United States:
The Role Of Shareholder Activists In Scrutinizing Corporate Behavior
03 May 2017
Farella Braun & Martel
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In the present uncertain legal and regulatory environment, the
role of shareholder activists in scrutinizing corporate behavior
seems to be gaining steam. See, e.g., An Activist Investment in Whole Foods Exposes
Shifting Power on Wall St. We are increasingly seeing corporate
internal investigations being influenced, if not driven by, the
presence of activists on the Board. It remains to be seen whether
the role of activists in policing corporate governance and other
corporate regulatory issues will continue to increase in an
environment where SEC Enforcement is increasingly under pressure
(budgetary and otherwise) from the current presidential
administration.
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