Watch Now: Recent Developments in Shareholder Activism

On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate Directors–Nashville (NACD) and Vanderbilt University’s Hans Stoll Financial Markets Research Center co-hosted the inaugural Public Company Shareholder Engagement Summit.

As part of the complimentary event, David Hooper, partner and co-chair of Barnes & Thornburg’s Securities and Capital Markets practice group, moderated a practical discussion on shareholder activism with Christopher C. Eck, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Authentix, Inc., Ann Lipton, Professor in Business Law, Tulane Law School, Michael Levin, The Activist Investor, and Tiffany Posil, Chief, Office of Mergers and Acquisitions at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Recordings of the first two sessions, Watch Now: Fireside Chat With SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda and Watch Now: Impact of the 2024 Proxy Season on Off-Season Engagement, are now available. The final session, Looking Ahead to 2025: SEC Regulations, Enforcement and More, will be available in the coming weeks. Subscribe to Barnes & Thornburg’s Securities and Capital Markets blog to receive those recordings and other valuable insights directly in your inbox.