On his return to Ukraine after several months of war, Penn meets a visibly transformed Zelensky in an incongruously sunny garden for what is by far the documentarys best interview. But, most of all, it was his constant focus on doing what was best for the students and being there for them that is the example we all should emulate., When Wachter retired in 2020, he wrote, My memories of Penn Law will always be infused by gratitude for the opportunity to engage with wonderful students and colleagues.. Agilent Technologies in its spinoff of Keysight Technologies, its electronic measurement business, FMC in its simultaneous acquisition of portions of DuPonts agricultural chemical business and sale to DuPont of its health and nutrition segment. Moderator:Vincent Buccola,TheWharton School, Ronit Berkovich,Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Hon. Shifts in creditor and lender composition have exacerbated the complexity and opacity of the leveraged loan and distressed debt markets rendering these markets more susceptible to downturns and amplifying contagion risks for global economies. If Professor Burbank had never published another article, his position in the firmament of the field of procedure would have been secure. He was simply a fantastic teacher and person who will be missed. This symposium also acknowledges that disability is not only a legal concept, but also a social construct, a lived reality, and for many individuals, a chosen identity. His parents were the children of Jewish immigrants from present-day Poland and Hungary . The family suggests that contributions in Michaels memory be made to the Michael Wachter Endowed Business Law Fund at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School or to the charity of your choice. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Wachter joined the Penn faculty in 1970, after earning a masters degree and a PhD in economics from Harvard. "Ukraine has inspired the world. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. "[24] As of 2020, the U.S. News & World Report has ranked Wachtell as a tier 1 law firm in national and regional rankings in several practice areas: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Litigation, and Mergers & Acquisitions. Delaware Supreme Court Holds that Fully Informed Stockholder Approval of Third-Party Mergers Shields Transactions from Review, in Columbia Law Schools Blog on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, October 7, 2015. We have a few channels by which to ask questions. was emblematic of the movement to infuse a cross-disciplinary approach into legal education and other fields of study. They also raise the broad question about the gradual shift from bonds to loans in riskier debt markets. Conservative Collision Course? He is the reason why I decided to become a corporate law scholar. Chief Legal OfficerRobinhood Washington, D.C. Arguably too smitten with Zelensky the myth to attempt painting an objective portrait of Zelensky the man, Penn overlooks the actual superpower the actor-turned-politician has his genius for media relations. This symposium seeks to initiate much-needed conversation. All Rights Reserved. Control rights vary across loan types. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is an American law firm in New York City. We maintain a ratio of associates to partners significantly below that of other firms. Susan and Jessica are tenured members of the Wharton School faculty. He has been involved in numerous major corporate merger, acquisition and buyout transactions, strategic defense assignments, hostile bids and proxy contests. He was also among the first wave of scholars to embrace rigorous interdisciplinary approaches to legal scholarship, including historical, empirical, and comparative methods. Our deep experience means we regularly handle many of the largest, most complex and demanding transactions in the United States and around the world. LinkedIn Wachtell is notoriously private and tight-lipped about the stuff usually found in Chambers Associatetalking about hours and culture is gauche. Concluding Remarks, The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is partnering with Professor Jasmine Harris and Professor Karen Tani to present a symposium entitled The Disability Frame: Opportunities, Costs, and Constraints in the Broad Struggle for Inclusion.. And they probably (rightly) figure that they don't need to sell themselves to anyone. He received his J.D. [23] By the early 1990s, Wachtell was regarded as the "hardest firm in the U.S. to get a job in. This panel will explore the challenges judges are beginning to face in and out of Chapter 11. Michael Wachters contributions to Penn and to the Law School cannot be overstated, said Ted Ruger, Dean of the Law School and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law. Alex Lebow Co-Founder & CEO, Say Technologies C11 L14, Professor Wachter was a friend and mentor while I was at Penn Law and one of my favorite professors. Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/debt-market-complexity-shadowed-practices-and-financial-injustice-tickets-414384183247, https://pennlaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t-N7uC-BShm1oufopSg1rw, https://pennlaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f6AAaLSrRnaAmWbFONw9iw, Professor Tobias Wolff, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Professor Andrew Bradt, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Moderator: Edward Cooper, University of Michigan Law School, Andrew Bradt, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Richard Marcus, UC Hastings College of the Law, Catherine Struve, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Tobias Barrington Wolff, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Charles Gardner Geyh, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Judge William Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge Robert Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge Lee Hyman Rosenthal, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Judge Anthony Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Judge Diane Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Moderator: Robert Bone, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Sean Farhang, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Jonah