16th Annual Law and Business Conference Vanderbilt Law School
- 26 - 27 September 2013
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- Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, USA
This Conference was part of a larger project on Shareholder Power arising out of a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Law & Business and the Vanderbilt University Law and Business Program.
The Conference aimed to bring together leading scholars from around the world to discuss the issue of Shareholder Power from a variety of perspectives.
Information
Address:
Vanderbilt Law School, 131 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
Contact:
Thursday, 26 September 2013
08:50
- 09:00
Introductory Remarks: Dean Chris Guthrie
Introductory Remarks: Dean Chris Guthrie
Speakers:
09:00
- 09:30
Commenting on Margaret Blair, "Reframing the Role of Boards of Directors Under a Team Production Model"
Commenting on Margaret Blair, "Reframing the Role of Boards of Directors Under a Team Production Model"
Speakers:
09:30
- 10:00
Commenting on: Robert Thompson, "The Power of Shareholders"
Commenting on: Robert Thompson, "The Power of Shareholders"
Speakers:
10:00
- 10:30
Commenting on: Jennifer Hill, "Images of the Shareholder"
Commenting on: Jennifer Hill, "Images of the Shareholder"
Speakers:
10:30
- 11:00
Break
11:00
- 11:30
Commenting on: Ronald Gilson/Jeff Gordon, "Agency Capitalism"
Commenting on: Ronald Gilson/Jeff Gordon, "Agency Capitalism"
Speakers:
11:30
- 12:00
Commenting on: Colin Mayer, "Conceiving Corporate Commitment: Creation and Confirmation"
Commenting on: Colin Mayer, "Conceiving Corporate Commitment: Creation and Confirmation"
Speakers:
12:10
- 13:50
Lunch
14:00
- 14:30
Commenting on: Frank Partnoy, "U.S. Hedge Fund Activism"
Commenting on: Frank Partnoy, "U.S. Hedge Fund Activism"
Speakers:
14:30
- 15:00
Commenting on: Guido Ferrarini/Marilena Filippelli, "Independent Directors and Control Shareholders"
Commenting on: Guido Ferrarini/Marilena Filippelli, "Independent Directors and Control Shareholders"
Speakers:
15:30
- 16:00
Commenting on: Dan Puchniak, "Multiple Faces of Shareholder Power in Asia: Complexity Revealed"
Commenting on: Dan Puchniak, "Multiple Faces of Shareholder Power in Asia: Complexity Revealed"
Speakers:
16:00
- 16:30
Commenting on: Edelman/Thomas, "Theory and Practice of Corporate Voting at U.S. Public Companies
Commenting on: Edelman/Thomas, "Theory and Practice of Corporate Voting at U.S. Public Companies
Speakers:
16:30
- 17:00
Commenting on: James Cox, "Whose Law is it? Battling Over Turf in Shareholder Litigation"
Commenting on: James Cox, "Whose Law is it? Battling Over Turf in Shareholder Litigation"
Speakers:
Friday, 27 September 2013
09:00
- 09:30
Commenting on: Fabrizio Ferri, "Say on Pay"
Commenting on: Fabrizio Ferri, "Say on Pay"
Speakers:
09:30
- 10:00
Commenting on: Paul Davies, "Shareholders in the United Kingdom"
Commenting on: Paul Davies, "Shareholders in the United Kingdom"
Speakers:
10:00
- 10:30
Commenting on: Erica Gorga, "Do Shareholders Have Power in Brazil? Current Problems in Corporate Governance after a Decade from the "Novo Mercado" Phenomenon"
Commenting on: Erica Gorga, "Do Shareholders Have Power in Brazil? Current Problems in Corporate Governance after a Decade from the "Novo Mercado" Phenomenon"
Speakers:
10:30
- 11:00
Break
11:00
- 11:30
Commenting on: Luca Enriques/Massimo Belcredi, "Institutional Investor Activism in a Context of Concentrated Ownership and High Private Benefits of Control: The Case of Italy"
Commenting on: Luca Enriques/Massimo Belcredi, "Institutional Investor Activism in a Context of Concentrated Ownership and High Private Benefits of Control: The Case of Italy"
Speakers:
11:30
- 12:00
Commenting on: Harwell Wells, "Shareholder Power in America: A Short History"
Commenting on: Harwell Wells, "Shareholder Power in America: A Short History"
Speakers:
14:00
- 14:30
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Speakers:
12:10
- 13:50
Lunch
14:00
- 14:30
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Speakers:
14:30
- 15:00
Commenting on Christian Hoffman, "A Comparative Analysis of Reflective Shareholder Loss"
Commenting on Christian Hoffman, "A Comparative Analysis of Reflective Shareholder Loss"
Speakers:
15:00
- 15:30
Break
15:30
- 16:00
Commenting on: Pradeep Yadav, "Ownership Structure, Management Control and Agency Costs"
Commenting on: Pradeep Yadav, "Ownership Structure, Management Control and Agency Costs"
Speakers:
Speakers
Research Member
Fellow
Research Member
Fellow
Research Member
Board Member
Fellow
Research Member
Fellow
Research Member
Fellow
Research Member
Research Member
Research Member
Fellow
Research Member
Research Member
