2014 Proxy Season Roundtable

  • 10.23.2014 | 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • WilmerHale
    60 State Street
    Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Lillian Brown , Meredith Cross , Jonathan Wolfman

Please join Computershare | Georgeson and WilmerHale for this dynamic event, which will provide highlights from this year's proxy season, details on year-over-year trends and the latest information on shareholder activism. Panelists will address:

  • lessons learned from the 2014 proxy season;
  • predicted trends for the 2015 proxy season;
  • how to prepare for the 2015 proxy season;
  • regulatory changes and SEC requirements; and
  • the current M&A landscape.

Panelists will include WilmerHale's Meredith Cross, former director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC, and speakers from WilmerHale's Corporate Practice and proxy solicitation firm Georgeson.

Agenda
7:30-8 a.m. Registration and Networking
8-9 a.m. 2014 Proxy Season Review
     Meredith Cross, Partner, WilmerHale
     Keith Haynes, Senior Managing Director, Georgeson
     Jonathan Wolfman, Partner, WilmerHale
9-9:15 a.m. Questions
9:15-10:15 a.m. Trends in Shareholder Activism
     Jay Bothwick, Partner, WilmerHale
     Lillian Brown, Partner, WilmerHale
     Steven Pantina, Senior Managing Director, Georgeson
10:15-10:30 a.m. Questions
10:30 a.m. Adjourn