Gelbach, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Moderator: James Pfander, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Zachary Clopton, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, David Freeman Engstrom, Stanford Law School, Yanbai Andrea Wang, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Tobias Wolff, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Prior to attending law school, Jill was an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Spectra Energy Corp in its $28 billion merger with Enbridge Inc. El Paso in its $38 billion sale to Kinder Morgan, Unocal Corporation in its acquisition by Chevron Corporation for $19 billion, its response to an unsolicited merger proposal by CNOOC Limited and its acquisition of Pure Resources. The firm is known for corporate law, regularly handling large and complex transactions. When you think business law at Penn, you think Michael Wachter.. Wachter was a prodigious, award-winning scholar, an influential teacher who nurtured numerous high-profile careers, and a visionary builder of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's renowned Institute for Law & Economics (ILE). He was very practical and thoughtful in his approach to teaching and I felt that he sincerely cared about the learning aspect of each students education and preparing us to be successful lawyers. These new tactics initially left creditors paralyzed, but. This post is based on their Wachtell memorandum. On the 2021 Global 200 survey, Wachtell Lipton Rosen Katz ranked as the 50th highest grossing law firm in the world. Whole Foods Market in responding to shareholder activism and its $14 billion merger with Amazon.com, Inc. Sears Holdings in the separation of its real estate assets into Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust, Kellogg Company in its $4.6 billion acquisition of Keebler Foods Company and its $2.7 billion acquisition of Procter & Gambles Pringles business, Penn National Gaming in the separation of its real estate assets into Gaming and Leisure Properties, a REIT, and its $2.8 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment, Gaming and Leisure Properties in its $5.1 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainments real estate assets, Mirage Resorts Incorporated in its merger with MGM Grand Inc, Wynn Resorts Limited in successful proxy contests with former directors of the company, Marsh & McLennan Companies in its $6.4 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, Newmont Mining Corporation in its acquisitions of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited, Normandy Mining Limited and Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation, Knight-Ridder, Inc in its merger with The McClatchy Company. As much as he launched the ILE into prominence, said Fitts, Michael also consistently gave me very thoughtful advice as a young academic, and later as Dean. [19] The firm is also known for its business litigation, and has represented clients in many of the precedent-setting Delaware corporate governance cases. He had the youngest mind of anybody I knew because he wasnt stuck about thinking of things one way.. Among the significant matters he has handled are the successful defense of Airgas against a hostile takeover bid by Air Products and Chemicals (2009-2011), the sale of Airgas to LAir Liquide S.A., the merger of Anadarko Petroleum with Occidental Petroleum and Anadarkos response to acquisition proposals from Chevron and the $130 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications of the 45% interest in Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone plc. Attorneys attending remotely will be eligible to receive CLE credits if they pay the requisite fees (see below for more information), The Leveraged Loan Market and the Impending Buyout Bust. M.A., Oxford University Wilmington, DE, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP Wilmington, DE, Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer The Blackstone Group L.P. New York, NY, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. from Yale Law School in 2012, where he was executive editor of the Yale Law Journal and a board member of the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals. This program has been approved for 3.0 Substantive and 4.5 Ethics CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. He is the author or co-author of four books and over one hundred law review articles and book chapters that span a remarkable breadth of study and methodology. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Even now, I still remember the stomach ache and tension I experienced when he called on my name to answer questions in his corporate law class, which I rarely experienced in any other place around the world, and the excitement when he asked a question in his corporate finance course and I finally got it right (I mean correct but not approximately right) for the first time as the whole class remained silent. ILE drew faculty from across the university to engage with prominent practitioners from the bar and judiciary. 215.898.7483, Copyright 2023 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. creditors have started fighting back. The Archive and the Lipton materials it includes have been open sourced so they are freely available to all. That descriptor turns out to be apt as he veers from political naivety to volatile displays of emotion that blur the line between journalism and activism. 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 Their selectivity, compensation and impact on the mergers and acquisitions sphere are . 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. DAY 1 - Friday, February 18, 2022. Although banks still hold a majority of leveraged loans, NBFIs are significant market participants, particularly in the non-investment grade loan sector. [18] It has had key roles in the resurrection of Chrysler in the 1970s, the acquisition of Getty Oil by Texaco, and the negotiation of the master development agreement for the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It also seeks to create a dialogue among scholars and practitioners of finance, bankruptcy law, capital markets, and economics. