Practices

Shareholder Activism

Helping public companies assess risk and navigate the challenges that management and boards face in activist campaigns

Why Cooley

  • Multidisciplinary, customized approach helps public companies assess conditions, formulate action plans and execute when faced with activists

  • Team includes former SEC employees and industry-recognized lawyers in corporate governance and securities, capital markets and class action litigation

  • Broad experience with all areas relevant to activist campaigns, including proxy contests, shareholder communications, advance notice bylaw provisions and internal investigations

  • Experienced in advising clients in takeover and defense engagements, including poison pills

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