Mr Kyle Seifried > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Primarily based in New York, the M&A practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is seen with great regularity advising an enviable roster of strategic clients on industry-defining transactions, which often take on multi-billion dollar values. In addition to their proficiency in high-value M&A deals across an array of sectors, ranging from life sciences to TMT, practitioners are also adept at handling complex corporate governance matters, proxy fights and activist campaigns. Corporate chair Scott Barshay‘s comprehensive sector focus sees him handling public and private M&A work for elite companies from the worlds of energy, infrastructure, tech, and pharma, among other sectors; his tremendous experience in the activist defense space is also noteworthy. Robert Schumer is a sought-after advisor on the most challenging and high-profile public company transactions, and continues to be trusted by several public companies and their boards in responding to share accumulations by activist investors. Jeffrey Marell – a key contact for private and public M&A matters, as well as intricate SPAC transactions – co-heads the global M&A practice. Deputy chair of the firm’s corporate department Steven Williams represents a worldwide client base on both domestic and cross-border deals, ranging from public company transactions to merger-of-equals, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and contested matters. Krishna Veeraraghavan,deputy head of the M&A group, and Kyle Seifried have recently played a key role in several high-profile public and private deals.