A team to note for large companies and private equity sponsors, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's corporate governance team is fully equipped to advise on ESG, corporate responsibility, proxy issues and other corporate governance issues. It is also well-versed in helping clients with corporates governance aspects of M&As and litigation. The New York team is co-led by William Regner, Maeve O’Connor and Matthew Kaplan. Corporate specialist Regner excels in public company transactions and corporate governance, O'Conner is a securities and M&A litigation expert and Kaplan aids public and private companies on disclosure, securities regulation and corporate governance.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- Match Group
- Warner Music Group
- SiriusXM Special Committee
- New York REIT
- MBIA
Work highlights
Assisted Brighthouse Financial with its approx. $4.1bn sale to Aquarian Capital, providing comprehensive counsel to the board of directors on corporate governance matters.
Represented Coliseum Capital Management before the Delaware Chancery Court in an action challenging defensive measures taken by the board of directors of Purple Innovation, Inc. in the midst of a proxy contest.
Practice head
William Regner; Maeve O’Connor; Matthew Kaplan