Jayne Juvan Bio

Jayne Juvan is a Chambers-ranked corporate lawyer who thrives at the intersection of high-stakes M&A transactions, boardroom strategy, and rapidly evolving market conditions. Known for her “exceptional M&A knowledge” and praised as a “great relationship builder” who always puts clients first, Jayne is the advisor directors and executives call when decisions are urgent, complex, and transformative. She has steered boards and management through billion-dollar M&A deals, sensitive securities and disclosure issues, and governance challenges that define corporate reputations. Jayne equips directors to navigate fiduciary duties, regulatory scrutiny, and the pressure of today’s shareholder landscape. She also brings experience on shareholder activism – helping companies anticipate and respond to proxy contests, hostile bids, and investor campaigns – always with an eye toward preserving value and positioning for long-term success. Shareholder activists have also turned to Jayne to represent them on campaigns to engage boards and management to drive change. Her practice extends equally into private equity and venture capital. Jayne represents funds, portfolio companies, and high-growth private companies across the investment lifecycle, from formation and growth through exits, structuring transactions that fuel innovation and shape industries. She is known for her recent work in counseling clients on cutting-edge matters in the semiconductor, artificial intelligence, and robotics industries, and she has represented clients across health care, financial services, aviation, energy, logistics, and manufacturing. Jayne is a proven leader. As the former head of the Tucker Ellis award-winning M&A and Securities & Capital Markets practices, she drove remarkable growth, setting a new standard for performance and laying the foundation for future success by co-founding the firm’s Business Law Institute. A thought leader, she is a frequent voice in media publications; has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Bloomberg, and Reuters; and co-edits Lingua Negoti, the firm’s corporate law blog that she co-founded – which tackles emerging issues facing directors and dealmakers. Away from the boardroom, Jayne and her husband Dan – both black belts in Tae Kwon Do – are raising twin sons, Alexander and Zachary, in Cleveland, Ohio. She also brings her passion for sports to her practice, serving as counsel to former Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Al “Bubba” Baker and as a board member to the family foundation for 2003 Open Championship winner Ben Curtis.