Top Rated Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney in New York, NY

Ryan P. Nebel is a partner and a Rising Star in Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP’s Corporate/Securities Law practice (which encompasses Mergers & Acquisitions) as part of the firm’s Activist & Equity Investment practice, led by Co-Chairs Steven Wolosky and Andrew Freedman.

After receiving his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2012 where he was first in his class, named to Order of the Coif, and a member of Oregon Law Review, Mr. Nebel joined Olshan’s Corporate/Securities Law practice, primarily working on matters with the Activist team.  Within months, he was placed on the team that worked on client Starboard Value’s huge settlement victory in its election contest against office supply retailer Office Depot.  The matter went on for several months and was covered by every major business outlet, including, The Wall Street Journal, FOXBusiness, Reuters, and Bloomberg Businessweek. 

Since joining Olshan, Mr. Nebel’s practice has primarily focused on shareholder activism, where he represents and provides strategic guidance to hedge funds and other investors in matters concerning activist investing, proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other related matters.  He routinely advises shareholder clients regarding Schedule 13D investments in public companies and activist strategies, including proxy contests, withhold campaigns, consent solicitations, settlement negotiations and hostile takeovers.

Mr. Nebel has worked on many high profile situations for well-known activists such as Elliott Management, Starboard Value and Engaged Capital.