Podcast: Directors’ duties

In this Committee podcast, Paul White, a corporate partner at A&L Goodbody in Dublin, interviews Dwayne Lysaght, co-head of M&A EMEA at JP Morgan. The interview focuses on the role of the board of directors of a target company and its advisers. The podcast also assesses what corporate lawyers should consider when advising boards of directors. The discussion explores the period before any takeover approach is received, and then discusses considerations for the board of directors and advisers during a takeover bid.