C. Russel Hansen, Jr.

Quoted

• December 18, 2024: “Businesses on Pause as Fate of Corporate Transparency Act in Question” – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – quoted in this article by Pat Murphy
• July 1, 2013: NSA Revelations Elevate Board Involvement – AGENDA WEEK – quoted in this article by Tony Chapelle
• March 28, 2012: Goldman’s Board Changes: Good Governance or Good PR? – CNBC.com – quoted in this article by Mary Thompson.
• November 21, 2011: An Australian Judge Holds a Whole Board Liable – AGENDA WEEK – quoted in this article by Tony Chapelle.
• June 20, 2011: SEC Seeks to Bar More Directors, AGENDA WEEK – quoted in this article by Tony Chapelle.
• March 23, 2011: Behind the Curtain at Disney, CNBC NEWS – quoted on CNBC by Mary Thompson on the questioning of Steve Jobs’ attendance at Disney board meetings.
• June 11, 2010: Where is BP’s Board?, CNBC NEWS – interview by Mary Thompson on the BP Board of Directors’ handling of the crisis.

• April 2, 2025: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “SEC Staff Streamlines Verification of Accredited Investor Status in Large Minimum Investment Financings“
• April 1, 2025: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “Corporate Transparency Act Status as of March 21, 2025 – U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons not Required to Report”
• February 28, 2025: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “FinCEN Not Issuing Fines or Penalties in Connection with Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadlines”
• December 24, 2024: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “Corporate Transparency Act Filings are Now Reinstated, and ‘Existing Companies’ Have an Extended Deadline of January 13, 2025.”
• December 19, 2024: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadline in Less Than Two Weeks”
• December 16, 2024: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “2024 CTA Report Deadline Might Be Reinstated This Week or Next”
• December 9, 2024: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “DOJ & FinCEN Appeal Texas Court’s CTA Reporting Injunction”
• December 4, 2024: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “U.S. District Court enjoins Corporate Transparency Act and Orders Deferral of Reporting January 1, 2025 Deadline”
• December 3, 2024: The Deal Corner: Prince Lobel’s Business Advisory Blog, “Reluctant Beneficial Owners Endanger Their Businesses and Face Penalties for Impeding Company Reporting”
• December 13, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “Important Reminder: The Corporate Transparency Act Goes Live on January 1, 2024”
• November 20, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “How to Spot Risks and Comply with the U.S. Antiboycott Laws”
• November 13, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “For Real Estate Promoters, Investors and Professionals, FinCEN’s Two-Pronged Focus to Detect Fraud and Money Laundering is Imminent“
• October 19, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “How Energy and Clean Tech Companies Can Prevent Forced Labor in their Supply Chains”
• June 28, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “CFIUS Developments: Technology, Infrastructure, and Data Companies Must File Earlier Declarations on Foreign Control”
• June 6, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “What Your Small Business Has to Disclose Under the Corporate Transparency Act”
• May 8, 2023: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “U.S. Companies with Foreign Investors Must File Disclosure Form with Bureau of Economic Analysis by May 31, 2023”
• February 10, 2022: Prince Lobel Client Alert, “Proposed Regulation Would Require Small Businesses and Owners to be Listed in National Database”
• January-February 1995:The Board Counsel, “10 Steps to Assist the Board in Corporate Governance in 1995” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• April-May 1995: The Board Director, “A No Nonsense Primer on the Top 15 Board Duties” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• June 1991: Proceedings of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, “Acquisition of Computer Equipment and Software: Commercial Issues and Practical Considerations”
• February-March 1995: The Board Director, “An 8 Point Corporate Governance Agenda for 1995” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• December 1995-January 1996: The Board Counsel, “Assessing the Corporation’s Vulnerability, Ch.1: Six Easy Pieces” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• December 1995-January 1996: The Board Counsel, “Assessing the Corporation’s Vulnerability, Ch. 2: The Legal Ballot Box Terrain” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• 2001: ACCA Docket Journal of the American Corporate Counsel Association, “Assisting the Board in its Seven Stages of Growth”
• May-June 1995: The Board Counsel, “Board Mission Statement Prototypes” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• October-November 1995: The Board Director, “Campbell Soup: Leadership Governance at a Publicly Held Family Business” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• August 2002: The Director’s Journal, “CEO-Centric Boards After the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” (The Board Place, Waltham, Mass.)
• July-August 1995: The Board Counsel, “Chapter 7: Information Access Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• July-August 1995: The Board Counsel, “Chapter 8: Deliberation Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• July-August 1995: The Board Counsel, “Chapter 9: Competence Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• July-August 1995: The Board Counsel, “Chapter 10: Independence Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• May-June 1995: The Board Counsel, “Compilation of Recommendations Not to Adopt Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• Fall 1996: Proceedings of Attorneys for Family Held Businesses, “Corporate Governance in Family Held Businesses,” Dallas, TX
• May-June 1995: The Board Counsel, “Director Liability for “Group Published Information” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• June-July 1995: The Board Director, “Getting Started: The Guideline Process” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• 1996: The Board Director, Governance Case Study Series Ch. 2.” To Release Four Hands: Strategic Theory for RJR Nabisco” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• December 1995-January 1996: The Board Counsel, Guidelines Ch. 14:” Oversight by Agenda” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• October 2002: The Directors’ Journal, “Is Your Board “Crisis Ready?” (The Board Place, Waltham, Mass.)
• March-April 1995: The Board Counsel, “Key Board Duties in a Nutshell: Legalese Version” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• 1998: “National Association of Corporate Directors Report of the Health Care Governance Roundtable” *
• 1998: “National Association of Corporate Directors Report of the NACD Best Practices Council: Coping with Fraud and Other Illegal Activity” *
• 1998: “National Association of Corporate Directors Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on CEDO Succession” *
• August 9, 2012: Lexology.com, “New ‘Caremark on Steroids’ Duties for Consumer Financial Services Boards”
• June 2002: The Director’s Journal, “Not Your Parent’s Directorship” (The Board Place, Waltham, Mass.)
• July-August 1995: The Board Counsel, “Oversight Guidelines Part One: The Working Relationship with Management” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
•  August-September 1995: The Board Director, “Oversight and the CEO” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• August-September 1995: The Board Director, “Oversight Through the Board Committees” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• May-June 1995: The Board Counsel, “Prototype Loyalty Guidelines” (Van Rensselaer Press, Waltham, Mass.)
• October 1989: Practicing Law Institute, 11TH Annual Computer Law Institute, “Selected Considerations in Acquiring Software Companies”
• Spring 1984: 4 Computer L.J., “Software Distribution, Remarketing and Publishing Agreements”
• July 2010: Burns and Levinson Securities Law Update, “Summary of Corporate Governance Changes in the Dodd-Frank US Financial Regulatory Reform Act”
• May 2000: The Board Journal, “The Board’s Core Duty: To Direct – Indirectly” (The Board Place, Waltham, Mass.)
• Fall 1994: 12 ACCA Docket, The Journal of the American Corporate Counsel Association “Working with the Board of Directors in the Year 2000”

