Ann Beth Stebbins

Sep 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Ann Beth Stebbins

Click here to listen to the audioSkadden’s Ann Beth Stebbins and guests Allie Rutherford and Adrienne Monley of PJT Camberview discuss how a company can best communicate to investors what makes its board effective – not just the mix of skills individual directors bring, but also the way the board functions and the way it draws on outside expertise when needed. What do investors think makes a board effective?

May 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Ann Beth Stebbins

Click here to listen to the audioSkadden M&A partner Ann Beth Stebbins and her guest, Rebecca Corbin of Corbin Advisors, explore the critical role that directors play in shareholder engagement. Corbin stresses that a proactive, not merely reactive, approach toward shareholder engagement is essential for success.

Feb 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Erica Schohn |Ann Beth Stebbins

Click here to listen to the audioSuccession planning for senior management should be an annual process, managed by the board. Our panel discusses best practices, including how to develop multiple and next-level candidates, how to keep internal candidates incentivized, and how appointing an executive chairman for a fixed term can help a new CEO transition into the role. The Informed Board podcast is a companion to our quarterly Informed Board newsletter.

Nov 7, 2023 | lexology.com | Lara Flath |David Schwartz |Ann Beth Stebbins

Click here to listen to the audioThe latest episode of the Informed Board podcast features a discussion of the potential implications for U.S. companies of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June striking down race-based affirmative action programs in higher education. Our host, Skadden M&A partner Ann Beth Stebbins, leads a discussion with David E. Schwartz, global head of Skadden’s labor and employment group, and Lara A.

Mar 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Marc S. Gerber |Ann Beth Stebbins

Click here to listen to the audioAhead of the 2022 proxy season, the SEC shifted its approach to shareholder proposals and permitted companies to exclude far fewer shareholder proposals from annual meeting agendas. Skadden M&A partner Ann Beth Stebbins leads a discussion about the impact the SEC shift had last year, particularly with respect to ESG proposals, and what we can expect this year.