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law; Co-Director, Institute for Law and Economics, Professor of Law; Co-Director, Institute for Law and Economics, Executive Director, Institute for Law & Economics; Professor Emeritus, Widener University Delaware Law School, Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation, Associate Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking, Professor of Finance, The Wharton School; Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center, William A. Schnader Professor of Law; Deputy Dean, The Nomura Securities Company Professor and Ernst and Young Professor, Professor of Accounting and Finance, and Chairman, Accounting Department, The Wharton School, Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Sean Penns Zelensky Doc Substitutes Bromance for Storytelling. Risk Management and the Board of Directors, DOJ Challenges Activist Use of HSR Act's "Passive Investor" Exemption, "Just Say No" - The Long-Term Value of the Poison Pill, Harvard's Shareholder Rights Project is Still Wrong, Delaware Court Reaffirms the Poison Pill and Directors' Power to Block Inadequate Offers, Anadarko Petroleum in its $38 billion merger with Occidental Petroleum. Creditors are being pitted against other creditors in an ever-radicalizing model. In later years, after I became a lecturer and adjunct professor at Penn Law, he treated me with both professional and personal courtesy and as a peer (as did my other former Penn Law professor, Ed Rock, whose remembrances of Professor Wachter in the September 7 Penn Law piece as a consummate University citizen are quite consistent with my own). He reshaped how we think about issues surrounding corporate law with his singular vision. Flickr Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. The Festschrift is an honored tradition in American academic life. Philadelphia, PA 19104 [20], The firm placed #41 on The American Lawyer's 2021 AmLaw 200 ranking. Attendees seeking CLE credit must register for CLE credit and make a payment via theonline CLE registration linkin the amount of $340.00 ($170.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). Law360 (January 29, 2020, 3:46 PM EST) -- Casino chain Penn National, steered by Wachtell, said Wednesday that it took a $163 million stake in the sports and pop culture brand Barstool. He is a corporate and securities lawyer, and has focused on mergers and acquisitions and advice to boards of directors and board committees. Wilmington, DE, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, NJ, Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law, Emeritus, Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 3501 Sansom Street Anybody may type a question in the Q&A tab. 877 (2016). We have an ASL interpreter and also manual closed captioning as standardaccommodations for each panel and speaker during the symposium. LEARN MORE Recent Matters - Selected Highlights View More Nicholas Walter | Penn State Law | University Park, Pa. Home | Faculty | Nicholas Walter Nicholas Walter Adjunct Professor of Law Email: 212-403-1385 Phone: NWalter@wlrk.com Education: J.D., Yale Law School M.A., Oxford University B.A., Oxford University Bio Courses Publications [16] Working both sides of mergers and acquisitions, Wachtell Lipton has represented blue-chip clients such as AT&T, Pfizer, and JP Morgan Chase. : The U.S. leveraged loan market, which stood at just over $100 billion two decades ago, caught up to the size of the U.S. high-yield bond market roughly $1.6 trillion in amounts outstanding in 2021. Principal Cornerstone Reseach Washington, D.C. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP New York, NY, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Wilmington, DE, Managing DirectorHoulihan Lokey San Francisco, CA, Managing Partner The S Consulting Group Philadelphia, PA, Senior Advisor BarkerGilmore Philadelphia, PA, Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Allstate Insurance Company Northbrook, IL, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Vanguard Wayne, PA, Founding Managing Director Innisfree M&A Incorporated New York, NY, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York, NY, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Wilmington, DE, Managing Director; M&A AdvisoryGeneral Counsel Goldman, Sachs & Co. New York, NY, Former Chief Justice DelawareSupreme CourtMichael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy; University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wilmington, DE, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Apollo Global Management, LLC New York, NY, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP New York, NY, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware, 1992-2004 Gordon, Fournaris& Mammarella, P.A. But sponsors have successfully negotiated for loose debt contracts that preserve the optionality that is often necessary in the precarious post-LBO world. Their subject matter has encompassed a broad range from commenting on particular case law or regulatory developments, to advocating for broad policy positions, to presenting far-reaching conceptions of the proper role of the corporation and its constituencies in the economic life of the nation. But, of course, Professor Burbank went on to become one of the most prolific legal scholars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. I benefitted from countless indelible lessons on corporate law but more importantly from his singular commitment to teaching and mentoring that extended beyond his classroom and the Law School. Contracting Complexity and the Rise of Shadowed Practices: How Private Equity Dictates Outcomes. Wilmington, DE, Executive Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, NY, Chair, 2001-2007Senior Advisor The Blackstone Group L.P. New York, NY, Co-Chair, 2008- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York, NY. Years ago, Professor Wachter was able to envision how vigorous discussion could spark lively debate and lead to reconsideration of law and policy, said Larry Hamermesh, ILE Executive Director. Talisman Energy Inc. in its $8.3 billion sale to Repsol S.A. Dresser-Rand Group in its $7.6 billion sale to Siemens AG, Smith International in its $11 billion merger with Schlumberger, Verizon Communications in its $130 billion acquisition of the 45% interest in Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone Plc, VoiceStream Wireless in its $55 billion