The M&A and Corporate Governance Conference gathers speakers from academia, the judiciary, and the legal and finance industries to explore relevant issues in M&A and corporate governance.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Millstein Center, the Center on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School, Paul Hastings, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in collaboration with Gladstone Place Partners for the 2025 session.
2025 Conference
The most recent session of the conference occurred on November 21, 2025 and featured a keynote conversation with Delaware Supreme Court Justice Abigail M. LeGrow, moderated by Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley. Other topics of conversation included current antitrust policy and enforcement, M&A and politics, AI and M&A, and Delaware's Senate Bill 21.
Find more information and recordings of the sessions here.
2024 Conference
The 2024 session of the conference was held on November 22, 2024 and included a keynote conversation with Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery, moderated by Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley. Other panels addressed the state of shareholder activism, legislative and regulatory developments affecting dealmaking, and Delaware law regarding controlling shareholders.
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2023 Conference
The 2023 session of the conference took place on December 8, 2023 and featured a keynote conversation with Senior United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, moderated by Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley. Other topics of conversation included the question of MFW creep and the In re Match case pending before the Delaware Supreme Court, cryptocurrency assets and current issues in securities enforcement and litigation, the implications of the SEC's new Rule 13D-G regulations, and the antitrust M&A landscape.
Find more information and coverage of the conference here.
2022 Conference
The conference's 2022 session occurred on December 2, 2022 and featured a keynote discussion with Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery, moderated by former Justice Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court. Other panels explored the current state and future direction of the M&A market, the role of institutional investors and activists in dealmaking, recent SEC developments, and pertinent litigation developments.
For more information, see the event website here.