The Shareholder Proposal Process

The shareholder proposal process has become a dramatic theater for debating political and social topics, from guns and climate change to human rights, an arena that has felt the impact of the voting power of passive investment funds and proxy advisory firms.

Whatever one's position on such topics, the proxy proposal process and the regulatory framework is the subject of active debate. Should the shareholder proposal process be used for these purposes? What about the effect of voting by passive investment funds? Does the proxy advisory industry serve shareholders? What regulatory reforms, if any, should be considered?

Join former SEC Commissioner and founder of Paredes Strategies, the Honorable Troy Paredes, and Mayer Brown Special Counsel Lawrence Cunningham as they discuss these and related topics in a fireside chat moderated by Mayer Brown Partner Anna Pinedo.

This event will take place at Mayer Brown’s New York office with an option to join via Zoom.

Learn more about our guest speaker. 

Troy A. Paredes is the founder of Paredes Strategies LLC. and was a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2008 until 2013. At the SEC, Paredes was a strong advocate for small business, for facilitating capital formation, for solving the information overload problem of securities law, and for cost-benefit analysis. 

CLE credit is pending.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Program

Location
Mayer Brown
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1001

For additional information, please contact Caitlin Kaplan at ckaplan@mayerbrown.com or +1 212 506 2103.