To me personally, Ira Millstein is a law partner, a mentor and a very close friend.
When I first started at Weil, Gotshal & Manges as an associate in 1984, I knew Ira as one of the managing partners of the firm and as a nationally recognized antitrust lawyer, among whose clients was General Motors. Our working relationship started when I was an associate working on many matters for the General Motors Pension Plan. From that point forward, we worked together and established a bond that has gone way beyond professional colleagues.
And here we are, more than 30 years later, and Ira has completely changed how companies are run. Called a “governance guru,” “statesman” and “boardroom crusader,” he has championed governance reform and transformed the relationship between companies’ boards and their shareholders and management. Because of Ira, directors are more aware of their role and responsibilities to serve the best interests of the company as a whole.
