LAWYER PROFILE

Victor I Lewkow

Global 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)

USA

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Victor Lewkow’s practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and shareholder activism.

He represents principals and the major investment banking firms acting as financial advisors to acquirers or target companies. Vic also advises corporations and their boards regarding governance issues and the fiduciary duties of directors.

He is consistently ranked as one of the top practitioners in both M&A and corporate governance. He has been acknowledged for his leading work on behalf of clients by the legal and business press.

Career

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania (1973); B.A., SUNY Binghamton (1970).

Professional Memberships

Fellow, The American College of Governance Counsel

Planning Committee, speaker and former chair, Tulane Corporate Law Institute

Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Law

Guest lecturer, Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania Law Schools

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The M&A Lawyer

Member, New York and Supreme Court Bars

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border) - USA

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Senior statesperson Victor Lewkow deploys his deep corporate experience on behalf of major companies, their boards and investment banks. He has a strong track record acting in headline M&A and corporate governance issues.

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