Jared Levy

Jared Levy is a Partner in the New York office and he co-leads the firm's Transaction and Financial Communications practice in North America. He advises a wide range of clients on complex M&A transactions, proxy contests and shareholder activism campaigns, management changes, corporate positioning, and ongoing media and investor relations programs.

Recent assignments include advising Harley-Davidson on the separation of its EV motorcycle business, LiveWire; Bed Bath & Beyond on shareholder agitation by RC Ventures (Ryan Cohen); Genesco on its successful proxy defense against Legion Partners; II-VI on its acquisition of Coherent; Durational Capital on its take private of Casper Sleep; NortonLifeLock on its acquisition of Avast; and 3D printing company Markforged on its public listing on the NYSE.

Over his career, Jared has advised on many notable M&A transactions and proxy contests, including L3 on its $34 billion merger of equals with Harris Corporation; Automatic Data Processing (ADP) on its successful proxy defense against Pershing Square; LATAM Air Lines Group on its joint venture with Delta Air Lines; Molson Coors on its U.S. joint venture with SABMiller; Sherwin-Williams on its acquisition of Valspar; Continental Airlines on its merger with United Airlines; NYSE Euronext on its attempted merger with Deutsche Boerse and, ultimately, its acquisition by ICE.

Jared graduated Union College with a BA in Economics and a minor in Psychology.