Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism - On Demand

Corporate Governance in the New Shareholder Activism Landscape

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA and Vintage, a division of PR Newswire

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In recent years, the landscape of shareholder activism has changed drastically.  Any company, regardless of size or financial performance, may become the target of shareholder activism.  A variety of issues may lead to these efforts of investors to influence a company’s decision-making and governance structure.  A company can take steps, however, to ensure they are effectively and competently handling their filing obligations under the federal securities laws to prevent or mitigate the impact of these situations, through accurate and complete filings, by knowing what and how much to properly disclose, and enhancing the quality of governance-related disclosures.

Join us for this 60-minute program to learn how to handle activist shareholders.  Our panel will discuss vulnerabilities to look for in a company that may make it the target of an activism campaign, the types of disclosures that can help to correct or mitigate these vulnerabilities, and practical tips for filing accurate and complete disclosures in compliance with the applicable securities rules and regulations.

Speakers:

Mr. Kai Liekefett is the Head of Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism Response Team and a corporate partner with 15 years of experience practicing law in New York, Houston, London, Germany, Hong Kong and Tokyo.  He has extensive experience advising companies on proxy contests and other shareholder activism campaigns.  

Mr. Rick Grubaugh is a Senior Vice President of D.F. King & Co., Inc. and co-director of the Strategic Analysis and Proxy Division.  Mr. Grubaugh primarily advises corporations and shareholders in complex transactions specializing in corporate control situations such as proxy contests, mergers and hostile tender offers

Mr. Greg Taxin is Managing Member and Co-Founder of Luma Asset Management, LLC. Previously he was the President of Clinton Group, Inc. He co-Founded Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC in 2003 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to co-founding Glass Lewis, he served as Managing Director of Banc of America Securities in San Francisco. 

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Total Credits:  1.00 unit

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On Demand - Approximately 60 minutes

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