Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A full-service firm with a dedicated shareholder activism team, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP‘s practice has an experienced and deep bench with a track record of success working with prominent activist investors on market-shaping deals. The practice is led by corporate group co-chair William Mills, whose range of expertise covers shareholder activist campaigns, proxy contests, tender offers and fiduciary governance issues for clients ranging from large funds and investment banks to distressed companies and assets. Stephen Fraidin is a leading specialist in the context of hostile M&A, hedge fund activism and SPACs, and Gregory Patti works on governance and securities matters as well as in cross-border corporate transactions, representing SPACs as well as public and private acquirors. Daniel Raglan is a prominent transactional lawyer in the software, data, and analytics industries. Richard Brand left the firm in February 2025. All attorneys based in New York.