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Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism

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Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism - New York

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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.

Work Highlights

  • McDermott Will & Schulte represented Cordis in its acquisition of MedAlliance.

Strengths

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McDermott Will & Schulte has very talented attorneys who work very hard for their client. The firm has excellent younger attorneys to go with amazing seasoned professionals.

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McDermott Will & Schulte is incredibly responsive and is able to distill complex matters down quickly.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marc Weingarten
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Marc Weingarten
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Senior Statespeople

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

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

Ele is very good at distilling down complex issues and getting right to the point while understanding what is important and what is not.

Not only is Ele a fantastic lawyer, he is a pleasure to deal with.

Ele is the best. He quickly grasps the important issues and provides clear and helpful advice.

His leadership and wisdom permeate throughout the department.

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Adriana Schwartz
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Adriana Schwartz
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Adriana Schwartz is adept at advising clients in the field of shareholder activism. She is able to advise on complex activist campaigns, in addition to assisting activists in securities-related matters.

Adriana is fantastic. She is very bright and gives great advice and guidance.

Adriana is wonderful and always explains things in an easy, digestible way.

She is the consummate professional and a tremendous adviser.

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Todd Finger
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Todd Finger
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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.

Todd is very responsive, and he helps drives things forward with a lot of speed.

Todd is an exceptional attorney. He is quick and efficient and has excellent knowledge.

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Brandon Gold
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Brandon Gold
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Up and Coming

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.

Brandon is incredibly intelligent and hard-working.

Brandon is knowledgeable, responsive and extremely helpful.

He has high-level expertise and is very accessible.

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Todd Finger
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Todd Finger
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Band 6
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Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism
Marc Weingarten
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Marc Weingarten
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Senior Statespeople
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Eleazer Klein
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Eleazer Klein
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Adriana Schwartz
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Adriana Schwartz
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Band 3
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Brandon Gold
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Brandon Gold
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Up and Coming
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