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Surviving Shareholder Activism

A Practical, Right-Sized, Cross-Functional Approach for Small and Mid-Cap Companies

Webinar | June.26.2024 | 1pm - 2pm (Eastern Standard Time)

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Persistently low stock prices, lagging financial and operational performance, media controversy, being subject to significant litigation and regulatory enforcement and low governance scores are just a few of the issues companies struggle with that may make them the target of shareholder activism. This program is a must attend for company counsel of small and mid-cap companies who are looking for a practical, right-sized cross-functional approach to mitigating against or effectively responding against a proxy contest.

Topics include:

What makes a company a target for a proxy contest
Steps a company can take to avoid a proxy contest
Developing the right strategy and team if you find yourself in a proxy contest
Governance and legal considerations in a proxy contest
How to effectively leverage data and social media in a proxy contest
Practical post-proxy contest planning, including off-season engagement and refining your governance practices

For the third session is our 'Navigating Financial Markets' series, Orrick's J.T. Ho will be joined by Antoinette Behan, Chief Revenue Officer at Edgar Agents, and Greg Taxin, Managing Member at Spotlight Advisors.

For more information or questions, please contact Joe Maronski.

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J. T. Ho Partner, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets

San Francisco

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Practice:

Corporate Governance
Capital Markets
Compensation & Benefits
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

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J. T. Ho Partner

San Francisco

J.T. counsels companies on Board and committee oversight, assessment and composition issues, developing effective shareholder engagement programs and governance-related disclosures, and helps companies to understand and consider the views of proxy advisors and institutional shareholders and other long-term stakeholders in their decision making. Recently, he has helped many companies successfully address ESG related shareholder proposals and activism campaigns and refine their disclosure controls and procedures and enterprise risk management programs to address cybersecurity and climate risk.

On the securities front, he focuses on advising clients in connection with securities offerings, proxy statements, periodic SEC reports, stock exchange listing obligations, stock repurchases and the sale and reporting of securities by insiders. He regularly counsels companies on difficult disclosure issues and provides training on disclosure best practices.

J.T. also advises on compensation committee matters and related disclosures as well as the design of cash and equity incentive plans, and has helped over a dozen companies remediate failed or low "say on pay" votes.

J.T. plays a leading role in Orrick’s ESG practice, helping companies identify and understand the risks and opportunities associated with ESG and incorporating ESG into a company’s overall business strategy and incentive plans. More recently, he has helped companies navigate the growing anti-ESG movement.

J.T. serves on the advisory board of The Corporate Counsel and hosts J.T.'s Fast Five, a monthly podcast on The Corporate Counsel where J.T. covers the five things public companies ought know each month. J.T. Ho also regularly presents on and contributes articles related to corporate governance, securities, executive compensation and ESG. He has presented at notable conferences sponsored by The Corporate Counsel, the Securities Regulation Institute, The Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the Society for Corporate Governance, the ABA, the Practical Law Institute, Compensation Standards, Practical ESG and NASPP. He is recognized as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500, as one of the Ones to Watch® Best Lawyers in America, and was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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