Michael Swartz
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPMichael Swartz is co-chair of the litigation practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP and head of the firm’s shareholder activism litigation practice. An outstanding litigator, Swartz's high-stakes work is illustrated in his representation of Politan Capital Management in a series of cases that, if lost, would have threatened the existence of shareholder activism as an asset class. Other key clients include Aimia Inc., Gilead Sciences and Anson Funds.
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Key clients
- Aimia, Inc.
- Driver Opportunity Partners I LP
- Empery Asset Management
- Eric Bischoff
- Pantera Capital Management
- Prophet Capital Management
- Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and The Tulsa Ancestral Society
- Gilead Sciences
- Anson Funds
- Axar Capital Management, LP and Andrew Axelrod
- Gavin Cuneo, Michael Minnick and CIIG Management LLC
Work highlights
- Representing Politan Capital Management in its dispute with Masimo Corporation, and prevailing in a series of litigations which, if lost, could have eliminated shareholder activism as an asset class.
- Prevailing in a multi-year litigation on behalf of a descendant of one of the co-founders of Boar’s Head which will allow them to acquire up to 24% of the company’s shares.
Lawyers
Commercial disputes