Russell Leaf > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s experience on the board side of activism matters allows it to advise clients on a diverse range of issues, including working with activist investors on strategic issues. The team, which operates from the firm’s New York office, is also formed of several practitioners with a background in different practice areas, including practice group leaders Robert B. Stebbins, Russell Leaf, and Tariq Mundiya, whose versatile practices add various expertise to the group: Mundiya is chair of the firm’s litigation department and is a go-to attorney for investigations and litigious matters including proxy contests; Leaf is co-chair of the firm’s corporate governance practice with former SEC employee Stebbins. The trio are well assisted by Jared Fertman, who is a go-to individual in the team for high-profile activist campaigns and often advises corporations looking at activist defense, recently representing Sarissa Capital Management in its engagement with Amarin Corporation.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is home to a team of ‘incredibly talented and very pragmatic‘ M&A practitioners, who field the capacity to serve multiple transactions across various industries and geographies. In the past year, the team has handled a tremendous volume of work, comprising mega deals and mid-market transactions, and involving clients which operate across a variety of sectors, including media, energy, hospitality, professional services and shipping. Headquartered in New York, the department is jointly led by David Boston, an active partner in the asset management M&A space, Russell Leaf, the key contact for corporate governance matters, and Adam Turteltaub, who focuses on M&A and private equity investments. Steven Seidman has broad experience in the representation of corporate clients in strategic business transactions, and of investment banks as financial advisors in M&A. Laura Delanoy, another name to note for public and private companies, heads up the ESG practice.