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Jeffrey M. Shapiro

Partner

New Jersey
T: +1 973.597.2470 F: +1 973.597.2471 jshapiro@lowenstein.com
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Best known for his experience as a transactional and business lawyer, Jeffrey Shapiro gives his clients practical, actionable advice on a complete range of transactions and issues, including mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests, stockholder and member rights, governance (including non-profits), reorganizations, LLC formations, commercial transactions, and corporate law matters.

Jeffrey regularly represents stockholders and issuers in all aspects of proxy contests and consent solicitations as well as on related governance issues. He also has extensive experience counseling clients on stockholder and member disputes, oppression claims, and business divorce matters.

Public and private companies call on Jeffrey for advice on Hart-Scott-Rodino Act antitrust issues in mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions.

Jeffrey is co-author of the definitive book on New Jersey corporate law and practice, New Jersey Corporations and Other Business Entities. He has also published numerous articles on Hart-Scott-Rodino Act issues, corporate law developments and securities matters, and frequently speaks about activist investor campaigns.

  •  Representative transactions include:
    • Special Situation Fund's proxy contest with Response Genetics, Inc.
    • TDI Power's proxy contest
    • Cerberus Capital Management's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tower Automotive out of bankruptcy
    • Oliver Press Partners' proxy contest with Emageon Inc.
    • Lucent Technologies' $295 million acquisition of Telica
    • Oliver Press Partners' proxy contest with The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
    • Winebow, Inc. in its strategic transaction with Freeman Spogli & Co.
    • Oliver Press Partners' board nominations to, and settlement with, Coherent, Inc.
    • The Newark Group's $175 million offering of senior subordinated notes
    • Wilshire Enterprises' proxy contest with Bulldog Investors
    • Anadigic's $100 million offering of convertible notes
    • Oliver Press Partners' solicitation involving Comverse Technology
    • Palisade Capital's $20 million investment in Kroll Inc.
    • Elite Pharmaceuticals' proxy contest

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Education

  • Washington University School of Law (J.D. 1992)

    Hamilton College (A.B. 1987)

Affiliations

  • New Jersey Bar Association
    • Secretary, Chair-Elect
    • Member, Board of Directors of the Business Law Section
  • ABA Business Law Section
    • Co-Chair of the Governance of Private and Family-Controlled Entities Subcommittee, Committee on Corporate Governance, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions
  • New Jersey Corporation and Business Law Study Commission
    • Counsel
  • Jewish Family Service of MetroWest New Jersey
    • Member, Board of Trustees

Admissions

  • New Jersey

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