Upcoming Events
Director Cunningham has been invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Capital Markets Subcommittee on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 AM in Washington, D.C.
The hearing, titled “Reassessing Sarbanes-Oxley: The Cost of Compliance in Today’s Capital Markets,” will consider whether aspects of the landmark legislation have outlived their value.
Mr. Cunningham, a recognized authority on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has authored influential articles on the statute and has worked closely with numerous companies on its implementation. This marks his third appearance before Congress, reflecting his continued leadership in corporate governance and regulatory reform.
Link to the Hearing
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September 16, 2025 — The Directors College of San Diego, in collaboration with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, will host a panel discussion on the relative appeal of generalists versus specialists on public company boards. Panelists will include Lawrence Cunningham.
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September 17, 2025 — The Brandes Center at the University of California San Diego will host Lawrence Cunningham for a discussion about the intersection of value investing and corporate governance.
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25th Anniversary Historic Exhibit
📅 September 24, 2025
📍 Lerner Hall Atrium, University of Delaware
⏰ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Weinberg Center’s 25th anniversary historic exhibit will be installed in the Atrium of Alfred Lerner Hall on the University of Delaware campus in late summer and will run through the academic year. Curated by the University’s Museum Studies Program, the installation will be launched with a lecture for Lerner College students and faculty exploring the meaning of corporate governance and its significance in a business school curriculum.
The entire University community, especially Lerner students, are invited to a special unveiling and reception in the Lerner Hall Atrium on September 24 from 5 pm to 7 pm. We will introduce the Weinberg Center, corporate governance, and how the Weinberg’s Center’s work in corporate governance intersects with the Lerner College curriculum, including in the fields of accounting, business administration, and finance.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Oliver Yao, Dean of Lerner College
- Lawrence Cunningham, Director of the Weinberg Center
- John D’Arcy, Professor of Management Information Systems
- Fei Xie, Professor of Finance
- Laura Field, Professor of Finance
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October 9, 2025 —
The Weinberg Center’s 25th anniversary gala will take place in the Trabant Center on the University of Delaware campus.
The emcee of our gala dinner program will be The Honorable Andre G. Bouchard, former Chancellor of Delaware, partner at Paul Weiss, and Chair of the Weinberg Center Advisory Board.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Laura Carlson, Interim President and former Provost of the University of Delaware
- The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Chief Justice of Delaware
The Gala is by invitation only; invitations will be sent in late Summer. Please contact Lawrence Cunningham with questions.
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October 9, 2025 — The Weinberg Center’s 25th anniversary symposium—Boardroom Legacy: The Weinbergs of Goldman Sachs and the Making of Modern Corporate Governance—will convene at Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to join 25 leading authorities on corporate governance for a deep and sweeping analysis of the field, featuring the never-before-published 1948 paper by John L. Weinberg, Status and Functions of Corporate Directors, submitted as his senior thesis at Princeton University.
Keynote: The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., former Chancellor and Chief Justice of Delaware, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
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