Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP‘s New York office has a compact practice with a solid track record in M&A and securities litigation, notably in matters concerning shareholder activism, proxy contests and corporate control on behalf of prominent businesses, banks, funds, investors and directors. Practice head Michael Swartz, who successfully represented Politan Capital Management in a shareholder activism dispute with Masimo Corporation, and William Gassman, who frequently advises foreign hedge funds, private equity firms, major corporations, investment banks, are the key partners. Partner Julie Beskin joined from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in 2023, bringing extensive experience M&A, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, including matters in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Gayle Klein moved to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Key clients
- Axar Capital Management
- Eric Bischoff
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Axar Capital Management and its executives in a litigation brought on behalf of StoneMor, Inc, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties related to a sale of StoneMor common stock to Axar in June 2020.
- Defended Saba Capital Management, L.P., a well-known activist investment adviser with more than $9 billion in assets under management, in an expedited litigation concerning its effort to acquire control of Templeton Global Income Fund, a fixed-income fund managed by Franklin Templeton.