Columbia Law School Conference on M&A and Corporate Governance - Panel 1 | Activism and M&A

The Columbia Law School annual Conference on M&A and Corporate Governance was held on 22 November 2024. It gathered speakers from academia, the judiciary, and the legal and finance industries to explore relevant issues in M&A and corporate governance, including implications of the US election for M&A. Topics of conversation included the state of shareholder activism, legislative and regulatory developments affecting dealmaking, and Delaware law regarding controlling shareholders.

The first panel of the day, "Activism and M&A" was moderated by Dorothy Lund, Columbia 1982 Alumna Professor of Law and Millstein Center Faculty Co-Director, Columbia Law School and comprised of:

• Sean Donahue (Partner, Paul Hastings LLP)
• Ryan Nebel (Vice Chair, Olshan)
• Bruce H. Goldfarb (President and Chief Executive Officer, Okapi Partners) 
• John Roe (Investment Stewardship Head of the Americas, BlackRock)
• Elina Tetelbaum (Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz)