204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-announcements","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}