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Ryan Nebel
Work Department
Shareholder Activism
Position
Vice Chair
Career
Consistently recognized as a leader in his field, Vice Chair of Olshan’s leading Shareholder Activism practice Ryan Nebel represents hedge funds and other investors providing strategic advice and legal guidance on all aspects of shareholder activism.
With a nuanced understanding of the intricacies involved, Ryan excels in handling the most contentious and complex challenges in the corporate realm. Shareholder clients rely on his astute counsel on corporate governance matters, Schedule 13D investments in public companies and activist strategies. Creative, practical and very hands-on, Ryan manages shareholder and board engagement, proxy contests, withhold campaigns, consent solicitations, settlement negotiations, hostile takeovers as well as issues impacting shareholders in the context of changes in control, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions.
Ryan always advises clients to seek assistance with potential investment ideas early on so he can help them evaluate the target, structure an activist strategy, avoid potential pitfalls and optimize their position for success. With the right strategy in place, he helps clients drive shareholder value and achieve their goals.
He has advised many notable activist investors in high-profile situations including Engaged Capital at Shake Shack, Ryan Cohen at GameStop, Sachem Head at US Foods, Elliott Management at eBay and Starboard Value in its full board victory at Darden Restaurants.
Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 2012
- First in class of 2012
- Order of the Coif
- Member, Oregon Law Review
B.S., magna cum laude, University of Louisville, 2009
- National Scholar
Personal
- Named as an “Up and Coming” lawyer by Chambers USA, 2021-2023
- Recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism – advice to shareholders, 2022 and 2023
- Recognized as a “Key Lawyer” in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism – advice to shareholders, 2020 and 2021
- Recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer” in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism – advice to shareholders, 2019
- Consistently named a “Rising Star” by New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2019
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
(Next Generation Partners: Advice to shareholders)According to one client, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP‘s dedicated practice in New York is ‘quite simply the best and most experienced when it comes to shareholder activism’. The group is highly active, having advised on a wide range of activist campaigns, and the work is often cross-border, with matters taking place across jurisdictions such as Japan, Ireland, Canada, China, and the British Virgin Islands.The ‘intellectually agile’ Andrew Freedman runs the team alongside vastly experienced founding partner Steve Wolosky. Of the ‘seasoned lawyers that are practical and knowledgeable about all aspects of a campaign’, a standout name is Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, who often represents and provides strategic guidance to hedge funds and other large investors in shareholder activist situations. Kenneth Mantel is another key lawyer in the team and is instrumental in the group’s work representing the most prolific and prominent activists in the market such as Elliott Management. Ryan Nebel regularly advises shareholders in connection with their strategies and investments.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners: Advice to shareholders United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Shareholder activism United States > M&A/corporate and commercial