Deal Lawyers Download Podcast - Universal Proxy: Bylaw Amendments

Steven Haas Co-head of Hunton Andrews Kurth's mergers and acquisitions team.

Steven Haas is co-head of Hunton Andrews Kurth's mergers and acquisitions team. He represents clients on a wide variety of M&A transactions, including change-of-control transactions, public company sales, strategic acquisitions and divestitures. He also regularly advises companies and boards of directors in connection with corporate governance, shareholder activism and other fiduciary duty matters.

Topics:

• Why should companies think about amending their bylaws in response to universal proxy?
• What specific bylaw changes should be made to ensure that the bylaws aren't inconsistent with the universal proxy rules?
• What changes to nomination procedures and advance notice bylaws should be considered?
• Are there Delaware law changes that companies may want to consider addressing through bylaw amendments?

This podcast was recorded on September 30, 2022.

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The views set forth in the podcast are the speakers' personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of the firm with which they are associated.