Davis Polk is advising CSX Corporation in connection with a special meeting of shareholders, called by CSX’s board of directors, to seek shareholder guidance on certain requests of Mantle Ridge and Hunter Harrison.

CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company that provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck trans-load services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products. 

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partners George R. Bason Jr. and Marc O. Williams and associates Laura C. Turano, Thomas D. Malinowsky and Kimberly F. Wachtler. Partner Edmond T. FitzGerald and counsel David Mollo-Christensen are providing executive compensation advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.