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Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense

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DEREK ZABA is a partner in New York and co-chairs Sidley’s Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense practice. He spends 100% of his time on shareholder activism, contested and complex M&A, and corporate governance matters. With more than two decades of experience, Derek has been involved in hundreds of activist campaigns and contested M&A situations, and is a highly sought after speaker on the topics of investor activism, contested M&A, and ESG/corporate governance at panels and universities. Under Derek’s co-leadership, Sidley rose to the top of all activism defense league tables in recent years, including No. 1 rankings by Bloomberg, FactSet, Diligent, and LSEG.

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Derek Zaba splits his time between the firm's Palo Alto and New York offices and co-chairs its shareholder activism practice. He regularly advises on shareholder activism, contested M&A and corporate governance matters.

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