Friday, May 8, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PROGRAM CHAIR
Jared L. Landaw
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Barington Capital Group, LP
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A panel of experts will provide an introduction to the issues and legal considerations involved in activist investing, particularly as practiced today by activist hedge funds. The program will consist of three panel discussions. The first panel will provide an overview of the goals of activist investing and discuss a number of the tools employed by activists to accomplish them. The second panel will discuss strategies and defensive mechanisms used by public corporations to facilitate their interaction with such investors. The final panel will explore various legal and other considerations that both activist investors and public corporations should be cognizant of, including Schedule 13D issues, proxy solicitation mechanics and the role of independent proxy advisory service providers.
This program will not be taped. You only get one chance to see it … Live!
Live Program (includes download of materials):Live Program: $299 Member/$329 Nonmember
Discounts will be granted to attorneys working for government agencies, public interest groups, full-time students and full-time academics. -
Kathleen M. Carney, Managing Director, Teneo Strategy
Sarah Goller, CFA, Senior Manager, Vanguard
Bruce H. Goldfarb, President and Chief Executive Officer, Okapi Partners LLC
Robert J. Jackson, Jr., Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
David A. Katz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Darren Novak, Senior Vice President, Houlihan Lokey
Damien J. Park, Managing Partner, Hedge Fund Solutions, LLC
Muir Paterson, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Matthew J. Sherman, President, Partner, Joele Frank
Marc Weingarten, Schulte Roth & Zabel
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9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Introduction and Overview
Jared L. Landaw
9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Tools of the Activist Investor
Moderator: Damien J. Park
Panel: Jared L. Landaw, Darren Novak & Marc Weingarten10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Representing the Public Company
Moderator: David A. Katz
Panel: Sarah Goller, Muir Paterson & Matthew J. Sherman10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Legal and Other Considerations
Moderator: Professor Robert J. Jackson, Jr.
Panel: Kathleen M. Carney, Bruce H. Goldfarb & David A. Katz -
New York Credit: 3.0 professional practice
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit for all attorneys.
California Credit: 3.0 general
New Jersey Credit: 3.2 general
Pennsylvania Credit: 2.5 generalprofessional responsibility -
Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Ann Rappleye, Director, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6606 | ARappleye@nycbar.org or
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Darianne De Leon, Program & Sponsorship Coordinator, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6731 | ddeleon@nycbar.org