Webcast: M&A Insights: Informal Settlements with Activists, New Tender Offer Rules, and Covenants Not to Compete
Webcasts | June 17, 2026
Gibson Dunn lawyers present a recorded 30-minute briefing covering several M&A practice topics, including issues relating to informal settlements with activists, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new exemptive order shortening the minimum time period for tender offers, and developments in the law governing covenants not to compete.
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PANELISTS:
Presenters:
Andrew Kaplan is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. Andrew represents both public and private acquirors and targets in connection with mergers, acquisitions and takeovers, both negotiated and contested. Andrew also advises corporations and their boards of directors in connection with corporate governance and compliance matters, shareholder activism, takeover preparedness, and other corporate matters. He also represents various major investment banks as financial advisors in M&A transactions, and hedge funds in their M&A and investment activities. Andrew also has represented both issuers and underwriters in a variety of securities transactions.
Mellissa Duru is a corporate partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where she is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mellissa served as Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Legal Regulatory Policy group at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As Deputy Director, Mellissa oversaw transactional filings, rules, interpretative guidance, and exemptive and no-action relief requests within the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Mergers & Acquisitions, Office of International Corporation Finance, Office of Small Business Policy, Office of Rulemaking, and Office of Structured Finance.
Krista Hanvey is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group and Co-Partner in Charge of the firm’s Dallas office. She counsels clients of all sizes across all industries using a multi-disciplinary approach to compensation and benefits matters that crosses tax, securities, labor, accounting and traditional employee benefits legal requirements. Krista has significant experience with all aspects of executive compensation, health and welfare benefit plan, and retirement plan compliance, planning, and transactional support. She also oversees the Dallas office’s pro bono adoption program.
Moderator:
Stephen Glover is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a former Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Stephen has an extensive practice representing public and private companies in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt offerings, and corporate governance matters. His clients include large public corporations, emerging growth companies and middle market companies in a wide range of industries. He also advises private equity firms, individual investors, and others. Stephen has been ranked in the top tier of corporate transactions attorneys in Washington, D.C. for the past nineteen years (2005 – 2025) by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, among numerous other accolades.
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