Stephen Fraidin is one of the most highly regarded and honored corporate, M&A and corporate governance lawyers in the world. During his career, Steve’s practice has ranged from M&A, hostile M&A representing bidders and targets, private equity, corporate governance, proxy contests representing targets and investors, hedge fund activism and responses, and, recently, all aspects of SPACs. In each of these areas, he has handled many of the most important matters, including representing Procter & Gamble in its major acquisitions and dispositions, Forstmann Little in the creation of its private equity funds and on virtually all acquisitions and sales, 3G Capital on its major acquisitions, Adelphia Communications in dealing with a disclosure scandal, Pershing Square in its proxy contest for representation on the Board of Canadian Pacific, and NRG Energy in turning back a hostile bid and related proxy contest from Exelon. Recently, he represented Pershing Square Tontine Holdings in its groundbreaking $4B SPAC IPO, for which he was named “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, and Thoma Bravo in its $1B SPAC IPO. At the same time, he has, among other matters, taught "the Law & Economics of Corporate Control" at Yale Law.