Chris
Shella is the managing director of the Shella &
Associates, P.C. and is the head of the litigation practice area of the
firm. Shella & Associates is a full
service, multifaceted law firm that provides comprehensive services to
businesses. With the continuous efforts made by Chris Shella; the Shella & Associates is certified as a
Minority Business Enterprise law firm in North Carolina and several states.
Mr. Christopher
Shella
completed his graduation from Morehouse College and the University of Texas at
Austin School of Law. He clerked on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the
highest criminal court in the state of Texas. Chris Shella believes in working for the people and finding optimum
solutions for their problems. He advises a number of public company clients on
the following and his ideas are always in the interest of the people:
·
SEC periodic reporting and proxy
rules
·
Board and committee composition,
structures and charters as well as codes of ethics and conduct
·
Board fiduciary duties in oversight
and decision-making
·
Regulation FD and communicating with
the public markets
·
Executive compensation plans and
arrangements
·
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and best
practices
·
Insider trading prevention
·
Takeover planning and dealing with
dissident shareholders