On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law
School's Law and Business Program, National Association of
Corporate Directors–Nashville (NACD) and Vanderbilt
University's Hans Stoll Financial Markets Research Center
co-hosted the inaugural Public Company Shareholder Engagement
Summit.
As part of the complimentary event, David Hooper, partner and co-chair of Barnes
& Thornburg's Securities and Capital Markets practice
group, moderated a practical discussion on shareholder activism
with Christopher C. Eck, Chief Administrative
Officer and General Counsel, Authentix, Inc., Ann
Lipton, Professor in Business Law, Tulane Law School,
Michael Levin, The Activist Investor, and
Tiffany Posil, Chief, Office of Mergers and
Acquisitions at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.