Research Member
Research Member
Presentations
Introductory Remarks: Dean Chris Guthrie
Introductory Remarks: Dean Chris Guthrie
Time:
08:50h
- 09:00h
Speakers
Commenting on Margaret Blair, "Reframing the Role of Boards of Directors Under a Team Production Model"
Commenting on Margaret Blair, "Reframing the Role of Boards of Directors Under a Team Production Model"
Time:
09:00h
- 09:30h
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Commenting on: Robert Thompson, "The Power of Shareholders"
Commenting on: Robert Thompson, "The Power of Shareholders"
Time:
09:30h
- 10:00h
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Commenting on: Jennifer Hill, "Images of the Shareholder"
Commenting on: Jennifer Hill, "Images of the Shareholder"
Time:
10:00h
- 10:30h
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Ronald Gilson/Jeff Gordon, "Agency Capitalism"
Commenting on: Ronald Gilson/Jeff Gordon, "Agency Capitalism"
Time:
11:00h
- 11:30h
Please see link below to working paper
Agency Capitalism: Further Implications of Equity Intermediation
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Commenting on: Colin Mayer, "Conceiving Corporate Commitment: Creation and Confirmation"
Commenting on: Colin Mayer, "Conceiving Corporate Commitment: Creation and Confirmation"
Time:
11:30h
- 12:00h
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Commenting on: Frank Partnoy, "U.S. Hedge Fund Activism"
Commenting on: Frank Partnoy, "U.S. Hedge Fund Activism"
Time:
14:00h
- 14:30h
Please see link below to working paper
Speakers
Commenting on: Guido Ferrarini/Marilena Filippelli, "Independent Directors and Control Shareholders"
Commenting on: Guido Ferrarini/Marilena Filippelli, "Independent Directors and Control Shareholders"
Time:
14:30h
- 15:00h
Please see link below to working paper
Independent directors and controlling shareholders around the world
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Commenting on: Dan Puchniak, "Multiple Faces of Shareholder Power in Asia: Complexity Revealed"
Commenting on: Dan Puchniak, "Multiple Faces of Shareholder Power in Asia: Complexity Revealed"
Time:
15:30h
- 16:00h
Speakers
Commenting on: Edelman/Thomas, "Theory and Practice of Corporate Voting at U.S. Public Companies
Commenting on: Edelman/Thomas, "Theory and Practice of Corporate Voting at U.S. Public Companies
Time:
16:00h
- 16:30h
Speakers
Fellow
Research Member
Board Member
Commenting on: James Cox, "Whose Law is it? Battling Over Turf in Shareholder Litigation"
Commenting on: James Cox, "Whose Law is it? Battling Over Turf in Shareholder Litigation"
Time:
16:30h
- 17:00h
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Fabrizio Ferri, "Say on Pay"
Commenting on: Fabrizio Ferri, "Say on Pay"
Time:
09:00h
- 09:30h
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Paul Davies, "Shareholders in the United Kingdom"
Commenting on: Paul Davies, "Shareholders in the United Kingdom"
Time:
09:30h
- 10:00h
Please see link below for working paper
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Erica Gorga, "Do Shareholders Have Power in Brazil? Current Problems in Corporate Governance after a Decade from the "Novo Mercado" Phenomenon"
Commenting on: Erica Gorga, "Do Shareholders Have Power in Brazil? Current Problems in Corporate Governance after a Decade from the "Novo Mercado" Phenomenon"
Time:
10:00h
- 10:30h
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Luca Enriques/Massimo Belcredi, "Institutional Investor Activism in a Context of Concentrated Ownership and High Private Benefits of Control: The Case of Italy"
Commenting on: Luca Enriques/Massimo Belcredi, "Institutional Investor Activism in a Context of Concentrated Ownership and High Private Benefits of Control: The Case of Italy"
Time:
11:00h
- 11:30h
Please see link below to working paper
Speakers
Commenting on: Harwell Wells, "Shareholder Power in America: A Short History"
Commenting on: Harwell Wells, "Shareholder Power in America: A Short History"
Time:
11:30h
- 12:00h
Speakers
Research Member
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Time:
14:00h
- 14:30h
Speakers
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Commenting on: Luh Luh Lan/Umakanth Varottil, "Shareholder Empowerment in Controlled Companies: The Case of Singapore"
Time:
14:00h
- 14:30h
Speakers
Commenting on Christian Hoffman, "A Comparative Analysis of Reflective Shareholder Loss"
Commenting on Christian Hoffman, "A Comparative Analysis of Reflective Shareholder Loss"
Time:
14:30h
- 15:00h
Speakers
Commenting on: Pradeep Yadav, "Ownership Structure, Management Control and Agency Costs"
Commenting on: Pradeep Yadav, "Ownership Structure, Management Control and Agency Costs"
Time:
15:30h
- 16:00h