Securities Regulation Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS—Olshan bolsters shareholder activism, corporate/securities practices, (Dec 23, 2015)

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP announced that Aneliya S. Crawford and Erik D. Syvertsen have been named partners and Kenneth S. Mantel and Peter M. Sartorius have been named counsel. In addition, Andrew Freedman has been named partner and co-head in the firm’s shareholder activism practice. All are effective January 1, 2016.

Aneliya S. Crawford will be a partner in the firm’s shareholder activism practice. She will focus her practice on representing clients in matters concerning shareholder activism, proxy contests, M&As, and corporate governance.

Andrew Freedman, will be partner and co-head of the firm’s shareholder activism practice. His practice focuses on shareholder activism, M&As, hostile takeovers, and hedge fund strategies. He has represented activist investors in connection with hundreds of major shareholder activism campaigns that have led to the replacement of approximately 650 public company directors.

Kenneth S. Mantel will be counsel in the firm’s corporate/securities law practice where he represents clients in a variety of transactional, securities, and general corporate matters. He represents publicly traded and privately held companies and regularly advises SEC reporting companies regarding all manner of reporting and compliance issues.

Peter M. Sartorius will be counsel in the firm’s litigation practice focusing on complex commercial disputes, representing public and private companies in a wide variety of complex commercial matters before federal and state courts and arbitral bodies. He has significant experience litigating and successfully resolving contractual, licensing, and securities disputes.

Erik D. Syvertsen will be a partner in the firm’s corporate/securities law practice where he leads the emerging company practice. He has a broad background in M&A, corporate and securities law, representing private and public companies from seed-stage start-ups to mature public companies.

Attorneys: Aneliya Crawford, Andrew Freedman, Kenneth Mantel, Peter Sartorius, Erik Syvertsen (Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP).

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