Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No.1 Legal Adviser to Activist Investors Worldwide in Bloomberg’s Global Activism League Tables

Firm Advised on 134 Activist Engagements with Stakes Worth $32.8 Billion in 2025

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026 – Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP announced that its Shareholder Activism Practice has once again been  ranked the top legal adviser to activist investors globally in the Bloomberg Activism Advisory League Tables for FY 2025. The ranking further cements Olshan's longstanding leadership position in shareholder activism since the league tables' inception. According to the league tables, Olshan advised on 134 activist engagements with stakes worth $32.8 billion last year. Notably, Olshan advised on four out of the five “Top New Activist-Side Engagements in 2025,” as identified by Bloomberg. Olshan also earned the #1 ranking by dollar value of activist stakes and by the aggregate market capitalization of activist targets.

“Bloomberg’s Activism Advisory League Tables once again underscore the increasingly central role that shareholder activism plays in corporate governance and strategic transactions, and confirm Olshan’s position as the leading legal adviser to activist investors globally,” said Andrew Freedman, Co-Managing Partner and Chair of Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice. “Our top ranking reflects the depth, scale and global reach of our practice, as well as the trust our clients place in us to lead their most significant complex activist engagements.”

“As activism continues to evolve, we expect continued innovation in activist strategies, and Olshan’s experienced team will remain at the forefront of shaping and executing those trends on behalf of our clients,” said Ryan Nebel, Vice Chair of Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice.

Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice continues to receive top-tier recognition across every major league table and industry publication that covers shareholder activism, including most recently:

• Ranked as the top law firm representing activist shareholders worldwide in the London Stock Exchange Group Global Shareholders Activism Review for H1 2025 (released July 2025), representing investors in 50 activist campaigns in the first half of 2025, nearly double its next closest competitor (awaiting full year 2025 results).
• Ranked for ten consecutive years as the #1 law firm in shareholder activism in the Activist Insight Monthly Diligent Adviser Awards, published by Diligent Market Intelligence.
• Ranked #1 by FactSet’s Flashwire Advisor Quarterly (as of the third quarter of 2025) in the “Law Firm” category (awaiting full year 2025 results).
• Named the top law firm for activist representation in 13D Monitor’s Qualitative League Tables. To compile the rankings, 13D Monitor anonymously surveyed its vast network of industry participants and received hundreds of responses to identify the most respected activist advisors.

The practice also received premier recognition in Chambers USA 2025, recognizing the firm as Band 1, a ranking it has held since the inception of the rankings, and five lawyers as “Leading Lawyers” in Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism including Band 1 and Senior Statespeople rankings; The Legal 500 US 2025, naming the firm an elite Tier 1 Leading Firm in M&A/ Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism, a position it has held since inception of the rankings, and individually recognizing six lawyers from the practice, including two Elite Tier 1 Leading Lawyers and one New York City Elite Tier 1; and Super Lawyers® 2025 New York Metro, recognizing lawyers across Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance, and Business Corporate.

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