Shareholder Activism & Takeover Defense

Band 2 – Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense
Chambers USA (2026)
No. 2 for Company Defense
FactSet (2025)
No. 4 U.S. Equity IPO Manager Counsel
Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser League Tables (H1 2026)
No. 5 U.S. Equity Offerings Manager Counsel
Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser League Tables (H1 2026)

Norwegian Cruise Lines: Corporate defense against Elliot Investment Management.
Acelyrin: Successfully completed contested M&A transaction with Alumis.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Successful defense of an independent director slate led by CEO Eileen Drake against a board takeover attempt by the company’s executive chairman.
Allied Gaming & Entertainment: Defense against a proxy contest by Knighthead Partners.
Barnes & Noble Education:
–Successful defense against an unsolicited takeover bid launched by Bay Capital Finance.
–Renewed cooperation agreement with Outerbridge Capital Management (Outerbridge).
Cognyte: Successful defense against a proxy contest by Value Based.
Culp: Defense against an activism campaign by 22NW and entry into cooperation agreement with a two-year standstill.
Mitek: Defense against an activist campaign by Brad Radoff, Josh Schecter and Hammana Partners.
Neuphoria Therapeutics: Proxy contest and takeover defense against two directors nominated by Lynx1. Lynx1 withdrew its takeover bid and all its proposals were rejected.
Quotient: Board refreshment and settlement with Engaged Captial.
UniFirst: Activism defense against a slate of nominated directors proposed by dissident shareholders led by Engine.
WisdomTree: Defense against a proxy contest by Lion Point Capital and ETFS Capital.

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