Debates over the causes of the BP oil spill have raged from Washington to London to Louisiana. However, a primary contributor that has not been closely examined is BP’s structure as a corporation. Come hear about the growing movement in the U.S. and overseas to create a new corporate form that would integrate social and environmental factors more deeply into the DNA of corporations.

Morrison & Foerster Partner Susan Mac Cormac is principal author of the Flexible Purpose Corporation (SB1463), a bill now in the California Senate. She will be joined by CEOs who will be impacted by the bill for a lively discussion of the impacts of such groundbreaking change.

Speakers:

• Carl Bass, CEO, Autodesk
• Jeff Mendelson, CEO, New Leaf Paper
• Don Shaffer, President, RSF Social Finance
• Susan Mac Cormac, Partner, Morrison & Foerster