The Seventh Annual Berkeley Spring Forum
on M&A and Governance

Mary Eaton has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on securities class actions, shareholder derivative claims and other complex business disputes. Mary regularly represents issuers, boards of directors, board committees and senior management across a broad spectrum of industries (including technology, financial services, private equity and asset management) in a wide variety of disputes in federal and state courts across the country. In addition to her substantial trial experience, Mary regularly counsels clients on litigation avoidance and corporate governance matters. Among her many accolades, Mary is perennially ranked among leading litigators by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Lawdragon, Crain’s New York Business, Legal 500 US and Best Lawyers in America. In 2019, the American Bar Association awarded Mary the Stonewall Award for her contributions to the advancement of LGBT individuals and issues.

Professor Amelia Miazad’s scholarship and teaching focuses on corporate law and environmental and social risk governance. In her recent scholarly work, Professor Miazad analyzes the consequences of climate risk for corporate law, delving into areas such as antitrust, securities law, and fiduciary duties. Her recent scholarship includes “Investor Climate Alliances” (forthcoming, Washington University Law Review); and “D&O Insurers as Climate Risk Monitors” (forthcoming, Boston University Law Review). She is regularly invited to present her scholarship to audiences in the U.S. and internationally. Professor Miazad has been quoted by the business and legal media including The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Financial Times, Politico, The World Economic Forum, and Law360, among others. In addition to the courses she teaches at UC Davis School of Law, Professor Miazad has developed and instructs courses tailored for corporate executives and board members focusing on environmental and social risk governance. Previously, she served as a Senior Research Fellow at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she founded and led the Business in Society Institute. Professor Miazad received her J.D. from Berkeley Law.

Christine leads Freshfields’ US antitrust, competition, and trade practice, and is based in our Washington, DC office. Drawing on 30 years of public and private sector experience at the intersection of law, policy, and politics, Christine counsels clients on how to navigate complex and evolving legal and regulatory regimes to achieve their desired business goals.

Most recently, Christine served as a Commissioner at the FTC, where she helped shape policies and enforcement actions in the fields of antitrust, consumer privacy & data security, and consumer protection. Before joining the Commission, Christine was a Senior Vice President at Delta Air Lines, where she oversaw regulatory and international matters. She also was an antitrust partner at two major international law firms.