Ken Lefkowitz

Kenneth A. Lefkowitz is deputy chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed and a member of the firm’s highest governing body, the Executive Committee. In his more than 40 years at the firm, he has advised on mergers and acquisition deals for a variety of industry-leading companies, including Sotheby’s, Delta Air Lines, AMC Networks, Madison Square Garden Sports, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Paramount Global and its predecessor companies, Grab Holdings, Limited, and Coupang. He is known for being passionate about deal making and for the sheer breadth of his experience:

--negotiated mergers

--acquisitions and dispositions

--hostile takeovers

--proxy fights and takeover defenses

--going-private transactions

--joint ventures

--spin-offs

--private equity deals

--cross-border transactions

--venture capital

--de-SPAC transactions

Ken has a capital markets practice that includes Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-related issues and debt and equity financing transactions, both public and private. He also works with boards of directors and their special committees in strategic situations, including advising with respect to related party transactions and as to special investigations.

Ken has extensive experience in advising senior executives negotiating their employment contracts, including in connection with leveraged buyout transactions.