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Joseph Johnson

(617) 570-1633 [email protected]

Position

Partner

Career

Joe Johnson is a partner in Goodwin’s Business Law department, former chair of its M&A/Corporate Governance practice and head of its Shareholder Activism & Takeover Defense practice. Joe advises clients in shareholder activism matters, public mergers and acquisitions and a variety of strategic corporate governance matters. He regularly advises clients in a variety of industries including technology, life sciences and real estate.

Education

JD, Boston College Law School (summa cum laude) 1986 / Vassar College (cum laude) 1983

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

Practitioners at Goodwin‘s Boston office have extensive experience in designing strategies to protect public companies across a plethora of industries and of varying sizes from activist action and hostile takeover bids. Its recent caseload has included defense against some of the largest activists funds. The practice is jointly led by Andrew Goodman, whose corporate governance practice is strong on change in control transactions and shareholder activism, and Joseph Johnson, who has a notable track record in advising public companies. Katherine Hand adds robust support.

Lawyer Rankings

• Shareholder activism United States > M&A/corporate and commercial

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Finance > Financial services regulation
• Industry focus > Cannabis
• Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
• M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
• Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
• Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
• M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies

Firm Rankings

• Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
• Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
• Finance > Fintech
• Healthcare > Life sciences
• Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
• M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
• Real estate > Real estate
• Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
• Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
• Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
• International trade and national security > CFIUS
• M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
• Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
• Dispute resolution > E-discovery
• Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
• Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
• Antitrust > Merger control
• Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
• Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
• Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
• Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
• Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
• International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
• Healthcare > Service providers
• Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
• Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
• Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
• Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
• Finance > Commercial lending
• Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
• Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
• Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
• M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism