Rollo Baker, founding partner of Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC, is a highly experienced trial lawyer and leader in the corporate and M&A space. With extensive experience in the Delaware Court of Chancery, he has litigated both for the defense and the plaintiff-side on matters such as security fraud and material adverse effects (MAE). Baker authors articles and presents on various M&A topics such as MAE provisions, issues of title insurance, and ordinary course covenants. One notable recent case involved representation of 26 Capital in a $2.6b busted deal litigation.

Co-head of Seward & Kissel LLP’s business transactions group, James Abbott continues to be the go-to lawyer for clients, including iM Global Partner, Marex Group and Growth Catalyst Partners. He works on a range of matters relating to M&A, private equity, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other general corporate transactions. A veteran in this space, he is a regular speaker and has acted as a panelist at a variety of M&A-focused industry events. Additionally, he has authored and been quoted in numerous financial and legal publications.

An expert in M&A strategies, Andrew Freedman is co-managing partner and chair of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP’s shareholder activism practice. His area of focus involves shareholder activism, proxy fights, hostile takeovers, and dealing with corporate governance matters. He recently represented Browning West in a proxy contest victory over Gildan Activewear. The case saw an activist investor successfully replacing an entire board of directors at an S&P 500 company for the first time ever. Freedman is also frequently quoted as an expert in leading national publications.

A partner and co-chair of Moses Singer’s corporate practice group, Jeffrey Davis adeptly advises clients in the advertising, public relations, and hotel and hospitality industries on a range of corporate transactions. Key clients include Gut Agency, 72andSunny, and Johannes & Leonardo.

 

Founding partner of PAG Law and managing partner of the firm’s New York office, Peter Eccles excels at handling cross-border corporate and M&A mandates with cross-border elements between the United States and Latin America. Notable deals include advising Powermers Smart Industries on its proposed business combination with OCA Acquisition Corp and advising Watford FC on the first-ever digital assets token offering by a European football team.

Eleazer Klein is a partner and co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP’s M&A and securities and global shareholder activism groups. Key matters include advising Trian Fund Management on its dealings with The Walt Disney Company, which involved, a high-stakes and high-value shareholder activism mandate.

Christopher Davis at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. is a major actor in activism-related matters. In finding leverage points for potential candidates to join the boards of organizations, he has developed a balanced practice, expertly advocating for both boards and investors. Davis successfully advised Erez Management on its engagement with the board of Whitestone and instructed Pleasant Lakes on its dealings with Citi Trends Inc.

 

Martin Glass  – Jenner & Block LLP

Martin Glass serves as a co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Corporate Practice. He advises on a broad range of matters involving complex M&A and securities transactions – both international and domestic – across several industries, including the life sciences, technology, mining, energy, and financial services sectors, representing clients such as Canadian National Railway Company, Theratechnologies Inc, and Cresco Labs.

Michael Adelstein, chair of the Securities and Capital Markets group at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, advises on a range of corporate and M&A matters. He is an experienced legal advisors in the field of complex capital markets transactions and strategic investments. Key recent work includes representing IMAC Holdings, Inc. in its restructuring and acquisition of Theralink Technologies, Inc., along with subsequent convertible preferred stock and warrant offerings to institutional investors.

Thomas R Anderson is head of the M&A practice at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, frequently advising both public and private companies on M&As, IP transactions, and divestitures. He has often represented a number of prominent New York State-based companies, most prominently Eastman Kodak, and has special expertise advising companies in optics and photonics, telecommunications, and AI.