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Grundfest: Proper board minutes serve as free litigation insurance

Joe Grundfest · a16z Podcast | 'The Most Boring Yet Valuable' 20 Minutes, All About Board Minutes · Jan 2, 2019 · at 1:45

Joe Grundfest, Stanford Law professor and former SEC commissioner, discusses corporate governance and the practical risk-mitigation value of board meeting minutes.

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“If you pay attention to what we're going to be talking about today, you may actually get some of the most valuable litigation insurance you can buy for essentially free. This is as close to free legal insurance as you're going to get.”

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