On Track
Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83) provides an update on CSX since Hunter Harrison was foisted as the new CEO
About Jonathan Broder (LAW '83) and Beckie Schatschneider
United We Stand
CEOs should “let professionals handle a communications crisis,” Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83) advises in his critique of United’s recent PR debacle.
The Barbarians are Still at the Gate
Hostile takeover in the blink of an eye. Jonathon Broder (LAW ‘83) discusses how CSX was snatched.
Take a “Walk” on the Reading
On Halloween, 2016, ground was finally broken on the new Reading Viaduct Park in the Callowhill Section of Philadelphia. Ten years in coming and forever lurking in the shadow of New York City’s Highline, the first phase of the project should be complete in a little over a year. The project is a partnership between the City of
The Inside Scoop on New York City’s Highline Park
How does a decrepit, abandoned elevated railroad viaduct in the middle of the meatpacking district of New York City transform itself and an entire neighborhood into the most visited site in Manhattan, with the most expensive zip code, and jump start a building construction boom to rival that of any time period in Gotham? Good
Unwanted Suitors
When the wolf is literally at your door and an unwelcome offer to buy your company arrives, what is the role of in-house counsel? That situation is playing out in real time on CNBC, trade journals and newspapers as Canadian Pacific Rail and its legendary CEO, Hunter Harrison, along with activist investor Bill Ackman of
Flying Off the Rails
The recent shake-up at United Airlines in the wake of the continuing travails involving the State of New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) provides some sharp lessons and warnings for in-house counsel, compliance practitioners, and board audit committees. The head of United Airlines recently resigned in light of
How the Conrail Derailment Created Life-Changing Crisis Management Experience
It was about 7 am on Friday morning, November 30, 2012, and I was taking the day off. Just as I settled down to a cup of coffee and the newspaper, my cell phone started ringing, and I immediately recognized Conrail’s Chief Risk Officer was trying to reach me. He greeted me with “four tank