2024 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)