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
![Headshot for Afra Afsharipour](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/afsharipour-afra-e1663266816443.jpg)
Afra Afsharipour
Professor
University of California, Davis
![Headshot for Afra Afsharipour](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/afsharipour-afra-e1663266816443.jpg)
Afra Afsharipour
Professor
University of California, Davis
![Headshot for Tracy Alloway](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alloway_2019_square_hs.jpg)
Tracy Alloway
Host
Odd Lots Podcast
![Headshot for Tracy Alloway](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alloway_2019_square_hs.jpg)
Tracy Alloway
Host
Odd Lots Podcast
![Headshot for Adam Badawi](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/badawi_adam_210x270-e1663267310458.jpg)
Adam Badawi
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Adam Badawi is a Professor of Law at UC Berkeley. He writes widely on issues of law and finance with an emphasis on corporate governance, corporate transactions, and shareholder litigation. Much of his recent work uses text analysis and machine learning to analyze debt agreements, merger documents, and shareholder class action complaints. At Berkeley Law, he teaches Contracts, Corporations, Mergers and Acquisitions, and seminars related to these topics.
His research includes Does Voluntary Financial Disclosure Matter? The Case of Fairness Opinions in M&A (forthcoming, The Journal of Law and Economics) (co-authored with Matthew D. Cain and Steven Davidoff Solomon), How Informative is the Text of Securities Complaints? (forthcoming, Journal of Law, Economics & Organization), Social Good and Litigation Risk (forthcoming, Harvard Business Law Review) (co-authored with Frank Partnoy); and Is There a First-Drafter Advantage in M&A?, California Law Review (2019, California Law Review) (co-authored with Elisabeth de Fontenay) (selected as one of the top 10 corporate and securities articles of 2019 by Corporate Practice Commentator).
Prior to joining the faculty of Berkeley Law in 2017, Badawi was a Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. He has been a Visiting Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and he served as a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. Before joining the academy he was a litigator in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP and was a law clerk to the Hon. Michael McConnell of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
![Headshot for Randall J. Baron](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/baron_randall_210x270-e1663266498155.jpg)
Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
![Headshot for Randall J. Baron](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/baron_randall_210x270-e1663266498155.jpg)
Randall J. Baron
Partner
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
![Headshot for Ed Batts](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ebatts_Press.jpg)
Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn
![Headshot for Ed Batts](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ebatts_Press.jpg)
Ed Batts
Partner
Gibson Dunn
![Headshot for Kristin Bresnahan](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1626921095035.jpg)
Kristin Bresnahan
General Counsel
Nobell Foods
![Headshot for Kristin Bresnahan](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1626921095035.jpg)
Kristin Bresnahan
General Counsel
Nobell Foods
![Headshot for Ben Burdett](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1517077724827.jpg)
Ben Burdett
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
![Headshot for Ben Burdett](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1517077724827.jpg)
Ben Burdett
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
![Headshot for Jim Chanos](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HF-Ep164_Jim_Chanos.jpeg)
Jim Chanos
Founder and Managing Partner
Kynikos Associates
![Headshot for Jim Chanos](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HF-Ep164_Jim_Chanos.jpeg)
Jim Chanos
Founder and Managing Partner
Kynikos Associates
![Headshot for David Curran](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1516250486325.jpg)
David Curran
Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice
Paul, Weiss
![Headshot for David Curran](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1516250486325.jpg)
David Curran
Co-Chair, Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice
Paul, Weiss
![Headshot for Greg Dalvito](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/greg-dalvito.jpeg)
Greg Dalvito
Partner
PJT Partners
![Headshot for Greg Dalvito](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/greg-dalvito.jpeg)
Greg Dalvito
Partner
PJT Partners
![Headshot for Alan Denenberg](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22665_denenber_1.jpg)
Alan Denenberg
Partner
Davis Polk
![Headshot for Alan Denenberg](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22665_denenber_1.jpg)
Alan Denenberg
Partner
Davis Polk
![Headshot for Michael Diz](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/diz_michael_lo3-e1663266963559.jpg)
Michael Diz
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton
![Headshot for Michael Diz](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/diz_michael_lo3-e1663266963559.jpg)
Michael Diz
Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton
