Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s New York-based team acts in a range of major deals involving activist investors and also handles its share of proxy contests. Its client base includes bidders, targets, boards of directors, and financial advisors, and aside from transaction-related work, the team also supports clients with corporate governance, takeover preparedness and other corporate matters. Richard Grossman is the foremost name in the team in terms of specialism in this area, particularly with regard to proxy contests. He is often assisted by corporate and M&A partners Demetrius Warrick, Paul Schnell and Stephen Arcano.