Ellen S. Friedenberg

Areas of Concentration

• Negotiated Acquisitions & Dispositions
• Hostile Takeovers & Takeover Defenses
• Corporate Restructuring Transactions
• Joint Ventures
• Other Complex Transactions
• Corporate Governance
• Co-Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance Practice Groups

Professional Activities

• Co-Author, Chapter 51: “Joint Ventures,” in Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel (West Group multi-volume treatise Haig ed. 2000, updated 2011).
• Panelist (2008), City Bar Center For CLE: 16-Hour Bridge-The-Gap Program: Negotiating the Corporate Transaction: Acquisitions, Commercial Contracts & Employment Arrangements.
• Panelist (2004-2008), City Bar Center For CLE: Annual Corporate & Securities Law Update: A Practical Guide to LLP’s & LLC’s.
• Co-Author, “Corporate Governance 2006: Important Tips for Outside Directors,” in Corporate Governance Laws for Clients: Top Attorneys on Best Practices for Success (Aspatore, Inc. 2006).
• Author, “The Nuts and Bolts of Negotiated Transactions,” in Winning Legal Strategies for Mergers & Acquisitions – Leading M&A Lawyers on Due Diligence, Negotiations and Strategies for Successful Transactions (Aspatore, Inc. 2005).
• Author, “The Delaware Courts and ‘Books and Records’ Demands: A Corporate Lawyer’s Perspective,” The Corporate Governance Advisor, Volume 12 No. 5, September/October 2004.
• Co-Author, “A Form 8-K Checklist”, Insights – The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, Volume 18 No. 8, August 2004.
• Co-Author, “Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” in The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with Analysis (Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. 2002).
• Co-Author, “Delaware Courts Deal a Losing ‘Hand’,” Corporation, Vol. LXX No. 2, January 15, 1999.
• Co-Author, “What’s the Preferred Way to Draft Preferred Stock?”, Corporation, Vol. LXIX No. 22, November 16, 1998.
• Co-Author, “Are ‘Dead Hand’ Poison Pills Dead in Delaware?”, Corporation, Vol. LXIX No. 18, September 15, 1998.
• Co-Author, “‘Dead Hand’ Poison Pill Upheld,” Corporation, Vol. LXVIII No. 23, December 1, 1997.