Latham & Watkins LLP
300 Colorado St Suite 2400
Austin, TX, USA 78701
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustinLatham & Watkins LLP Presents: Navigating the Boardroom: Trends and Best Practices for Directors and Board Advisors
A discussion featuring representatives from Latham’s public company representation and emerging companies practice groups and governance stakeholders addressing:
- Current boardroom trends and hot topics
- The increasing responsibility of boards to understand and manage complex regulatory frameworks
- Best practices for legal teams to implement strong board governance policies
- Tips for aspiring directors to differentiate themselves in a search process
One hour of Texas MCLE General Credit is pending for this presentation.
AGENDA
• 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Registration and Lunch
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Presentation
• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Close, networking
PARKING AND ENTRY
Parking is located in the garage at 300 Colorado St (Colorado between 3rd and 4th Street), take a ticket when entering and go to the 1st floor lobby.
Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.
Once in the building check-in with the 1st floor front desk security and reference “ACC or Latham & Watkins".
Speakers
Samer Zabaneh, Partner Latham & Watkins LLP, AustinSam Zabaneh, the firm’s Austin Office Managing Partner, advises public and emerging private companies and their venture capital and private equity investors through their life cycles, from formation to liquidity.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Mr. Zabaneh advises clients across industries — particularly technology and life sciences — on a broad range of corporate issues.
Samuel D. Rettew, Partner Latham & Watkins LLP, AustinSamuel Rettew represents clients in all types of capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on initial public offerings.
Mr. Rettew advises private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, on public and private financing transactions. He also advises clients on general corporate governance, including public company securities matters.
Cotter Cunnigham is the CEO of ExpertVoice, Inc. a leading product advocacy platform that connects major brands with relevant experts. He worked with Tritium Partners to purchase the company in September 2022. Prior to this, he founded and was the chairman and CEO of RetailMeNot, Inc. He is a Venture Partner at Next Coast Ventures and serves on the board of several private companies.