Meagan M. Reda

Meagan M. Reda is a corporate attorney focusing on shareholder activism, proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.

Meagan represents and provides strategic guidance to hedge funds and other investors in matters concerning shareholders activism, proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other related matters. Meagan has experience advising shareholder clients regarding Schedule 13D investments in public companies and activist strategies, including proxy contests, withhold campaigns, consent solicitations, settlement negotiations and hostile takeovers.

Meagan has been recognized as an “Up and Coming” lawyer by Chambers USA in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Meagan has also been recognized as a "Recommended Lawyer" in The Legal 500 United States guide for M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders for 2020 and 2021 and previously was recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyer" in the same category in 2019. 

• Represented Starboard Value in successful and historic 2014 proxy contest at Darden Restaurants for all twelve board seats.
• Represented H Partners in a successful and unprecedented withhold campaign victory against Tempur Sealy in 2015.
• Represented Barington and Macellum in 2015 proxy contest at The Children’s Place and successful negotiation of settlement agreement.
• Represented Marathon Partners in successful proxy contest at Shutterfly for two out of three board seats at 2015 annual meeting.
• Represented shareholder group led by Maguire Asset, Francis Capital and Foxhill Capital in 2015 proxy contest at iPass, which resulted in a successful settlement negotiation for three board seats.
• Advised Starboard Value and Oliver Press Partners in connection with the nomination of director candidates for election to the board of Integrated Silicon Solution.
• Represented PW Partners in successful settlement negotiation for three seats on the board of Town Sports International.
• Represented Starboard Value in the negotiation of a settlement that placed three directors on the board of Quantum Corporation.
• Represented Starboard in negotiating two consecutive settlements for total of four board seats at Wausau Paper.
• Represented Starboard Value in successful campaign for board seats at Office Depot.
• Represented Starboard Value in successful settlement negotiation for two board seats at LSB Industries.
• Represented Raging Capital in successful settlement agreement for three board seats at A.M. Castle.
• Represented Engaged Capital in proxy contest at Abercrombie & Fitch and successful negotiation of settlement agreement.
• Represented North Tide in successful settlement agreement for three board seats at Healthways.
• Represented Starboard Value in successful negotiation of a board seat at Calgon Carbon.
• Represented Starboard Value in proxy contest at AOL.
• Represented Baker Street in successful negotiation of a settlement for two board seats at Xyratex.
• Represented Baker Street in stock purchase agreement with Tix Corp.
• Represented Legion Partners in successful settlement agreement in connection with annual meeting at RCM Technologies.
• Represented shareholder group led by FrontFour Capital and Quinpario Partners in successful settlement agreement with Ferro Corporation.
• Represented GlobalOptions Group, Inc. in its merger with Walker Digital, LLC, which will do business as PatentProperties, Inc. In connection with the merger, the company also completed an $11.6 million PIPE offering of common stock and warrants.

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