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Warren de Wied is a member of the Firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. He is widely recognized as a leading advisor to corporate boards and public companies in M&A transactions, shareholder activism and corporate governance.
For nearly 30 years, Mr. de Wied has represented corporate boards, public companies, private equity firms and investment banks in major M&A transactions, takeover defense, contested bids, activist shareholder campaigns and corporate governance matters. His corporate board practice has increasingly focused on advising companies in connection with activist campaigns by prominent activist funds, including Elliott Associates, Icahn Management, Pershing Square, Relational Investors, Starboard Value, Third Point and ValueAct. Companies he has advised on activist matters include Applied Materials, Brocade Communications, Electronic Arts, Juniper Networks, NetApp, Netflix, Nuance Communications, Rackspace Hosting and Riverbed Technology.
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