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

Hosted by Ethan Klingsberg of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and
Steven Davidoff Solomon of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business

Berkeley Spring Forum

Presented By

Conference Schedule

The conference agenda is below:

Day 1

March 4, 2021
9AM to Noon. All times Pacific
(All times Pacific)
9:00 am

Dan Gallagher, CLO of Robinhood and former SEC Commissioner, in Conversation with Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz

Dan Gallagher, CLO Robinhood

Scott Kupor, Investing Partner Andreessen Horowitz

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

9:40 am

Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster in Conversation with Mary Eaton of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Honorable J. Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery

Mary Eaton, Partner & Co-Head of Securities and Shareholder Litigation Freshfields

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

10:15 am

Break

10:25 am

Panel Discussion – How Have Pandemic Era Caselaw and Market Practice Changed M&A Agreements?

Harry Demas, Counsel Latham & Watkins

Diana Chiu, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Agilent Technologies

Garth Bossow, Deputy General Counsel Airbnb

Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor University of California, Berkeley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

10:55 am

Peter Gassner, Founder and CEO of Veeva, in Conversation with Brian Patterson of Gunderson Dettmer, on Being the First Public Company to Become a Public Benefit Corporation

Peter Gassner, Founder & CEO Veeva Systems

Brian Patterson, Partner Gunderson Dettmer

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

11:20 am

Break

11:30 am

Panel Discussion – Should Your Company Convert to a Public Benefit Corporation?

Pamela Marcogliese, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Josh Faddis, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Veeva Systems

Daniel Li, Head of Legal Allbirds

Tili Dias, Managing Director Morgan Stanley

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

12:00 pm

Closing

Day 2

March 5, 2021
9AM to Noon. All times Pacific
(All times Pacific)
9:00 am

Speech by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson of the Federal Trade Commission

Honorable Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

9:40 am

Panel Discussion on Emerging Antitrust Issues

Steve Tadelis, Professor, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Mary Lehner, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Mika Clark-Tupy, Chief of Staff to the President United Airlines

Renata Hesse, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

10:20 am

Mitchell Baker, CEO of Mozilla Corporation and Chairwoman of Mozilla Foundation, in Conversation with Amelia Miazad of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, on Platform Governance

Amelia Miazad, Professor University of California, Davis

Mitchell Baker, CEO Mozilla Corporation

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

10:55 am

Break

11:10 am

Panel Discussion on Emerging National Security Issues

Bruce Andrews, Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer Intel Corporation

Aimen Mir, Partner Freshfields

Brett B. Lambert, Managing Director The Densmore Group

Shannon Corless, Assistant Secretary Office of International Affairs

Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]

 

11:55 am

Closing

Speakers

Headshot for Bruce Andrews

Bruce Andrews

Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer
Intel Corporation

Headshot for Mitchell Baker

Mitchell Baker

CEO
Mozilla Corporation

Headshot for Garth Bossow

Garth Bossow

Deputy General Counsel
Airbnb

Headshot for Diana Chiu

Diana Chiu

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Agilent Technologies

Headshot for Mika Clark-Tupy

Mika Clark-Tupy

Chief of Staff to the President
United Airlines

Headshot for Shannon Corless

Shannon Corless

Assistant Secretary
Office of International Affairs

Headshot for Harry Demas

Harry Demas

Counsel
Latham & Watkins

Headshot for Tili Dias

Tili Dias

Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

Headshot for Josh Faddis

Josh Faddis

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Veeva Systems

Headshot for Dan Gallagher

Dan Gallagher

CLO
Robinhood

Headshot for Peter Gassner

Peter Gassner

Founder & CEO
Veeva Systems

Headshot for Renata Hesse

Renata Hesse

Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Headshot for Scott Kupor

Scott Kupor

Investing Partner
Andreessen Horowitz

Headshot for Brett B. Lambert

Brett B. Lambert

Managing Director
The Densmore Group

Headshot for Honorable J. Travis Laster

Honorable J. Travis Laster

Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Headshot for Mary Lehner

Mary Lehner

Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Headshot for Daniel Li

Daniel Li

Head of Legal
Allbirds

Headshot for Pamela Marcogliese

Pamela Marcogliese

Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Headshot for Amelia Miazad

Amelia Miazad

Professor
University of California, Davis

Headshot for Aimen Mir

Aimen Mir

Partner
Freshfields

Headshot for Brian Patterson

Brian Patterson

Partner
Gunderson Dettmer

Headshot for Steven Davidoff Solomon

Steven Davidoff Solomon

Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Headshot for Steve Tadelis

Steve Tadelis

Professor, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Headshot for Honorable Christine S. Wilson

Honorable Christine S. Wilson

Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission

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