Date: August 6, 2010
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Fredrikson & Byron Attorney John Stout Appointed to
Advisory Board of Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors
Minneapolis, MN August 6, 2010 – – Fredrikson & Byron is pleased to announce that John H. Stout has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD).
John Stout chairs the firm’s Corporate Governance & Investigations Group. He represents family-owned, closely-held and publicly-owned businesses in governance, financial and international business matters. He advises executives, board of directors, board committees and individual directors and officers of for-profit and nonprofit organizations on governance, risk assessment, indemnification and insurance, legal compliance, and the legal implications of business strategies and decisions.
Stout has served as an expert witness on governance practices in three lawsuits and frequently writes and speaks on corporate governance issues. He is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and has served on several NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions, including the 2009 Commission on Risk Governance. Stout is Vice Chair of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Corporate Governance Committee, and teaches governance in the Business and Law Schools at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis/St. Paul.
MACD is a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee, MACD was established by directors for directors – as an advocate for the interests of Directors and to further strengthen the global competitiveness of the Malaysian Capital Market. MACD actively promotes entrepreneurial pursuits with integrity and sustainability as stated in its creed: Enterprise – Integrity – Sustainability. For more information, please visit: www.macd.org.my.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 240 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. We’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, energy, renewable energy, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.