*These three publications were researched and written in collaboration with other members of the council, commission or round-table, as the case may be.

• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Linnell Foundation
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
• Chairman of the Board, RJG Charitable Foundation
• Chairman of the Board of Appeals, Waldoboro, Maine

• April 3, 2013: Speaker, Hiperos Webcast, Regulation and Re-regulation: Third Party Management in Today’s Regulatory Environment
• September 2012: Speaker, Hiperos Webcast, CFPB and OCC 3rd Party Oversight Compliance
• March 2012: Panelist, ABA Business Law Section, Spring Meeting, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Educating Boards of Directors About Class and Derivative Action Exposure, Avoidance and Procedure
• June 2010: Moderator, NIRI Annual Conference, San Diego, California, Preparing for Changes in Proxy Access and Disclosure
• October 2008: Moderator, Boston Bar Association, Corporate Governance 2009: Everything you need to know to navigate the next proxy season
• June 2008: Moderator, Board Leaders, Proxy Season Update
• May 2008: Panelist, Board Leaders, Board Leaders Annual Director Seminar
• April 2008: Moderator, Board Leaders, The Impact of SEC Regulation on Boards of Directors
• September 2006: Boston Bar Association, Corporate Law Committee, Director Developments 2006-2007
• June 2006: Moderator, Board Leaders, Post SOX Accounting
• January 2006: Moderator, Board Leaders, Majority Voting
• November 2005: Co Chair, Boston Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education program, Counseling the Board of Directors in Critical Situations
• November 2005: New York Pipeline Seminar, Advanced Topics in Directorship, Boardroom Bound
• October 2005: Co Chair, Boston Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education program, Counseling Technology-Leading Emerging Enterprises
• September 2005: Board Leaders, Succession Planning Lessons at Disney and Morgan Stanley
• September 2005: Boston Bar Association, Corporate Law Committee, Director Liability After Disney
• August 2005: Hidden Risks of Advanced Intellectual Property Strategies, International Law Seminars “Life After Rembrandts – Advanced IP Strategies,”
• June 2005: Panelist, Newbury Piret & Co. and Burns & Levinson LLP, Growth, Liquidity or Both, a practical seminar on the current state of capital markets and the environment for buying and selling businesses
• March & April 2005: Moderator, Board Leaders, Personal Liability of Directors
• February 2005: Board Basics, Boardroom Bound, Chicago Pipeline Seminar
• January 2005: Board Leaders, Corporate Governance Rating Organizations
• November 2004: Boston Bar Association, Corporate Law Committee, Update on Director Duties
• June 2004: New Hampshire Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Organizational Sentencing Guidelines and Other New Sources of Attorney Liability