Jared Levy
Partner
Life at FGS Global
Develops and executes communications strategies for friendly and contested M&A, activism preparedness and defense, management changes, crisis situations, and corporate positioning. Co-Head of the Transaction & Financial Communications practice in North America and Activism Defense practice globally.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Spent 15 years at predecessor firm, Sard Verbinnen, advising corporate clients, investor groups and individuals. Began career at Monitor Group, a strategy consulting firm in Cambridge.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Proud Boston native who loves golf, poker, wine and hot sauce. Can be found admiring his wife's art and chasing their girls and dog around various Connecticut beaches and playgrounds.
Jared Levy is a Partner in the New York office and co-leads the firm's Transaction and Financial Communications practice in North America and its Shareholder Activism Defense practice globally. He advises a wide range of clients on complex M&A transactions, proxy contests and shareholder activism campaigns, management changes, corporate positioning, and ongoing media and investor relations programs.
Recent assignments include advising Norfolk Southern on its proxy defense against Ancora Alternatives; Southwest Airlines on its proxy defense against Elliott Management; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on activism defense against Elliott Management; Rogers Corporation on its proxy defense against Starboard Value; