Leo E. Strine, Jr.: Good Corporate Citizenship We Can All Get Behind?
Welcome to the Boardroom Governance Podcast. I’m your host, Evan Epstein. This is a very special 100th anniversary episode. In this podcast, I talk with Leo E Strine, Jr., Of Counsel at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from early 2014 through late 2019. Before becoming the Chief Justice, he served on the Delaware Court of Chancery, as Chancellor since June 2011 and as a Vice Chancellor since November 1998. Mr. Strine speaks and writes frequently on the subjects of corporate and public law, and particularly the impact of business on society. In this episode, we talk about his personal and professional background, the Delaware Chancery Court, and his latest article: “Good Corporate Citizenship We Can All Get Behind? Toward a Principled, Non-Ideological Approach to Making Money The Right Way” published in Business Lawyer, Spring 2023 edition. We also discuss ESG, stockholder primacy vs stakeholder governance frameworks, the increasing politicization and polarization of corporate governance and the role of institutional investors in these matters. If you like this show, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or sharing this podcast on social media. You can also join as a Patron of this Podcast at patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod and subscribe to the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at evanepstein.substack.com