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Kenneth Najder

Kenneth Najder

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Ken Najder concentrates his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance.

Ken’s securities law practice includes counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, private placements for venture-stage companies, and public debt offerings and tenders. Ken has acted as lead securities counsel to companies in offerings that have raised nearly $30 billion.

Career

Ken advises clients on a broad range of corporate law and governance issues, and regularly acts as board counsel to public and private companies. In recent years, Ken has represented a wide array of buyers and sellers of businesses—ranging from small, privately held ventures to large, publicly traded companies—in several industries, including the telecommunications, technology, chemicals, media, shipping, construction, food, oil and gas, energy, engineering, consulting, banking, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. He is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches a class on securities regulation.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association;

Association for Corporate Growth – Louisiana Chapter (Director since 2008; Officer 2010 to date);

Louisiana State Bar Association

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - Louisiana

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kenneth Najder is a highly experienced M&A lawyer, with notable expertise in securities, corporate finance and governance.

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