Bio

Shanu Bajaj advises U.S. and international clients on a broad range of public and private M&A matters, corporate governance and shareholder activism. Her experience includes investments, joint ventures, carve-outs, spinoffs and other significant transactions. She also represents private equity firms on a full range of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of investments, leveraged buyouts and minority investments. In 2024, the American Lawyer named Shanu a “Dealmaker of the Year” for her work advising ExxonMobil on its $59.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, and also listed her among the “top female M&A dealmakers.” Earlier, she was recognized as a “Rising Star” at the 2023 IFLR Americas Awards.