Derek Zaba

October 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Management and boards of directors should be well prepared for the changing landscape of shareholder activism that will likely result from the recent implementation of the universal proxy card system.

By Kai Liekefett and Derek Zaba

8 minute read

March 16, 2022 | The Recorder

The new rules will dramatically change the methods by which proxy contests at public companies have been conducted for decades and may make public companies more vulnerable to shareholder activism campaigns, according to Sidley Austin's Derek Zaba.

By Derek Zaba and Leonard Wood

6 minute read

July 30, 2020 | The Recorder

"All it takes is a single activist to have a more optimistic view than the market and a belief that their ideas will help to close a perceived gap between price and value," write Sidley Austin's Derek Zaba and Kai Liekefett. "With this backdrop, general counsel and their legal teams would be wise to consider how prepared they are for activism in a COVID-19 world."

By Derek Zaba and Kai Liekefett

6 minute read