Sean M. Donahue counsels public companies across the United States on activist defense matters. As a member of the firm’s market-leading shareholder activism defense practice, he advises public companies in high-profile proxy contests, activist shareholder campaigns, contests for corporate control and negotiated and contested mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Sean also advises public companies and their boards of directors on the latest techniques for lessening a company’s vulnerability to activist shareholders, board advisory matters, and the implementation of takeover defenses.​​