Sullivan & Cromwell led all law firm advisers in Bloomberg’s H1 2026 Global Activism league tables for financial and technology company defense.
Our Shareholder Activism practice builds on the foundations of our world-class M&A and takeover defense, corporate governance and crisis management capabilities. Over the past 10 proxy seasons, our partners have led nearly 400 activism defense engagements for public companies of all sizes and across all industries, including proxy fights, “withhold the vote” campaigns, hostile bids, short attacks and other special situations.
We have defended clients against high-profile shareholder activists such as Elliott Investment Management, Starboard Value, Carl Icahn, D.E. Shaw, Corvex Management, Engaged Capital, Ancora Advisors and Third Point.