Stephen Neal (lawyer)
Stephen C. Neal is an American attorney who is the
Career
Neal graduated from Harvard University with an AB in 1970 and from Stanford Law School with a JD in 1973.[3]
In 1988, Neal successfully argued Grobow v. Perot, in which the Delaware Supreme Court upheld General Motors' buy-out of Ross Perot under the business judgment rule.[4]
Neal joined Cooley in 1995, having previously been a partner at
In 1998, Neal joined the
In 2006 Stephen Neal was named by
In 2006, Neal joined the
Neal joined the board of directors for Levi Strauss & Co. in 2007,[11] and was named chairman of the board in September 2011.[12]
Since 2021, he has been chair of the Board of Trustees overseeing the Oversight Board of Meta, which oversees the activities of Facebook and Instagram.[13]
References
- ^ "Stephen Neal". Cooley. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Stephen C. Neal". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg LP. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen C. Neal".
- ^ Grobow v. Perot, 539 A.2d 180 (Del. 1988).
- ^ a b Lashinsky, Adam (May 27, 2002). "Silicon Valley: The Lawyers Got Screwed Too; Law firm Cooley Godward fattened up by demanding equity stakes in tech startups. Oops". Fortune. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Kanigher, Ashle y (November 8, 2007). "Cooley Godward Kronish Names Joe Conroy Chief Executive Officer; Stephen C. Neal to Remain Chairman". Marketwire. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "The 100 most influential lawyers in America". National Law Journal. June 19, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Los Altos Attorney Stephen C. Neal Elected Chair of Monterey Bay Aquarium Board of Trustees". Presspoint. July 31, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Author unknown www.bingham.com/Media.aspx?MediaID=9782 Retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ "Stephen C. Neal Named Board Chair of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation". Hewlett Foundation. July 15, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen C. Neal". Levi Strauss. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Chronicle News Services (September 3, 2011). "Stephen Neal chosen as Levi Strauss chairman". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, David (July 22, 2022). "Meta Makes 3-Year, $150M Commitment to Its Oversight Board". www.adweek.com.