SIGNATURE SERIES: Baker Botts Directors Forum

Nicole brings nearly 17 years of extensive experience collaborating with public and private companies across the United States...

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Samantha Hale Crispin is a seasoned M&A lawyer with over 20 years of experience helping publicly traded and privately held corporate clients and private equity funds in complex M&A, capital markets, and strategic business transactions. Samantha is firmwide Chair of the Corporate Department and serves on the firm's Executive Committee...

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Dr. Shane Goodwin is the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Executive Education and serves as a Professor of Practice in the Department of Finance at The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Goodwin has over 30 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, and private equity as a practitioner, board member, and professor...

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John Lawrence tries high-stakes commercial disputes in courts across the country. He defends companies and their officers and directors in a wide range of cases, including contract claims, fraud claims, trade secret claims, securities and shareholder actions, M&A challenges, and other complex business disputes. He also assists clients with internal and government investigations and advises clients on board governance and fiduciary duty matters...

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As part of his wide-ranging practice, Geoff Newton represents purchasers and sellers in connection with mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies. He also advises fund sponsors in the formation of private equity funds and similar vehicles and assists private equity funds in their investment activities...

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J. Puckett is Senior Partner Emeritus of Boston Consulting Group. He recently retired after 35 years with BCG, where he held numerous leadership roles, including Managing Director of the Dallas office, Americas’ leader of the People & Organization practice, and founder and global leader of BCG U, the firm's high-impact upskilling business . J. also founded and led BCG’s global Education and Workforce business...

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Shamoil T. Shipchandler is Chief Counsel for the Risk and Regulatory Legal Group at Charles Schwab, where he oversees matters involving litigation and arbitration, regulation examination and enforcement, internal investigations, and employment law. Shamoil is a former senior officer at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas…

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Renee Arrington offers clients over 20 years’ experience in retained executive search. She is a member of the Pearson Partners board of directors and leads the firm’s Fort Worth office and CIO and IT leadership practice with clients in technology, retail, financial services, business services, distribution, and R&D…

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