Alexander J. Dussault

Jun 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Martha McGarry |Andrew J. Noreuil |Camila Panama |Alexander J. Dussault

On April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company ("Disney") successfully won a proxy contest launched by Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management LP ("Trian") and Blackwells Onshore I LLC and affiliates ("Blackwells") at its 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting. The outcome of this high-profile contest offers several insights for boards and practitioners on how to prepare for and respond to activist challenges in today's corporate governance landscape.

Mar 11, 2024 | corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Camila Panama |Alexander J. Dussault

Activism, Advance Notice Bylaw, Director nominations, dissident, non-compliance, Universal Proxy Card, universal proxy ruleMore from: Alexander Dussault, Camila Panama, Mayer BrownCamila Panama is a Partner, and Alexander Dussault is an Associate at Mayer Brown LLP. This post is based on a Mayer Brown memorandum by Ms. Panama, Mr. Dussault, William Kucera, Martha McGarry, Andrew Noreuil, and Jodi Simala.

Feb 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Camila Panama |Alexander J. Dussault

2023 marks the first full year in which the universal proxy rules have been in effect. As most know by now, a key change brought about by the rules is the required use of the universal proxy card in a contested director election—which enables stockholders to vote for their preferred combination of directors, including by mixing and matching among the company and dissident nominees, regardless of which side solicited their vote.

Jul 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | Camila Panama |Alexander J. Dussault

The high-profile proxy contest between Carl Icahn and Illumina, Inc. ("Illumina" or the "Company") came to a head on Thursday, May 25 at Illumina's 2023 stockholders' meeting. Illumina stockholders voted to elect Andrew Teno, a portfolio manager at Icahn Capital LP who was one of Icahn's three director nominees, in place of incumbent board chair, John Thompson.

Jun 27, 2023 | today.westlaw.com | Camila Panama |Mayer Brown |Alexander J. Dussault

(June 27, 2023) - Mayer Brown attorneys Camila Panama and Alexander Dussault offer considerations for corporate directors and legal practitioners in the wake of activist investor Carl Icahn's bid to install directors on the board of Illumina Inc. The high-profile proxy contest between Carl Icahn and Illumina, Inc. ("Illumina" or the "Company") came to a head on Thursday, May 25 at Illumina's 2023 stockholders' meeting.