Andrew Elken Bio

Andrew Elken, Global Vice Chair of the Public Company & Board Representation Practice, is a corporate partner in New York focused primarily on complex mergers and acquisitions. Andrew also regularly advises officers and boards of directors on activist defense matters, corporate governance, securities law, and other significant corporate matters. Andrew leverages experience advising on over US$300 billion of M&A transactions across a broad range of industries, including technology, media, telecommunications, energy, infrastructure, transportation, consumer products, industrials, healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Recognized as one of the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America by Lawdragon, a Top Dealmaker by The Hollywood Reporter and a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal, Andrew has represented public companies and boards of directors in many of their most complicated and high-stakes corporate transactions. He also regularly represents top investment banks in their capacity as financial advisors in M&A transactions. Before joining Latham, Andrew was a partner at another leading global law firm.