Kai Liekefett

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KAI LIEKEFETT is a partner in New York and co-chairs Sidley’s Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense practice. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate law and spends 100% of his time on shareholder activism campaigns, proxy fights and hostile takeovers. In the past five years, Kai has defended over 150 proxy contests globally and approximately 25% of all U.S. late-stage proxy fights, more than any other defense attorney in the world. Under Kai’s leadership, Sidley rose to the top of all activism defense league tables in recent years, including No. 1 rankings by Bloomberg, FactSet, Diligent, and LSEG.