Eric Schiele

Practice Areas

Eric Schiele is a New York-based partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Paul Hastings. His practice focuses on M&A and public company board and special committee advisory work, including hostile takeover and hedge fund activism defense, with a particular emphasis on public company M&A. He has advised on approximately $1.2 trillion in announced deals.

His almost 25 years of experience representing leading multinational corporations, boards of directors and special committees on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and split-offs, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, business separations and takeover defense, spans diverse industries such as healthcare & life sciences, industrials, food & beverage, media, real estate & hospitality, technology, retail and insurance.

Personal

University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with Highest Honors, 2000); Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996)