Speaker details

IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017

8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017

Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Speaker information

Steven Cohen

Biography

Mr. Cohen joined Wachtell, Lipton in 1992 and became a partner in 2000. He practices corporate and securities law, concentrating on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity for both public and private businesses, and their boards and special committees, in friendly and contested transactions, as well as in connection with shareholder activism and proxy contests. Mr. Cohen graduated from Columbia College in 1988 and received a J.D./M.B.A. from the Columbia University School of Law/Columbia Business School. Mr. Cohen is also Vice Chair of the IBA's Corporate & M&A committee.

Session

Expecting the unexpected: risk sharing and hurdles to closing in public M&A

Wednesday 11 October (1115 - 1230)

Room C4.5, Convention Centre, Level 4

Co-Moderator

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