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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Delaware Law School professor elected to distinguished corporate governance organization</strong></p>
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<p>Widener University Delaware Law School is pleased to announce a senior member of its faculty has been elected to a distinguished organization of leading corporate governance lawyers from the United States and Canada.<br /><br />Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law <a href="ipl://20//WyIxMTIiXQ==">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a> was one of 20 people elected to the second class of <a href="http://www.amgovcollege.org/">American College of Governance Counsel</a> fellows.&nbsp;<br /><br />&ldquo;The election of this group of distinguished lawyers from private practice, as well as several prominent general counsel and respected academics, will enhance the ability of the college to pursue its mission of promoting a high level of professional standards among governance practitioners and a better understanding and broader adoption of best governance practices,&rdquo; said John F. Olson, chair of the college.&nbsp;<br /><br />Hamermesh was elected following a rigorous selection process. It considered candidates&rsquo; professional accomplishments and contributions to the field of governance through speaking, writing and other activities, according to the college. His election in this second group of fellows brings the ranks of the college to 69 fellows and honorary fellows.&nbsp;<br /><br />Through its programs, the American College of Governance Counsel, established in 2014, addresses major governance issues facing business enterprises, including challenges to traditional models of governance, risk management, shareholder engagement, and an increasingly complex regulatory and enforcement environment.&nbsp;<br /><br />"I am delighted to have been invited to join the group of exceedingly experienced and accomplished practitioners and academics in the field of corporate governance. I look forward to participation in the activities of the College."&nbsp;<br /><br />Hamermesh joined the law school faculty in 1994 after working 18 years as a corporate attorney with Morris, Nichols, Arsht &amp; Tunnell, including nine as partner, in Wilmington, Del. He teaches and writes in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, business organizations, corporate takeovers and professional responsibility. He spent two years serving as senior special counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finances at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. while on leave from teaching in 2010 and 2011.&nbsp;<br /><br />He is a member of the Corporation Law Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, which is responsible for the annual review and modernization of the Delaware general corporation law. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has provided expert commentary on corporate law and corporate governance to media outlets such as Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and The New York Times.&nbsp;<br /><br />A head shot of Hamermesh is available <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlaw/29582507540/in/dateposted-public/">here</a>. &nbsp;<br /><br /><br />Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Widener University is proud to be tobacco free. Visit <a href="{staticroot}">delawarelaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>
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