Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

The Firm’s Corporate Governance Practice Group offers leading expertise in the areas of state corporate law, securities regulation, executive compensation, internal investigations and compliance with exchange or other self-regulatory organization standards. Through a multidisciplinary approach involving transactional, regulatory, tax and litigation attorneys, for decades, Sills Cummis & Gross attorneys have been regularly advising public and private companies and their boards of directors, board committees and management regarding the entire spectrum of corporate governance issues. Our services in this area include:

• Advising on board and committee structure, duties and practices
• Helping implement governance policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements and best practices
• Assisting to enhance company’s public disclosures to meet new and evolving SEC and SRO requirements
• Advising on applicable insider restrictions and conflict of interest issues, including advisory work in going private and other related-party transactions
• Helping identify and correct internal deficiencies in disclosures and other controls and improve reliability of internal information flow
• Helping promote integrity at the board and management levels
• Helping mitigate the risk of civil, administrative and criminal actions
• Conducting independent internal investigations, both generally and in response to identified issues or concerns
• Advising on export controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Defending companies, management and directors in civil, administrative and criminal actions
• Assisting in the establishment of policies and procedures mandated by Dodd-Frank and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Conducting due diligence reviews on behalf of boards
• Performing corporate governance audits, review and counseling
• Performing D&O insurance and indemnification policy reviews
• Conducting director training and education

Long before new corporate governance legislation ushered in increased corporate accountability, Sills Cummis & Gross was helping management teams ensure that their companies were run practically and ethically. As a result of our broad client base, we are able to tailor our corporate governance services to the size and cost structure of individual companies.
 

Creating and maintaining a diverse workplace is of paramount importance to Sills Cummis & Gross. The Firm has always been an advocate of minority hiring practices and is involved in a number of minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives. The Firm’s Diversity Committee and Women’s Group focus on initiatives to enhance the culture of Sills Cummis & Gross and the quality of service to the Firm’s clients. Sills Cummis & Gross also encourages its attorneys to actively participate in minority bar associations and local and national women’s groups. 

The Sills Cummis & Gross Diversity Committee provides an avenue to continue to promote diversity within the Firm as well as within the legal community at large. The Committee hosts events aimed at increasing the dialog on diversity and providing insights and advice from experienced diverse attorneys. The Committee also provides a mentor to each diverse attorney entering the Firm, in addition to the Firm’s other mentoring programs. The Firm’s minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives include participation in the New Jersey Law Firm Group, the Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program, and the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project. 

The Sills Cummis & Gross Women’s Group is dedicated to promoting the professional and personal growth of women attorneys. Recognizing that women face unique challenges, the Women’s Group provides a forum for meaningful discussion and learning. The Group seeks to provide mentoring for our women attorneys, positioning them to lead us into the future at our Firm and in our communities. The Group sponsors both internal programs as well as programs which includes attorneys from outside the Firm. The Firm is a supporter of the National Association of Women Lawyers and the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.