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Provided by Brandon Gold
Focuses practice on shareholder activism, environmental and social activism, proxy contests, M&A, corporate governance and other activist engagements. Has experience providing strategic guidance to hedge funds and other institutional investors of all types, companies and directors on matters including proxy contests, shareholder proposals, hostile takeovers, campaign settlement negotiations, securities filings, SEC rulemaking and ESG activism. He has worked on many significant activist campaigns including the largest proxy fight in history, representing Trian Partners’ in its successful campaign to obtain board representation at Procter & Gamble Company; JANA Partners in campaigns at Whole Foods, Bloomin’ Brands, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Tiffany; D.E. Shaw in Emerson Electric; Elliott Management in Marathon Petroleum, Akamai Technologies and at PulteGroup; Altimeter Capital Management LP in its successful campaign at United Continental Holdings Inc.; and Saba Capital at numerous closed-end-fund campaigns. Has advised The Children’s Investment Fund on its “Say on Climate” campaigns at U.S. companies, helping shareholders utilize their influence to hold companies accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions.
Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude); Lafayette College (B.A., summa cum laude)
Provided by Chambers
Brandon Gold is an associate who handles matters pertaining to shareholder activism. He offers counsel to hedge funds and other investors in proxy contests, M&A and related governance issues.
