Eric Talley Explains Corporate Response to Shareholder Activism

San Francisco Daily Journal, March 5, by Adam Gorlick
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“The lawyers are having to spend more time dealing with negotiations between companies and hedge funds,” says Eric Talley…. “A lot of them are trying to advise companies on what structures can be put in place to improve governance and how to make changes to the board now. They need to find ways to immunize companies from proxy or takeover threats.”