The Eighth Annual Berkeley Spring Forum
on M&A and the Boardroom
Hosted by Ethan Klingsberg of Freshfields and
Steven Davidoff Solomon of the University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley Spring Forum
Conference Schedule
The conference agenda is below (all in Pacific Time):
Day 1
(All times Pacific)
The Berkeley Forum for M&A and the Boardroom Opens
Welcome Remarks
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips on antitrust and M&A in 2022 and follow-up discussion
Noah Phillips, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission
Jan Rybnicek, Partner Freshfields
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Fireside chat with UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) General Counsel, Sarah Cardell, on the CMA’s approach to M&A by U.S. tech and life sciences companies
Sarah Cardell, General Counsel Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), United Kingdom
Rod Carlton, Partner Freshfields
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Reactions to Commissioner Phillips and GC Cardell and discussion of the impact of antitrust on the startup and tech M&A ecosystem
Sarah Cardell, General Counsel Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), United Kingdom
Jeremiah Gordon, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer CapitalG
Kristen Limarzi, Partner Gibson Dunn
Jan Rybnicek, Partner Freshfields
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Changing Impact of U.S. National Security Considerations on M&A, Joint Ventures, and Alliances — Featuring Current and Former U.S. National Security Personnel
Peter Harrell, Special Assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness, National Security Council White House
Aimen Mir, Partner Freshfields
Frank Partnoy, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
SEC Commissioner Allison Lee, with former SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson, on disclosure and securities law issues for pre-IPO companies, followed by reactions from Silicon Valley insiders
Adam Eltoukhy, Vice President, General Counsel Samsara
Robert Jackson, Former Commissioner Securities and Exchange Commission
Scott James, General Counsel DCVC
Allison Lee, Commissioner Securities and Exchange Commission
Sarah Solum, Partner Freshfields
Jen Yeh, Vice President, General Counsel Checkr
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Break
Fireside chat with the Honorable Lori Will, Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, on troubling signs from recent M&A caselaw
Mary Eaton, Partner Freshfields
Lori Will, Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Closing Remarks on Twitter, Poison Pills, and Deals in the Age of Social Media
Steven Davidoff Solomon, Professor University of California, Berkeley
Ethan Klingsberg, Partner Freshfields
Video transcripts can be provided upon request. Please email [email protected]
Cocktail Reception
Speakers
Sarah Cardell
General Counsel
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), United Kingdom
Rod Carlton
Partner
Freshfields
Georgia Dawson
Senior Partner
Freshfields
Mary Eaton
Partner
Freshfields
Adam Eltoukhy
Vice President, General Counsel
Samsara
Jeremiah Gordon
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
CapitalG
Peter Harrell
Special Assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness, National Security Council
White House
Robert Jackson
Former Commissioner
Securities and Exchange Commission
Scott James
General Counsel
DCVC
Ethan Klingsberg
Partner
Freshfields
Allison Lee
Commissioner
Securities and Exchange Commission
Kristen Limarzi
Partner
Gibson Dunn
Aimen Mir
Partner
Freshfields
Frank Partnoy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Noah Phillips
Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission
Jan Rybnicek
Partner
Freshfields
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Sarah Solum
Partner
Freshfields
Lori Will
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery
Jen Yeh
Vice President, General Counsel
Checkr
Sponsors
Contributing Organizations
