Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
40 Washington Sq. South
Greenberg Lounge – New York University School of Law
New York, NY 10012 map
Please register HERE. For more information, vist NYU Journal of Law & Business.
This Symposium will bring together leaders in law and business to explore topical issues in corporate governance. The first panel, will explore the relevant agency problems in this relationship, and how those problems should shape the on-going debate regarding the shareholder-director relationship
Panel 1: What Does Fiduciary Duty Mean in an Investor-Fund Context?
Moderator: Gerald Rosenfeld NYU School of Law
Panelists:
Donna Anderson T. Rowe Price Group
Matthew Mallow ’67, LLM ’68 BlackRock
Nik Mittal ’98 JANA Partners
Sabastian V. Niles Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Brian L. Schorr ’82 Trian Fund Management
The second panel, will consider whether and to what extent the tax law encourages or discourages shareholder activism, such as through its preferential treatment of capital gains, and panelists will debate the merits of proposals, suggested by others, to implement tax reforms that could encourage shareholders to focus on long-term, durable corporate growth rather than short-term results.
Panel 2: Tax Implications
Moderator: Joshua D. Blank LLM ’07 NYU School of Law
Panelists:
Roy J. Katzovicz Pershing Square Capital Management
David S. Miller LLM ’94 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Deborah L. Paul LLM ’94 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
This event is seeking approval for New York State CLE credit. If approved, it will be appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.