Lawrence A. Cunningham is author of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, an [...] best-seller for which Buffett granted exclusive publication rights of his famous letters to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Professor Cunningham is a leading expert on corporate governance, serving as the Director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo Law School, where he also is a Professor of Law. Previously, he was an associate with Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he practiced corporate and securities law. A frequent lecturer, he has help appointments at The George Washington University, Fordham University, and Oxford University, among others, in addition to speaking to investor groups in London, Toronto, and throughout the United States. Professor Cunningham has been featured in various media, including Forbes, Money, CNN, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and The Motley Fool Radio Show. He graduated magna cum laude from Cordozo.