2024 Public Company Speaker Series
The Firm's lawyers invite you to a webinar series discussing issues and concerns that are top of mind for publicly traded companies. The programs will be held monthly and will provide a holistic, multidimensional view of significant issues and trends affecting publicly traded companies, including SEC rulemaking and key governance, ESG, shareholder activism, M&A, litigation, and regulatory developments in the United States and abroad.
We hope you will be able to join us for one or more of these important discussions.
Login details will be provided to you prior to each presentation, but if you have any questions, please contact Heloise Herbinet at hherbinet@jonesday.com.
Session I: It’s 2024: ESG, Proxy, and 10-K Hot Topics
In preparation for a busy 2024 proxy season, please join us for a discussion of key disclosure, governance, and executive compensation considerations for the board and management, including trends and developments in ESG; SEC rulemaking and enforcement activity; and investor and proxy advisor policies.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters
- Stephen P. Coolbaugh, Partner, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Cleveland
- Timothy Curry, Partner, Financial Markets, Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- Amy I. Pandit, Partner, Financial Markets, Pittsburgh
Session II: European ESG Developments: Implications for Publicly Traded Companies
Recent ESG regulatory and litigation developments in Europe continue to require significant attention from business, legal, and compliance departments worldwide, often leading to profound organizational changes. Please join us for a virtual discussion about the complex and significant new reporting and due diligence rules that will have an extraterritorial effect and outsized impact on public companies.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters
- Seth Engel, Counsel, Financial Markets, Paris
- Linda Hesse, Partner, Financial Markets, Paris
- Armelle Sandrin-Deforge, Partner, Government Regulation, Paris
Session III: 2024 Annual Meeting and Corporate Governance Hot Topics
Join our panelists as they discuss key corporate governance trends on the eve of the 2024 proxy season. Topics will include recent developments in Delaware law; board oversight and risk management; shareholder proposals; and the cross-currents impacting the evolving ESG landscape.
Hybrid Program in Atlanta
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Jones Day
1221 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30361
Presenters
- Mark L. Hanson, Partner, Financial Markets, Atlanta
- Ferrell M. Keel, Partner, Financial Markets, Dallas
- Randi C. Lesnick, Practice Leader, Corporate, New York
- Joel T. May, Partner, Financial Markets, Atlanta
Session IV: 2024 Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Update
It is an active, if not turbulent, time in the securities and corporate governance arena. On the federal side, private securities class actions continue at high levels. Meanwhile, the Delaware courts have decided the validity of shareholder agreements and are poised to provide guidance for transactions involving controlling stockholders. For its part, the SEC is defending its climate disclosure rules against numerous challenges and is increasingly shifting enforcement focus to such issues as "AI washing" and cybersecurity disclosures, among other priorities. We hope you can join us for a discussion of these developments and more.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters
- Walter Davis, Partner, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, Atlanta
- Marjorie Duffy, Partner, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, Columbus
- David Peavler, Partner, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, Dallas/Washington
Session V: Debt and Equity Market Trends*
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session VI: 2024 Annual Delaware Litigation Update*
Thursday, May 30, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session VII: 2024 Shareholder Activism Developments*
Hybrid Program in New York
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Jones Day
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281-1047
Session VIII: U.S. and European ESG Litigation Developments*
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session IX: 2024 M&A Trends*
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session X: 2024 SEC Rulemaking Developments and Fall Investor Engagement Considerations*
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session XI: Investing Abroad and Minimizing Risk*
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session XII: 2024 Proxy Season and Activism Review and Preparing for 2025*
Hybrid Program in Cleveland
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Jones Day
North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190
Session XIII: 2024 Regulatory Enforcement and Shareholder Derivative Litigation Trends*
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Session XIV: 2025 10-K and Proxy and Related Disclosure Considerations*
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
CLE Information
CLE information will be provided prior to each session. Credit will be applied for in states where attendees are admitted.
* Detailed session description(s) to follow at a later date.
