Daniel A Neff
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Daniel A Neff
Practice Areas
Daniel A. Neff is a corporate and securities lawyer, and has focused on mergers and acquisitions and advice to boards of directors and board committees. Throughout his career, Mr. Neff has been extensively involved in negotiated as well as hostile acquisitions, and has represented bidders and targets, public and private companies, private equity firms, leveraged acquirers and special committees of directors. He has represented companies in divestitures, cross-border transactions and proxy contests, and has counseled managements and boards of directors concerning acquisition matters, responses to shareholder activism, conflict transactions, corporate governance and other significant issues.
Career
Mr. Neff is the co-chairman of the Executive Committee and partner in the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which he joined in 1977.
Personal
Mr. Neff has served for many years as a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater New York, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Branch Chair Council and is a trustee of the Economic Club of New York. He has been actively involved with Brown University, and with Columbia Law School, where he is a member of the Board of Visitors.
Chambers Review
USA
Daniel Neff garners acclaim for his leading practice which incorporates significant corporate and securities expertise, and is utilized by a stable of public and private companies and private equity firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Daniel is the consummate M&A lawyer. He's always incredibly impressive."
"Daniel is the consummate M&A lawyer. He's always incredibly impressive."