Webinar Series

CorpGov, PBHFA and Vinson & Elkins LLP hosted the second Webinar in their 2020 Governance Series on Tuesday, June 30, at 2pm EST: Activism and ESG.

A replay of the Webinar is available HERE. 

We discussed a range of corporate governance topics including activist behavior before and after the coronavirus pandemic, poison pills, the upcoming proxy season, board diversity, ESG as a pillar of future activist campaigns, and the Black Lives Matter movement within the context of ESG. The Webinar lasted 90 minutes, including a Q&A with the audience.

Panelists included:

• Lawrence S. Elbaum, Partner and Co-Head of Shareholder Activism, Vinson & Elkins
• Sarah E. Fortt, Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets, Vinson & Elkins
• Amy Lissauer, Managing Director, Head of Activism and Raid Defense, Bank of America Securities, Inc.
• Jessica Wirth Strine, Managing Partner & CEO, Sustainable Governance Partners LLC
• Lyndon Park, Head of Governance Solutions, ICR Inc.
• Soo Kim, Founding Partner, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer, Standard General L.P.
• Jared L. Landaw, Partner, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Barington Capital Group, L.P.
• Dan Zacchei, President, Special Situations, Sloane & Company
• John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)

The webcast, hosted in partnership with Sidley Austin LLP, MorganFranklin Consulting, Nasdaq, ICR, and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association, included two panel discussions, followed by a live Q&A session.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 90 MINUTE EVENT

The panels covered the following topics:

• Internal planning and readiness considerations
• General and industry-specific considerations for companies planning to go public in 2020
• Corporate governance/ESG considerations such as board composition and diversity
• Traditional IPOs vs SPACs
• The impact of volatility on investor appetite
• Considerations for going public during election season

Panel participants included leading experts in IPO planning and execution, including:

• Jeffrey Smith, Partner in Sidley Austin LLP’s M&A and Private Equity practice
• Michael Heinz, Partner in Sidley Austin LLP’s Capital Markets practice
• Karen Snow, Senior Vice President, Head of East Coast Listings & Capital Services, Nasdaq
• Barbara Ard, Managing Director, Accounting & Transaction Services Lead, MorganFranklin Consulting
• Lee Stettner, Co-Head of Capital Markets at ICR Capital
• Kathleen Shelton Smith, Principal, Renaissance Capital
• John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief of IPO Edge

IPO Edge, in partnership with Desert Hawk Gold Corporation, owner of a fully-permitted, operating mine in Utah, and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association, a Florida trade association for financial professionals, hosted Webinar on Wednesday, June 24 at 4pm EST/1pm PST – The Case for Gold in an Era of Unprecedented Money Printing.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH A REPLAY OF THE WEBINAR

The Webinar featured Howard Crosby, Chairman of Desert Hawk Gold Corporation, an SEC reporting company that plans to list shares on a national exchange after the completion of its current offering.  The company will issue up to $10 million in shares to fund expansion of current mine assets, explore the Kiewit Mine, and for general working capital.