ANALYSIS: Investor Activists Targeting Health Sector After Dobbs

Companies in all sectors are preparing for shareholder proposals after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, but they should also keep their eyes on another significant shareholder tool: investor activism campaigns.

My research shows that there’s been a recent increase in these campaigns in the health sector that coincides with milestones in the Dobbs case. It would thus be prudent for companies in other sectors to gauge whether major high court opinions could motivate activists.

To avoid being caught off guard, companies may want to consider updating their investor activism response plans to track and to ...