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Activism

Activist Investing Today: Feldman Talks ‘Vote No,’ Canada Rules, Starboard at Ritchie

By Ronald Orol

Published: June 28th, 2023

Goodmans partner Jonathan Feldman explains why activists have advantages when targeting Canadian companies, and he offers views on Starboard’s unusual investment in a Canadian company.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Bracewell's Austin Lee Talks Energy

By David Marcus

Published: June 22nd, 2023

Austin Lee, an energy M&A partner at Bracewell in Houston, discusses being a landman, the difference between working in-house and at a law firm, and energy transition.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: FTV's Bernstein on Fusion of Payments, Vertical Software

By Chris Nolter

Published: June 12th, 2023

Managing partner Brad Bernstein talks about disintermediating traditional financial services, 'value-add envy' and the firm's 25th anniversary.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Wachtell's Ryan McLeod Discusses Delaware

By David Marcus

Published: June 8th, 2023

Ryan McLeod talks about clerking for Bill Chandler, working as a litigator in Delaware and the most important corporate law issues facing the state's courts.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Davies’ Olasker on Ideological Lawyers, Women in Activism

By Ronald Orol

Published: June 5th, 2023

The Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg partner discusses why a bifurcated U.S. legal advice system may change, why so few women work on M&A and activism and how that may change.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: EY’s Hunker Eyes 2023 Proxy Season

By Ronald Orol

Published: May 24th, 2023

The shareholder activism defense leader at Ernst & Young explains why ESG proponents and second-tier activists may be reticent to launch director contests, while brand-name insurgents can ‘weather the storm.’

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Levitsky on Journey From Public Service to Private Practice

By David Marcus

Published: May 18th, 2023

Jonathan Levitsky, an M&A and PE partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, discusses clerking on the Supreme Court, working on the Kosovo peace accords and transitioning to an M&A and PE practice.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Kennedy Talks Restrictive Covenants

By David Marcus

Published: May 4th, 2023

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Jim Kennedy, an M&A partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses recent Delaware decisions on restrictive covenants.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Eli Black and the Limits of ESG

By David Marcus

Published: April 20th, 2023

Author Matt Garcia discusses his new biography of Eli Black, a midcentury CEO whose efforts at corporate social responsibility ended in tragedy.

Insights & Analysis

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Activist Investing Today: Feldman Talks ‘Vote No,’ Canada Rules, Starboard at Ritchie

Drinks With The Deal: Bracewell's Austin Lee Talks Energy

Behind the Buyouts: FTV's Bernstein on Fusion of Payments, Vertical Software

Drinks With The Deal: Wachtell's Ryan McLeod Discusses Delaware

Activist Investing Today: Davies’ Olasker on Ideological Lawyers, Women in Activism

Activist Investing Today: EY’s Hunker Eyes 2023 Proxy Season

Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Levitsky on Journey From Public Service to Private Practice

Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Kennedy Talks Restrictive Covenants

Drinks With The Deal: Eli Black and the Limits of ESG

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