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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