Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice co-heads Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson will discuss how companies need to prepare against the year round attacks by shareholder activists. In a conversation moderated by...more
1/9/2024
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Events ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders
In this V&E+ interview, Lawrence and Patrick share their thoughts on the 2023 proxy season, peacetime preparation for activism defense, and the HBO show that no one could seem to stop talking about....more
7/14/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Universal Proxy Cards
Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more
7/13/2023
/ C&DIs ,
Climate Change ,
COSO ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Divestment ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
NYSE ,
Proxy Season ,
Repurchases ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Universal Proxy Cards
Not long ago, companies could reliably project when shareholder activists would strike — and ready their defenses in advance. As sure as the seasons would turn, proposals would begin to appear around the holidays, voting...more
Post De-SPAC public companies saw an unprecedented number of shareholder activism campaigns during the 2021 and 2022 proxy seasons. The vast majority of these campaigns took the form of short attacks and proxy fights against...more
8/25/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Hostile Offers ,
Mergers ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Webinars