Insights Search

The shareholder activism landscape promises to stay busy in 2025, with underperforming companies likely facing heightened pressure, particularly in M&A-focused campaigns. Lower financing costs, looser capital requirements, and lighter merger scrutiny are expected to drive a resurgence in dealmaking, creating opportunities for activists to push for breakups, divestitures, or outright sales.

Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice co-head Lawrence Elbaum discussed how companies need to prepare against the year-round attacks by shareholder activists.

Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates.

Fall is fast approaching, so most major US public companies have held their 2024 annual meetings. But, while temperatures are sure to cool in the coming months, the same can no longer be said for the shareholder activism environment.

Stockholder litigation is on the rise both in volume and notoriety.

Patrick Gadson, co-head of Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice, joined Evan Epstein on Boardroom Governance to discuss the evolving dynamics of Shareholder Activism in 2024.

The world of corporate shareholder activism is poised for significant changes and challenges.

Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice co-head Patrick Gadson discussed how companies need to prepare against the year round attacks by shareholder activists.

In this program, we focused on SEC developments affecting, and practical aspects of preparing for, public companies’ annual meetings and annual reports.

Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter.

Vinson & Elkins stands among the most trusted names in shareholder activism defense. Led by co-heads Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson, the firm’s Shareholder Activism practice has defended more campaigns than any other firm since 2015 — and earned numerous #1 rankings from The Legal 500 United States, Chambers USA, Bloomberg, and more.