M. Adel Aslani-Far

Adel Aslani-Far focuses his practice on cross-border and domestic public company mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and shareholder activism and takeover defense. He counsels large multinational corporations on negotiated and hostile public M&A transactions, as well as a broad range of private acquisitions and joint ventures around the world, in a broad range of industries including, among others, bio-pharmaceuticals, life sciences and medical devices; technology, media and telecommunications; energy and financial services. He also regularly counsels public company boards, board committees, and senior management on corporate governance and strategic planning, including shareholder activism and takeover defense preparedness and in defending against proxy contests and negotiating settlements with many of the most prominent activist funds. In addition, Mr. Aslani-Far has deep experience advising special committees of boards of directors in conflict of interest transactions.

In 2018, he was selected as a member of The Legal 500 US Hall of Fame for his M&A work, one of 14 M&A attorneys recognized for “constant praise by their clients for continued excellence.”

Concentrations

•Cross-border and domestic public company M&A
•Hostile acquisitions
•Takeover defense
•Shareholder activism defense
•Private acquisitions
•Joint ventures
•Corporate governance and best practices for public company boards of directors

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•The Legal 500 US
•“Hall of Fame, United States M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+),” Member 2018
•M&A Mega-Deals (US$5 billion plus), M&A Large Deals (US$1 billion plus) and Shareholder Activism Defense, “Leading Lawyer” 2012-2019
•Chambers Global, Corporate M&A (International & Cross-Border) USA, [Listed] 2020
•Chambers USA, New York Corporate/M&A, “Leading Lawyer” 2006-2020
•Super Lawyers magazine, [Listed], 2008-2019
•The National Law Journal, “Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazers” 2015