Trends in M&A, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds
ABSA event hosted by Wharton-Kellogg-London
This event will be hosted at Buckhead Club in its fantastic new location at 3344 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326. Please visit www.acteva.com/go/wklatlanta for more information. Reservations are accepted on a first come, first served, space available basis up to 24 hours prior to each event. At this website you can purchase your Season Ticket or make individual reservations for any or all seven events. The price for individual events is $30 which includes parking. Subject to space availability, walk-ins will be admitted at $35 per event. You may reserve your attendance now for any or all of the events. We recommend early registration due to space limitations.
Speaker Bio:
Rick Miller, Partner, Bryan Cave
Mr. Rick Miller is a partner in Bryan Cave. Mr. Miller's principal areas of concentration are mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance. As such, Mr. Miller has extensive experience representing corporations, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in connection with complex acquisitions, and as an adviser to boards of directors regarding strategic planning, anti-takeover defenses and best practices in corporate governance.
In addition, his practice includes formation and general representation of venture capital pools, representing investors and investees in venture capital initial and follow-on investments, as well as both issuer and underwriter representations in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities.
Mr. Miller also has extensive experience with proxy contests for corporate control and related areas. He has represented both management and dissident shareholder groups in some of the largest proxy contests that have transpired since 1985. Some of the more notable proxy contests in which Mr. Miller has been involved as principal counsel include Cleveland-Cliffs/Bolger; Gillette/Coniston; Poughkeepsie Savings Bank/Morash; Cleveland-Cliffs/Robertson; Parsons/Jefferson-Pilot and Pacific Partners/Del Webb.
Mr. Miller also represents boards of directors and special board committees in connection with significant corporate transactions, complex related party transactions, disputes with major shareholders, solicited and unsolicited change of control transactions and corporate governance matters generally.
Speaking Engagements
1. Leading panel discussions on hedge fund activism and corporate governance, University of Georgia Terry College of Business: 2008 Directors College, June 2008
2. "Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations of Directors," University of Georgia Terry College of Business: 2008 Directors College, June 2008
3. "What Makes You Nervous?" University of Georgia Terry College of Business: 2008 Directors College, June 2008
Civic Involvement and Distinctions
1. Best Lawyers (Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, 2006-2010)
2. Georgia Super Lawyer (2007-2009)
3. Chambers USA, Georgia, Notable Practitioner (Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2007-2008)
4. Martindale-Hubbell, "AV"
5. Pace Academy – Board of Trustees and Executive Committee; Chair, Governance Committee
6. University of Georgia Terry College of Business Directors College – Faculty Member and Lead Lecturer
The Wharton – Kellogg – London Breakfast Speaker Series events are also open to alumni of the Atlanta Business School Alliance (ABSA) member schools on a space available basis. All reservation requests are handled by Acteva on a first come, first served basis, however, only alumni of the W – K – L sponsoring schools may purchase a Season Ticket and only Season Ticket holders may bring non-member guests. Please note that our Speaker Calendar is subject to change due to unavoidable future conflicts when scheduling a year in advance. We will make every effort to adhere to the published schedule and will notify alumni of any changes as far in advance as possible.
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