Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP represents corporations, financial institutions, and special committees in both state and federal courts nationwide, with notable experience in disputed merger transactions and contested takeovers. The team is experienced in high-stakes securities class actions with multijurisdictional elements. Spearheading the practice from New York are Scott Luftglass, who represented Apollo Global Management Inc. in shareholder derivative actions, and Peter Simmons, who advises private equity companies and investment banks in connection with their roles as financial advisors to public companies in significant M&A transactions. They are joined by Michael Sternheim, also based in New York, who advised Clover Health in connection with the successful resolution of shareholder class actions and derivative actions relating to a de-SPAC transaction.
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- 'Scott Luftglass and the team have good judgement and excellent experience and are client-responsive.'
Key clients
- Apollo Global Management
- Clover Health Investments, Corp
- Lazard
- Compagnie Maritime Belge
Work highlights
Representing Apollo Global Management, Inc. and several members of Apollo’s Board of Directors in a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery filed by an Apollo stockholder.
Advising Clover Health in connection with the resolution of shareholder class actions and derivative actions relating to a short-seller’s report and the de-SPAC transaction that resulted in the creation of Clover Health as a publicly traded company.
Defending Apollo against a lawsuit challenging several provisions in the 2022 Shareholders Agreement between the Company and its founders.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Scott Luftglass; Peter Simmons
Other key lawyers
Michael Sternheim