By Brian Breheny, Joseph Yaffe, Caroline Kim, Hagen Ganem and Andrew Brady ( January 17, 2019, 12:40 PM EST) -- Each company faces important decisions in preparing for its 2019 annual meeting and reporting season. This four-part series covers essential areas on which companies should focus as they plan for 2019, including corporate governance, executive compensation and disclosure matters. Part 4, below, focuses on corporate governance best practices such as disclosures related to board evaluations and virtual shareholder meetings; the status of Dodd-Frank and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule-making matters; considerations in assessing social media policies; and disclosure controls and procedures. See part 1 of the series here, part 2 here and part 3 here....