Podcast #135 | Patrick Gadson: Shareholder Activism in 2024 and its Evolving Dynamics.

Episode #135 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast features Patrick Gadson, the Co-Head of Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice, which advises public companies in competitive proxy solicitations, strategic investor relations, and corporate governance.

They address the evolving dynamics of activism, the impact of universal proxy rules, and ESG activism (separating E vs S campaigns, as in Exxon and Starbucks). They also talk about differences in activist campaigns in large, mid, and small caps, and how boards should prepare for them. In addition, they address the role of institutional investors and proxy advisors in contested situations.

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