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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 would follow in the spring, and proxy contests would be over by the start of the summer.

In this presentation, hear from V&E’s #1 ranked Shareholder Activism Defense team as they review activism data for post de-SPAC public companies over the past few years.

Patrick Gadson, partner and Co-Head of Vinson & Elkins' Shareholder Activism practice group, spoke at The Spring 2022 CorpGov Forum, hosted by CorpGov and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association.

As recently as 2015, if an investor was interested in understanding more about a company’s climate change risks and impact, it had the option of submitting a stockholder proposal to be included in the company’s proxy materials through the SEC’s antiquated Rule 14a-8 process.

In August 2020, while most of us were thinking of ways to modernize our new work-from-home office/kitchen combo to avoid going stir-crazy, the SEC adopted various amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize disclosures.