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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Patrick Gadson: Shareholder Activism in 2024 and its Evolving Dynamics.
Description: (0:00) Intro.(1:23) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(2:10) Start of interview.(2:40) Patrick's "origin story."Â (3:41) His time at Skadden and Olshan Frome Wolosky (leading shareholder activism legal practice).(4:38) Joining Vinson & Elkins to co-build shareholder activism practice.(6:40) Distinguishing between large, mid, and small cap activism.(10:14) Reference to Lazard's 2023 Annual Review of Activism and Patrick's 2024 trends to watch out in activism.(13:39) On ESG activism, and the impact of Exxon Mobil case ("[I]t was more of a capital allocation campaign, rather than ESG"). D...