Biography
Shaun is a corporate partner and a leader of the Firm’s Shareholder Activism & Hostile Takeover Defense practice, which was named by The Deal as Activist Defense Law Firm Practice of the Year in 2020. Shaun is recognized as one of the 500 leading lawyers in America by Lawdragon, and as among the best lawyers for activism and takeover defense by The Legal 500 and Chambers USA. He was profiled by Insider as one of “13 lawyers on speed-dial when companies and investors fight for boardroom control.”
Shaun is a frequent speaker on shareholder activism, corporate governance and ESG topics. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV and has guest lectured at Harvard Law and Michigan Law School, among others. His articles have been featured in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, and he has been quoted in leading publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Deal and Law360.
Shaun counsels public companies and their boards of directors on shareholder activism and hostile takeover response and preparedness, investor engagement, and corporate governance and ESG matters. In addition, Shaun is a member of Kirkland’s Crisis Response Practice Group, counseling clients on internal and external communications in high-profile crisis situations.
His recent experience includes defending public companies and private equity sponsors in several of the most high profile challenges to M&A transactions, and he has defended clients against campaigns mounted by a number of activist investors including Starboard Value, Elliott Management, Alden Global Capital, Carl Icahn, JANA Partners and Engaged Capital.
