FREDERICK D. LIPMAN is a senior partner with the international law firm of Blank Rome LLP and also the President of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc., a nonprofit organization. He was a lecturer in the MBA program at the Wharton School of Business and at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has more than forty years' experience in areas of corporate governance, M&As, private equity, and IPOs. Mr. Lipman is the author of ten other books including Audit Committees and Wiley's recent Corporate Governance Best Practices. He has appeared on television programs on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg as a national commentator on initial public offerings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and stock options. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other publications and is located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office of Blank Rome LLP. STEVEN E. HALL is founder and Managing Director of Steven Hall & Partners, a compensation consulting firm located in New York City. He has over thirty years of experience in rendering advice to organizations in both the public and private arenas on a broad array of topics, including executive compensation, board remuneration, and governance issues related to the compensation committee. Mr. Hall is also a member of the faculty of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where he teaches courses focused on the responsibilities of board members in the areas of executive compensation and corporate governance. He is a frequent author and speaker and has appeared as a commentator on CNBC, CNN, and other national networks. He has also been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other U.S. and international periodicals.
