Remaining at the summit of the shareholder activism field, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP‘s New York-based dedicated practice leads some of the largest and most innovative campaigns for the most prominent activist funds, helping to strengthen board accountability and increase trust in corporate governance across a wide array of industries and drives trends in the wider activist field. The practice’s attorneys combine a range of approaches in order to advise shareholders, covering activist, governance-related, and company negotiations during campaigns. The department is led by Andrew Freedman, a preeminent figure in the shareholder activism field who is experienced in working with both the largest activist funds and smaller, newly-launched activist investment funds in high-stakes, cross-border proxy contests, achieving many precedent-setting victories, and Ryan Nebel, who focuses on shareholder engagement as well as withhold campaigns, consent solicitations and settlement negotiations in the context of corporate transactions. The group can also mobilize the talents of the highly experienced Chair emeritus Steve Wolosky, a proxy contest and hostile takeover specialist, and other leading partners are Meagan Reda, Kenneth Mantel, and Rebecca Van Derlaske.
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- 'Olshan continue to have the greatest depth of experience in activism, the best sense of the market and a nuance sense of situational dynamics. The team is able to see around corners and acts for us as much as strategic counselor beyond their legal capabilities.'
- 'Steve Wolosky remains a world-class expert in the field whose knowledge of the activism space stretches decades and all different types of situations in different industries, geographies and sizes of companies.'
- 'I have worked closely with Steve Wolosky and Ken Mantel and think highly of them and their firm. The firm has deep knowledge of shareholder activism and consistently offers creative and practical solutions. I view the Olshan firm to be best in class when it comes to shareholder activism representation.'
- 'Steve Wolosky is the dean of the shareholder activism bar; he has a deep understanding of the practice area and widely regarded as the preeminent practitioner in the field.'
- 'Ken Mantel is technically gifted and somebody who is definitely on the rise in the shareholder activism practice area.'
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Andrew Freedman; Ryan Nebel
Other key lawyers
Steve Wolosky; Meagan Reda; Kenneth Mantel; Rebecca Van Derlaske