Podcast #66 | Derek Zaba: Partner and Co-Chair of Sidley’s Shareholder Activism Practice.

In episode #66 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Derek Zaba, a partner and co-chair of Sidley’s Shareholder Activism practice.

Derek counsels companies on a variety of matters, including activism defense/proxy contests, activism preparedness, takeover defenses, shareholder engagement and corporate governance.

Prior to Sidley, Derek was the head of the activism defense practice at Camberview Partners (now PJT Camberview). He also served as a Partner and investment professional at activist and event driven hedge funds. Derek began his career as a corporate associate at a New York-based law firm.

In this podcast, Derek and Evan talk about:

• The current state of shareholder activism.

• The most relevant take-aways from the last proxy season and the rise of ESG in some campaigns.

• The market downturn and hostile M&A trends

• The impact of activism in the tech sector and the practice of dual-class share structures in founder-controlled companies.

• The adoption of universal proxy cards and lessons for directors on how to approach some of these activism trends.

You can listen to the episode directly at https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/derek-zaba (where you can find the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon or Stitcher.

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