The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:30:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Pause, Pivot, Pressure – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Pause, Pivot, Pressure https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/03/15/pause-pivot-pressure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pause-pivot-pressure https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/03/15/pause-pivot-pressure/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:30:54 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=179576?d=20260313153535EDT Posted by Kai H.E. Liekefett and Derek Zaba, Sidley Austin LLP, on Sunday, March 15, 2026
Editor's Note:

Kai H.E. Liekefett and Derek Zaba are Partners at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is based on a Diligent piece by Mr. Liekefett, Mr. Zaba, Josh Black, and Antoinette Giblin.

2025 offered a reminder, to boards and investors alike, that shareholder activism does not move in a straight line.

Market volatility, best exemplified by the second-quarter turmoil surrounding “Liberation Day,” prompted many activists to pause or recalibrate. Engagement rebounded with force in the second half of the year, a period marked by the speed with which participants adapted. This reinforced a theme we always tell clients: activism is no longer limited to the traditional proxy season, but rather is a persistent and structural feature of the public company environment.

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