![Headshot for Diana Doyle](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/doyle-final2.jpg)
Diana Doyle
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
![Headshot for Diana Doyle](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/doyle-final2.jpg)
Diana Doyle
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
![Headshot for Emily Flitter](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1560884639158.jpg)
Emily Flitter
Reporter
New York Times
![Headshot for Emily Flitter](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1560884639158.jpg)
Emily Flitter
Reporter
New York Times
![Headshot for Stavros Gadinis](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gadinis_stavros-e1663266241738-scaled.jpg)
Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Stavros Gadinis](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gadinis_stavros-e1663266241738-scaled.jpg)
Stavros Gadinis
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Erik Gerding](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/erik.jpeg)
Erik Gerding
Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
![Headshot for Erik Gerding](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/erik.jpeg)
Erik Gerding
Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
![Headshot for Honorable Sam Glasscock III](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image-e1663266438147.jpg)
Honorable Sam Glasscock III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
![Headshot for Honorable Sam Glasscock III](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image-e1663266438147.jpg)
Honorable Sam Glasscock III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
![Headshot for Stephen Johnson](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/stephen-johnson-full-res-scaled-1.jpeg)
Stephen Johnson
Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO
American Airlines
![Headshot for Stephen Johnson](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/stephen-johnson-full-res-scaled-1.jpeg)
Stephen Johnson
Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO
American Airlines
![Headshot for Kathryn Judge](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/y600-e1663268212957.jpg)
Kathryn Judge
Professor
Columbia Law School
![Headshot for Kathryn Judge](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/y600-e1663268212957.jpg)
Kathryn Judge
Professor
Columbia Law School
![Headshot for Jamie Leigh](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/leigh-jamie-17018-web-e1663265765233.jpeg)
Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Jamie Leigh](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/leigh-jamie-17018-web-e1663265765233.jpeg)
Jamie Leigh
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Stephani Lewis](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1642010015410-e1663268104927.jpg)
Stephani Lewis
General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer
IKEA North America
![Headshot for Stephani Lewis](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1642010015410-e1663268104927.jpg)
Stephani Lewis
General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer
IKEA North America
![Headshot for Sarah Lightdale](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lightdale-sarah-22124-li.jpg)
Sarah Lightdale
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Sarah Lightdale](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lightdale-sarah-22124-li.jpg)
Sarah Lightdale
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Steven Lipin](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Steve.jpg)
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners
![Headshot for Steven Lipin](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Steve.jpg)
Steven Lipin
Chairman and CEO
Gladstone Place Partners
![Headshot for Ann Lipton](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ann-lipton_0-e1663267434427.jpg)
Ann Lipton
Professor
Tulane Law School
![Headshot for Ann Lipton](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ann-lipton_0-e1663267434427.jpg)
Ann Lipton
Professor
Tulane Law School
![Headshot for Jaime Lizárraga](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/commissioner-jaime-lizárraga-photo-e1666116864192.jpeg)
Jaime Lizárraga
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
![Headshot for Jaime Lizárraga](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/commissioner-jaime-lizárraga-photo-e1666116864192.jpeg)
Jaime Lizárraga
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
![Headshot for Lisa Mango](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1516242818527.jpg)
Lisa Mango
General Counsel
One Medical (1Life Healthcare)
![Headshot for Lisa Mango](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1516242818527.jpg)
Lisa Mango
General Counsel
One Medical (1Life Healthcare)
![Headshot for Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mccormick.k_-e1663266322171.jpg)
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
![Headshot for Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mccormick.k_-e1663266322171.jpg)
Honorable Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
![Headshot for Elena Norman](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/elena.jpeg)
Elena Norman
Partner
Young Conaway
![Headshot for Elena Norman](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/elena.jpeg)
Elena Norman
