Christopher P Davis

Investor Activism; Mergers & Acquisitions; Business Restructuring & Reorganization

Chris Davis chairs Kleinberg Kaplan’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Investor Activism Groups. A leader in the activism space, Chris advises domestic and international clients on shareholder activism, proxy contests and tender offers. He has represented clients on more than $25 billion worth of transactions over the course of his career. Chris has been advising on activism-related matters since the 1990s, when he served as legal counsel on Elliott Management’s first forays into the space. His history of representing both boards and investors gives him a balanced viewpoint on the challenges and opportunities facing both groups, and a sensitivity for the generational forces changing activism. Chris also counsels clients on mergers, stock and asset purchases, restructurings, workouts and bankruptcy sales, stock-for-stock mergers, auction sales, joint ventures, divestitures and financings.