Myriam Epelbaum

Myriam Epelbaum, Partner, heads the firm’s Corporate Governance practice.

Her practice focuses primarily on corporate governance, advising numerous listed companies including in relation to ESG matters.She also assists clients on M&A transactions, as well as securities law matters, especially those involving major governance issues.

Myriam gives seminars in company law at the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas and the University of Paris Dauphine. She has participated in several working groups set up by the Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris (HCJP) (the Paris Financial Market Law Committee) and is the Rapporteur of its Say-on-Climate working group.

Academic career
Admitted to the Paris Bar (2014), Myriam is a graduate of the University of Paris 2 Panthéon‑Assas (Master’s degree in Banking and Financial Law, 2011; Master’s degree in Business Law, 2010; Maîtrise in Business Law, 2009).

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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.