Christopher Ludwig joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions practice in New York, the firm announced Wednesday.
Ludwig brings nearly two decades of combined legal and investment banking experience, leading shareholder activism defense and contested mandates. He advises on shareholder engagement and activism defense strategies, including proxy contests, withhold campaigns, short attacks, stock accumulations, strategic defensive measures and corporate governance matters, the firm said.
He joins from Barclays Capital.
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