Firm News | November 1, 2021
Christopher Davis, chair of Kleinberg Kaplan’s Investor Activism practice, was recently quoted in Business Insider article, “Legal advisors to activist hedge funds are swamped as more investors launch campaigns,” which discusses the anticipated growth in activist campaigns for 2022. Chris said, “There’s pent-up demand since people have largely been on the sideline for the past…
Firm News | March 21, 2022 | Investor Activism
On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced its proposals to amend Regulation 13D-G and Regulation S-T to address, they said, information asymmetries in financial markets and to modernize the regulations under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) to account for technological and financial innovations. …
Client Alerts | February 18, 2022 | Securities and Corporate Finance | Investor Activism
Christopher Davis, chair of Kleinberg Kaplan’s Investor Activism practice, was recently quoted in the Dealreporter article, “Activist investors push to accelerate changes highlighted by pandemic conditions — 2022 Outlook.” Chris discusses many areas of focus for activism in 2022, including the impact of ESG regulations and the new universal proxy rule. Focusing on the big…
Firm News | February 4, 2022 | Investor Activism
Kleinberg Kaplan, a pure-play activist law firm, was again featured as a top legal advisor for activist campaigns in Bloomberg’s H1 2021 Global Activism Market Review. The firm ranked fifth for legal counsel advising activist investors in the United States and sixth globally for the same, according to Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Activism Advisory League Tables…
FEATURED PUBLICATION | July 6, 2021 | Investor Activism
New York, June 17, 2021 – Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan was recognized in the latest edition of The Legal 500: United States for its Hedge Funds and Investor Activism practices. The Hedge Funds practice was celebrated for advising a wide range of fund managers on large capital commitment facilities, as well as spin-outs and set-up issues for new managers.…
Firm News | June 17, 2021 | Hedge Funds | Investor Activism
Firm ranked in Hedge Funds category; three partners individually honored New York, May 20, 2021 — Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan announced that it has been recognized by Chambers USA 2021 as a leading firm. The firm was again included in the “Hedge Funds (USA – Nationwide)” category, and three Kleinberg Kaplan partners were individually…
FEATURED PUBLICATION | May 20, 2021 | Hedge Funds | Investor Activism
Kleinberg Kaplan, a pure-play activist law firm, ranks among the most active legal advisors for activist campaigns, according to data intelligence provider Refinitiv. For full year 2020, Kleinberg Kaplan ranked third for legal counsel solely advising activist investors in Refinitiv’s Global Shareholder Activism Scorecard released this week. In addition, the firm ranked fourth globally for…
FEATURED PUBLICATION | March 16, 2021 | Investor Activism
Kleinberg Kaplan, a pure-play activist law firm, was again featured as a top legal advisor for activist campaigns in Bloomberg’s 2020 Global Activism Market Review. The firm ranked fourth for legal counsel advising activist investors in the United States and fifth globally for the same, according to Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Activism Advisory League Tables represent…
FEATURED PUBLICATION | January 5, 2021 | Investor Activism
Christopher P. Davis, chair of Kleinberg Kaplan’s Investor Activism practice, spoke with The Wall Street Journal on a brand new proposed rule by Nasdaq on board diversity, calling for listed companies to include women and people of diverse racial identities or sexual orientation on their boards – or explain why not. In the article, “The…
Firm News | December 2, 2020 | Investor Activism
On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it had voted to adopt amendments to Rule 14a-8 and the process for shareholder proposals (the “Amendments”).1 The Amendments purport to “modernize” the shareholder proposal process, but in practice will limit the range of shareholders who are eligible for their proposals to…
Client Alerts | September 29, 2020 | Hedge Funds | Investment Management | Investor Activism
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