The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum
on Corporate Governance
Hosted by Jamie Leigh and Steven Tonsfeldt of Cooley and
Stavros Gadinis of the University of California, Berkeley
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Day 1
(All times Pacific)
Welcome Remarks
The “State” of Delaware
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Honorable Sam Glasscock III, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Sarah Lightdale, Partner Cooley
The Practitioners’ Guide to Delaware
Randall J. Baron, Partner Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Elena Norman, Partner Young Conaway
Elizabeth Pollman, Professor University of Pennsylvania
Brad Sorrels, Partner Wilson Sonsini
Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source
Kathryn Judge, Professor Columbia Law School
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
The Chair’s Corner
Doug Parker, Chairman American Airlines
Stephen Johnson, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO American Airlines
Capital Markets Crystal Ball
Ben Burdett, Managing Director J.P. Morgan
Diana Doyle, Managing Director Morgan Stanley
Alan Denenberg, Partner Davis Polk
Buying and Selling with Big Tech
Afra Afsharipour, Professor University of California, Davis
Greg Dalvito, Partner PJT Partners
Steve Tonsfeldt, Partner Cooley
Ethan Zweig, Partner Qatalyst Partners
Closing High-Profile Deals
Afra Afsharipour, Professor University of California, Davis
Michael Diz, Partner Debevoise & Plimpton
Dave Peinsipp, Partner Cooley
Sarah Payne, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell
Jed Repko, Partner Joele Frank
Odd Lots Podcast: Live Taping
Tracy Alloway, Host Odd Lots Podcast
Margaret O’Mara, Professor University of Washington
Joe Weisenthal, Host Odd Lots Podcast
Law Professors on Twitter and Elon Musk
Adam Badawi, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Ann Lipton, Professor Tulane Law School
Breaking Down the Midterm Election
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Paul Pierson, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Reimagining the Global Food System
Kristin Bresnahan, General Counsel Nobell Foods
Magi Richani, CEO Nobell Foods
Day 2
(All times Pacific)
The White Wall
Emily Flitter, Reporter New York Times
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
The Talent Wars 2.0: Employee Recruitment and Retention
Jamie Leigh, Partner Cooley
Stephani Lewis, General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer IKEA North America
Lisa Mango, General Counsel One Medical (1Life Healthcare)
Corporate Governance and the SEC (Part One)
Jaime Lizárraga, Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
David Curran, Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice Paul, Weiss
Corporate Governance and the SEC (Part Two)
Erik Gerding, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Stavros Gadinis, Professor University of California, Berkeley
2023 Deal Trends
Ed Batts, Partner Gibson Dunn
Steven Lipin, Chairman and CEO Gladstone Place Partners
Rachel Proffitt, Partner Cooley
Paul Scrivano, Partner Davis Polk
Brittany Skoda, Global Head of Software Banking Morgan Stanley
Odd Lots Podcast: Live Taping
Jim Chanos, Founder and Managing Partner Kynikos Associates
Tracy Alloway, Host Odd Lots Podcast
Joe Weisenthal, Host Odd Lots Podcast

Afra Afsharipour
Professor
University of California, Davis

Tracy Alloway
Host
Odd Lots Podcast

Adam Badawi
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn

Kristin Bresnahan
General Counsel
Nobell Foods

Ben Burdett
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan

Jim Chanos
Founder and Managing Partner
Kynikos Associates

David Curran
Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice
Paul, Weiss

Greg Dalvito
Partner
PJT Partners

Alan Denenberg
Partner
Davis Polk

Michael Diz
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton

Diana Doyle
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

Emily Flitter
Reporter
New York Times

Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Erik Gerding
Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Honorable Sam Glasscock III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Stephen Johnson
Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO
American Airlines

Kathryn Judge
Professor
Columbia Law School

Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley

Stephani Lewis
General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer
IKEA North America

Sarah Lightdale
Partner
Cooley

Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners

Ann Lipton
Professor
Tulane Law School

Jaime Lizárraga
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Lisa Mango
General Counsel
One Medical (1Life Healthcare)

Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Elena Norman
Partner
Young Conaway

Margaret O’Mara
Professor
University of Washington

Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines

Frank Partnoy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Sarah Payne
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell

Dave Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley

Paul Pierson
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Elizabeth Pollman
Professor
University of Pennsylvania

Rachel Proffitt
Partner
Cooley

Jed Repko
Partner
Joele Frank

Magi Richani
CEO
Nobell Foods

Paul Scrivano
Partner
Davis Polk

Brittany Skoda
Global Head of Software Banking
Morgan Stanley

Brad Sorrels
Partner
Wilson Sonsini

Adam Sterling
Assistant Dean
University of California, Berkeley

Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner
Cooley

Joe Weisenthal
Host
Odd Lots Podcast

Ethan Zweig
Partner
Qatalyst Partners