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Provided by Christopher Drewry
Christopher Drewry, Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Shareholder Activism & Takeover Defense Practice, combines market-leading experience navigating activism defense matters with exceptional transactional prowess to deliver board-level advice for the companies that drive today’s global economy.
Christopher represents global companies across industries and jurisdictions in their highest-stakes activism defense matters and M&A transactions. He guides clients on:
- Cutting-edge shareholder activism and takeover defense counseling, including short-attack defense
- Transformational “mergers of equals” and other strategic M&A transactions
- Multijurisdictional carveout transactions
- Bespoke special committee and board governance advice
He regularly speaks and writes on new developments in the field, including editing the M&A chapters in the updated third edition of Investment Banking: Valuation, LBOs, M&A and IPOs and on evolving shareholder rights plan (poison pill) technologies.
He serves on the board of trustees for the nonprofit Ravinia Festival.
Provided by Chambers
Christopher Drewry is a talent in the shareholder activism space. In addition to his activism defense practice, he also advises on high value M&A transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Christopher Drewry is responsive and a great communicator.
Christopher Drewry is responsive and a great communicator.