Akin‘s offering in shareholder activism stands out for its breadth of expertise, being valued by clients for regulatory advice on activist campaigns, as well as the tax and corporate law aspects of matters. Clients include prominent domestic investors and the team’s recent workload has covered unseating recalcitrant directors and removing entrenched management, among other intricacies. Litigator Douglas Rappaport leads the department and draws on his regulatory and compliance expertise in assisting investment fund clients. Jason Koenig is the other key contact to note, a corporate partner who covers private equity transactions, M&A and shareholder activism. Both named lawyers are based in New York.
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Key clients
- Antara Capital LP
- Baker Brothers Investments
- Corvex Management
- The Donerail Group
- Hannover Holdings S.A.
- Kennedy Lewis Investment Management
- Scopia Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Corvex Management LP on its cooperation agreement with MDU Resources Group.
- Advised The Donerail Group on its activist investment and campaign in Turtle Beach.
- Advised Baker Brothers Investments on Pfizer’s $43bn definitive merger agreement to acquire Seagen.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Douglas Rappaport