Howard L Ellin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

New York

18 Years Ranked

Band 2

Media & Entertainment: Corporate

New York

11 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

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USA

Practice Areas

Howard L. Ellin is a corporate attorney concentrating in mergers and acquisitions, securities law and other significant corporate matters. He focuses on a wide variety of transactions, including private equity and leveraged buyouts, public and private acquisitions, cross border transactions, activist defense and general corporate advice. Howard has represented clients in many of the largest and most important M&A transactions in recent years including: Mars in its $39 billion acquisition of Kellanova; 21st Century Fox, Inc. in its $66 billion acquisition by The Walt Disney Company and the related pre-merger spin-off of certain businesses; Express Scripts Holding Company in its $67 billion acquisition by the Cigna Corporation; Red Hat, Inc. in its $34 billion acquisition by IBM Corporation and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. in its $15.9 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

Professional Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, Carnegie-Mellon University; Board of Trustees, Board of Advisors Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation.

Personal

JD, Harvard Law School, 1988; BS, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1985.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - New York

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Howard Ellin operates a respected corporate practice that sees him routinely engaged in high-stakes M&A, securities matters and private equity transactions. He possesses experience in deals in the media and entertainment and gaming sectors, among others.

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Media & Entertainment: Corporate - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Howard Ellin acts on behalf of major media and entertainment clients in complex mergers and acquisitions. His experience with cross-border transactions is of particular note.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Howard does not waste time, and he is both steady and solution-oriented.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Howard does not waste time, and he is both steady and solution-oriented.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

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Howard L Ellin

USA Guide 2025

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Chambers Review

Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - New York

Individual Editorial

Media & Entertainment: Corporate - New York

Individual Editorial

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