Pomerantz Corporate Governance Roundtable

With Special Guest Speaker President Bill Clinton

Pomerantz, in association with The Corporate Governance Institute, Inc., is pleased to announce the agenda for the upcoming Corporate Governance Roundtable Event on June 14, 2022, that it will host at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. We are honored that President Bill Clinton will be the special guest speaker.

President Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States and is the founder of the Clinton Foundation. During his time in office, President Clinton led the U.S. to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. He was also the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice. Roundtable attendees can look forward to hearing President Clinton, widely renowned as a gifted speaker, share his perspectives and experiences.

The Roundtable will gather institutional investors from around the globe to discuss their evolving role in managing the risk of governance and ESG challenges under the theme: The Collective Power to Make Change. This one-day event will combine the knowledge and experience of fiduciaries, legal counsel and governance professionals with the opportunity to discuss important matters that affect the value of the funds they represent. This year’s panels and presentations include the following topics:

Covid-19 and the Litigation Pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a tidal wave of new litigation. This session will provide insight into this evolving legal landscape.

Corporate Governance Developments: A discussion of current global trends in corporate governance and a look forward at emerging issues that governance professionals may face in the coming year.

Forced Arbitration and the Repercussions for Institutional Investors: Over the last several years, there have been indications that the SEC is considering allowing corporations to use forced arbitration clauses to curtail investors’ rights to bring securities class actions. This panel will discuss Colorado PERA’s and the CII’s decision to intervene in an action in which a shareholder, represented by an anti-class action activist, seeks to have Johnson & Johnson shareholders vote on a contentious proxy proposal. The proposal concerns a corporate bylaw that would require all securities fraud claims against Johnson & Johnson to be pursued through mandatory arbitration, thus waiving shareholders’ rights to bring securities class actions.

Fiduciary Duty & ESG Priorities in 2022: This session will explore how institutional investors can balance their interest in promoting adherence to good ESG principles at the companies in which they invest with their fiduciary duties to protect investments and maximize fund performance.

Securities Litigation Update: Engagement & Litigation: General Counsel from some of the most influential global institutional investors will discuss their attitudes toward securities litigation and what other tools they employ to hold corporations accountable.

Inside the Boardroom: This panel will discuss how directors address board diversity within their own organizations and how their internal approach impacts their interactions with the boards of companies with which they entrust their investments.

Jennifer Pafiti, Partner and Head of Client Services at Pomerantz, has been involved in organizing the Firm’s Roundtable Events since 2015: “These events bring peers together to discuss current issues that directly affect the asset value of the funds they represent. More importantly, though, this setting allows experts within their field to share ideas, opinions and best practices, which adds real value to fiduciaries’ day-to-day roles.”

To express your interest in attending this special event, please email PomerantzRoundtable2022@pomlaw.com