2007 Symposium


Corporate Governance: The Impact of Institutional Investors

The Virginia Law & Business Review hosted its inaugural symposium on February 16, 2007. The symposium investigated the growing impact of institutional investors on corporate governance. Sponsored in conjunction with the Virginia Law and Business Society, the event featured leading business and legal scholars, as well as prominent members of the institutional investor community.

Introduction

Michael J. Schill, Darden School of Business

Hedge Fund Activism, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance

Randall S. Thomas, Vanderbilt Law School

Mutual Funds/Iinstitutional Investor Board Representation: A Step Toward Improved Board Function

Charles Elson ’85, University of Delaware Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

Hedge Funds and Governance Targets

William W. Bratton, Georgetown Law Center

Institutional Investor Panel

Paul Mahoney, Moderator, University of Virginia School of Law

Michael Bills, President, Bluestem Asset Management, LLC

Paul Stevens ’78, President, Investment Company Institute

Michael S. Miller ’77, Managing Director, The Vanguard Group

Bill Carmichael ’68, Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Columbia Nations Funds