Takeaways from the 2023 proxy season

Pamela Marcogliese is a partner at Freshfields in New York whose practice focuses on capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters. She regularly advises boards of dirctors and management on a variety of corporate governance topics, including crisis preparedness, mitigation and response; succession planning; dual class and multi-class share structures; board composition, refreshment, succession and director independence; stakeholder governance and public benefit corporation (PBC) matters; fiduciary duties and conflicts; stakeholder engagement and activism defense; shareholder proposals and proxy season trends; environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues; and cybersecurity matters. Among her many accolades, Pamela is ranked among only four leading lawyers for corporate governance in Legal 500 US, was recognized among top women in dealmaking for defending companies and their boards against shareholder activism by The Deal, and has been named among “Rising Stars” in capital markets by Law360 and “Trailblazers” in cryptocurrency, blockchain and fintech by The National Law Journal.