Benjamin Kanovitch

Benjamin Kanovitch, Partner who has been a member of the Corporate team for 25 years, is a highly regarded expert in the field of securities law and mergers and acquisitions.

His practice includes a very broad spectrum of matters, including cross-border transactions for French and international corporate clients, acquisitions of listed and unlisted companies, private equity transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

He also advises companies on their key governance and regulatory issues.

He leads seminars at universities in France and in the U.S.A., and regularly contributes to consultations organised by the French authorities and regulatory bodies.

Benjamin is a corporate law expert in the legal think-tank, the Club des Juristes, and was notably the rapporteur of the “Shareholder Activism Committee.”

Professional career

He was seconded to Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York for two years (2001 – 2003).

Academic career

Admitted to the Paris Bar (2000) and the New York Bar (2002), Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Paris (Magistère de Juriste d’Affaires – DJCE, DESS in business law, Maîtrise in business law and tax) and of Harvard Law School (LL.M. in 2001)

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.