Panelist - Jeffrey D. Marell
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

A partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups, Jeff focuses on a range of corporate matters. Mr. Marell’s broad merger and acquisition expertise includes both public and private mergers and acquisitions in a diverse array of industries including, among others, the financial services, apparel, market research and communications industries. In addition, Mr. Marell has advised various private investment funds in numerous investments in private and public companies, mezzanine debt financings and portfolio company merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Marell’s private equity clients include BlackCreek Capital, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Corporate Partners II Limited, Equifin Capital Partners, Farallon Capital Management, Harbinger Capital Partners, InterMedia Partners, and Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors LLC.

Mr. Marell is also active in contested matters, including several proxy contests on behalf of Harbinger Capital Partners (including the New York Times Company and Media General, Inc.), Teck Cominco's unsolicited tender offer to acquire Inco Limited and Liz Claiborne’s unsolicited offer for J. Jill. Mr. Marell also advised Pardus Capital in its successful proxy contest in respect of Bally Total Fitness that culminated in the election of three Pardus nominees to the Bally board of directors.

Mr. Marell received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School with high honors and his B.A. from Colgate University, cum laude.