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.
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Testimonials
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- 'Any company would be well advised to have Goodwin in their corner.'
- 'Joe Johnson and Andrew Goodman are rockstar partners. I would want them in my corner for any potentially adverse shareholder matter - they are cool, calm and battle-tested and fierce protectors of their clients.'
Key clients
- Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Incorporated
- WisdomTree Investments, Inc
- Anika Theraputics
- Mimecast
- Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc
- KVH Industries
- First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, Inc
- Entravision
- Yatra Online
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joseph Johnson, Andrew Goodman