Ted Jones, a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the Baton Rouge office, participated in the panel "Private Companies: Governance Structure" at the Society for Corporate Governance 2025 Essentials Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 5, 2025. His session covered the potential benefits and challenges of alternative governance structures, including advisory versus fiduciary boards, private equity directors, founder power, refreshment and removal, and family councils.