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Olshan's Shareholder Activism Practice Group is widely recognized as the nation's premier practice in representing activist investors in contested director elections and other shareholder activist situations worldwide. Our shareholder activist attorneys have unparalleled experience, both domestically and abroad, in counseling clients on a wide variety of activist strategies, from proxy contests, consent solicitations and hostile takeovers to letter-writing campaigns and behind-the-scenes engagements with management and boards of directors. 

Our shareholder activist attorneys have been involved in seeking board representation at over 800 public companies, including some of the highest profile activist situations in recent years. We have achieved success on this front in over 90% of the situations in which our clients have nominated directors.

We advise leading activist investors on some of the most high-profile activist campaigns year-in, year-out.








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Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP is a foremost firm for the representation of activist shareholders in their campaign activity. The firm offers a team of dedicated specialist counsel who advise leading industry figures in major proxy contests, M&A and associated governance matters. It is adept at handling situations involving both domestic and foreign entities.

Work Highlights

  • Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP advised Browning West in its proxy contest victory over Gildan Activewear.  

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Steve Wolosky
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Steve Wolosky
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Senior Statespeople

Senior statesperson Steve Wolosky provides foremost counsel to clients in the market's most significant domestic and cross-border shareholder activism matters.

Steve is the best in the business when it comes to activism matters.

Steve is an amazing lawyer and a pioneer in the activism space.

There are not many people who can bring the insight and judgment that Steve brings.

Andrew Freedman
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Andrew Freedman
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Andrew Freedman is held in high regard by clients and peers alike, who consider him to be exceptionally strong in the counsel he offers to sophisticated activist investors. He chairs the firm's shareholder activism group.

He is extremely responsive to client needs and very commercial in his outlook.

He is a leader in the field.

Andrew is exceptionally knowledgeable about and experienced in the law surrounding activism. His exceptional people skills enable him to have a calming presence.

Andrew is exceptional and one of the most experienced attorneys in the country in dealing with shareholder-related matters.

Kenneth Mantel
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Kenneth Mantel
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Kenneth Mantel boasts a strong practice in the shareholder activism space. He regularly advises investment funds on complex activism situations.

Kenneth is both careful and commercial.

He is technically savvy and has wide experience in all kinds of activism situations.

Kenneth is always incredibly responsive, accurate, thorough and thoughtful. 

Meagan Reda
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Meagan Reda
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Meagan Reda garners praise for the quality of her ascending practice, which is routinely engaged in proxy contests, shareholder activism and M&A, among other matters. She represents prominent hedge funds and other investors.

Meagan is extremely responsive to client needs and very thoughtful in her approach. She is also very detail-oriented and dependable.

She is highly competent and recommended.

Ryan Nebel
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Ryan Nebel
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Ryan Nebel is a notable practitioner in the world of shareholder activism. Hedge funds and other investors look to him for counsel in high-stakes proxy contests, hostile takeovers and M&A, among other matters.

Ryan is a great technician who knows his stuff and gets work done incredibly efficiently.

Ryan is a fantastic attorney.

Ranked Lawyers at
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

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New York

Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism

Steve Wolosky
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Steve Wolosky
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Senior Statespeople
Andrew Freedman
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Andrew Freedman
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Band 1
Kenneth Mantel
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Kenneth Mantel
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Band 3
Meagan Reda
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Meagan Reda
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Band 3
Ryan Nebel
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Ryan Nebel
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Members

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