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McDermott Will & Schulte

Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism

USA Guide 2026 : New York

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Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism - New York

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

McDermott Will & Schulte is adept at handling M&A, dispositions and joint ventures. The firm regularly works with clients from the healthcare, life sciences and energy sectors with a strong focus on mid-market and upper middle-market transactions. The corporate team is experienced in cross-border deals, including Asian and European transactions, and is leant upon by a clientele of corporates and private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

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Work Highlights

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte advised Cortex on its sale to Boston Scientific.

Strengths

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  • They have a deep bench of expertise and are always available when needed.

    Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

  • The activist team is exceptional.

    Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

  • They are very good strategic advisers.

    Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

  • This team is very commercial and really don't get bogged down in things that don't matter.

    Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

  • They are very responsive at every level of the firm.

    Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Marc Weingarten
    Marc Weingarten

    Marc Weingarten

    Marc Weingarten garners universal acclaim for the premier quality of his specialist shareholder activism practice.

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  • Eleazer Klein
    Eleazer Klein

    Eleazer Klein

    Eleazer Klein is the global head of the firm's global shareholder activism group and maintains an excellent practice within the space as part of his broad corporate offering.

    • He is a true leader of the industry.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • He is responsive and has a great ability to communicate.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • Ele Klein is certainly the intellectual dean of the activism bar, having seen most of the complicated situations in the US market and having advised some of the most well-respected and largest investors in the world. He never misses a point.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • Not only is Ele very smart, but he also really is a pleasure to work with. He has a lot of experience in the area and thinks about the campaign as a whole, not just the legal part.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • Ele is a premier adviser for activist investors. He works with some of the largest and most active activists. He is whip-smart.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA
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  • Todd Finger
    Todd Finger

    Todd Finger

    Todd Finger heads the New York office's transactions group while maintaining an active corporate practice representing clients in M&A across a broad array of industries.

    • He has strong knowledge of our organization and is very responsive.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA
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  • Brandon Gold
    Brandon Gold

    Brandon Gold

    Brandon Gold is an up-and-coming practitioner who handles matters pertaining to shareholder activism. He offers counsel to hedge funds and other investors in proxy contests, M&A and related governance issues.

    • He is super smart and stays on top of every single development in the field.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • Brandon works exceptionally hard and smart and he is very practical in getting the work done.

      Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism respondentUSA

    • He is a rising star.

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