acquisition by Deutsche Telekom, Verizon Communications in its $4.83 billion acquisition of Yahoo!s operating business. This panel will unpack all of the traditional and evolutionary tactics creditors are employing to protect their positions. Herbert Maurice Wachtell (born May 24, 1932) is an American lawyer. Brief Description: Debt instruments fail to address and resolve the most challenging disputes between parties, despite their increasing length and complexity. Hewas emblematic of the movement to infuse a cross-disciplinary approach into legal education and other fields of study. From his foundational role shaping the nationally influential Institute for Law & Economics, to his incredible management advice to Penn presidents and deans, to his innovative and thought-provoking scholarship, Michael was a role model for us all. At the heart of this symposium is the legal concept of disability. Control rights vary across loan types. In honor of Wachters surpassing achievements, the Law School established the Michael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellowship in Law and Policy in July 2020, naming the Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr. L88 to the position. My sincere condolences to the Wachter family and the Penn Law community. [19], Along with Skadden, Arps, it was also cited in Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers. Jad Kazan, LLM2012, L2014, I was in Prof. Wachters several classes from 2003 to 2005, including his corporate law, corporate finance, and seminar on advanced topics (with Prof. Strine). He is the co-founder of the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz . Mr. Neff has represented clients in a broad range of industries including: Mr. Neff graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and from the Columbia University School of Law, where he was notes and comments editor of the Columbia Law Review. Airgas in its $13.4 billion acquisition by LAir Liquide S.A. Airgas in successfully defending against a $5.8 billion hostile takeover bid by Air Products and Chemicals, Rohm and Haas in its $18 billion sale to Dow Chemical, Actelion in its $30 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson and spin-off of Idorsia, which holds Actelions R&D pipeline, Medivation in its $14.6 billion acquisition by Pfizer, Allergan in its defense against a hostile takeover bid by Valeant Pharmaceuticals and its $66 billion acquisition by Actavis plc, Cooper Industries in its $11.8 billion combination with Eaton Corporation, Litton Industries Inc in its merger with Northrop Grumman Corporation, Vivendi Universal in its $7.8 billion acquisition of United States Filter Corporation. Liked by Jill Barton Rivers of ink have been, rightly, spent on the events of the. ), Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and, I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email. PENN was advised by a Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz team including. In all instances, we will state our name before we speak. Private equity sponsors have led this charge, and some players have recently begun exploiting contractual loopholes to seize value in distress scenarios. is proud to present its annual symposium on a timely legal topic. Daniel A. Neff is the co-chairman of the Executive Committee and partner in the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which he joined in 1977. I just wished I could bump into him, so I can express my gratitude for all the positive impact he had on my life. 1 to 2 p.m. Keynote Conversation: Matt Levine, Bloomberg Opinion & Sujeet Indap, Financial Times, 2 to 3:30 p.m.Panel 3:Creditors Strike Back. The way he taught was powerful, penetrating, and vigorous (of course, with his impeccable suit). Report Accessibility Issues and Get Help | The Fine Print, Wachter was a prodigious, award-winning scholar, an influential teacher who nurtured numerous high-profile careers, and a visionary builder of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law Schools renowned. Please see our Privacy Policy. He initiated me into the then still somewhat novel subject of law and economics when I was a Penn Law student and took his classes in that area. In the low-interest environment that has existed over the last 10 years, bondholders have been willing to go along in exchange for higher yields. If a speaker shows a slide, they will describe and explain what is on the slide. Ex ante measures to avoid collateral skirmishes have proven elusive. Founder and Managing Partner Orient PointPartners New York, NY, Chief Executive Officer PPC Enterprises LLC New York, NY, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP New York, NY, Co-Founder and President Ashe Capital Management, LP Old Tappan, NJ, Senior Vice President and General Counsel DuPont Wilmington, DE, Managing Principal Analysis Group New York, NY, Special Assistant to theSecretary of State Delaware Department of State Wilmington, DE, Chairman Saddle Point Group, LLC New York, NY, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP New York, NY, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP New York, NY, Managing DirectorMoelis & Company Los Angeles, CA, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP Wilmington, DE, Partner Global Head Restructurings and Turnarounds GoldenTree Asset Management, LP New York, NY, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, LLP New York, NY. His classes were engaging and memorable and his advice and mentorship was always thoughtful and meaningful. 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM - Registration; Bondholders could demand the inclusion of provisions to better protect their positions and reduce the risk of equity sponsor gamesmanship. When we are speaking for the first time, we will describe our visual appearance. We strive to be as inclusive as possible. Mr. Walters practice has covered Delaware law, arbitration, insurance and restructuring, and he has argued before the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. [2] On both a profit per lawyer, and profit per equity partner basis, it is the most profitable law firm in the world. Please see our Privacy Policy. Joshua Feltman,Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m.Panel 4:The Judicial Role in the New Order. 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