Partner
Young Conaway
![Headshot for Margaret O'Mara](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Margaret.jpg)
Margaret O’Mara
Professor
University of Washington
![Headshot for Margaret O'Mara](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Margaret.jpg)
Margaret O’Mara
Professor
University of Washington
![Headshot for Doug Parker](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/doug-parker-full-res-1024x683-1-e1663266553320.jpeg)
Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines
![Headshot for Doug Parker](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/doug-parker-full-res-1024x683-1-e1663266553320.jpeg)
Doug Parker
Chairman
American Airlines
![Headshot for Frank Partnoy](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/frank-partnoy-headshot.jpeg)
Frank Partnoy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Sarah Payne](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1635526419301.jpg)
Sarah Payne
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell
![Headshot for Sarah Payne](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1635526419301.jpg)
Sarah Payne
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell
![Headshot for Dave Peinsipp](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/peinsipp-dave-12197-li.jpg)
Dave Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Dave Peinsipp](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/peinsipp-dave-12197-li.jpg)
Dave Peinsipp
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Paul Pierson](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Paul-Pierson_2-e1663267538711.jpg)
Paul Pierson
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Paul Pierson](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Paul-Pierson_2-e1663267538711.jpg)
Paul Pierson
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Elizabeth Pollman](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/35433_ElizabethPollman061519_0006.rev_.1614818785.webp)
Elizabeth Pollman
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
![Headshot for Elizabeth Pollman](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/35433_ElizabethPollman061519_0006.rev_.1614818785.webp)
Elizabeth Pollman
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
![Headshot for Rachel Proffitt](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/proffitt-rachel-23482-pitch.jpg)
Rachel Proffitt
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Rachel Proffitt](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/proffitt-rachel-23482-pitch.jpg)
Rachel Proffitt
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Jed Repko](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Joele-Frank-Detail-Page-Jed-Repko-e1663267047121.jpg)
Jed Repko
Partner
Joele Frank
![Headshot for Jed Repko](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Joele-Frank-Detail-Page-Jed-Repko-e1663267047121.jpg)
Jed Repko
Partner
Joele Frank
![Headshot for Magi Richani](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1634169707132-e1663267666636.jpg)
Magi Richani
CEO
Nobell Foods
![Headshot for Magi Richani](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1634169707132-e1663267666636.jpg)
Magi Richani
CEO
Nobell Foods
![Headshot for Paul Scrivano](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Paul-Scrivano-767x633-1-e1663268439356.webp)
Paul Scrivano
Partner
Davis Polk
![Headshot for Paul Scrivano](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Paul-Scrivano-767x633-1-e1663268439356.webp)
Paul Scrivano
Partner
Davis Polk
![Headshot for Brittany Skoda](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Skoda.png)
Brittany Skoda
Global Head of Software Banking
Morgan Stanley
![Headshot for Brittany Skoda](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Skoda.png)
Brittany Skoda
Global Head of Software Banking
Morgan Stanley
![Headshot for Brad Sorrels](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sorrells.jpg)
Brad Sorrels
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
![Headshot for Brad Sorrels](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sorrells.jpg)
Brad Sorrels
Partner
Wilson Sonsini
![Headshot for Adam Sterling](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/adamsterlingheadshot.jpeg)
Adam Sterling
Assistant Dean
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Adam Sterling](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/adamsterlingheadshot.jpeg)
Adam Sterling
Assistant Dean
University of California, Berkeley
![Headshot for Steve Tonsfeldt](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tonsfeldt-steve-22033-web-e1663265888110.jpg)
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Steve Tonsfeldt](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tonsfeldt-steve-22033-web-e1663265888110.jpg)
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner
Cooley
![Headshot for Joe Weisenthal](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/W53788.jpg)
Joe Weisenthal
Host
Odd Lots Podcast
![Headshot for Joe Weisenthal](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/W53788.jpg)
Joe Weisenthal
Host
Odd Lots Podcast
![Headshot for Ethan Zweig](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ethan-Zweig-2.jpg)
Ethan Zweig
Partner
Qatalyst Partners
![Headshot for Ethan Zweig](https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ethan-Zweig-2.jpg)
Ethan Zweig
Partner
Qatalyst Partners