Howard L Ellin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Media & Entertainment: Corporate

New York

10 Years Ranked

Band 2

Corporate/M&A

New York

17 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Howard L Ellin

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, SPACs and general corporate advice. Howard has represented clients in many of the largest and most important M&A transactions in recent years including: 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, NALP Foundation Chairman of the Board ; Board of Advisors Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation.

Personal

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

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Media & Entertainment: Corporate - New York

Band 1

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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Corporate/M&A - New York

Band 2

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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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"He has incredible experience and expertise. He is strategic, collaborative, works well with business partners, has an excellent temperament and is a top-notch strategic partner for M&A matters."

Media & Entertainment: Corporate respondent
USA

"Howard is an amazing lawyer."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is a masterful public M&A deal-maker."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is the best M&A lawyer that I've worked with. He has incredible experience, deep expertise and is strategic and collaborative."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is thoughtful, pragmatic and sophisticated. While focused on every single detail, he does not ever lose sight of client business needs and the overall picture."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"He has incredible experience and expertise. He is strategic, collaborative, works well with business partners, has an excellent temperament and is a top-notch strategic partner for M&A matters."

Media & Entertainment: Corporate respondent
USA

"Howard is an amazing lawyer."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is a masterful public M&A deal-maker."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is the best M&A lawyer that I've worked with. He has incredible experience, deep expertise and is strategic and collaborative."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

"Howard is thoughtful, pragmatic and sophisticated. While focused on every single detail, he does not ever lose sight of client business needs and the overall picture."

Corporate/M&A respondent
USA

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Howard L Ellin

USA Guide 2024

Media & Entertainment: Corporate + 1 more ranking

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Chambers Review

USA

Media & Entertainment: Corporate - New York

Individual Editorial

Corporate/M&A - New York

Individual Editorial

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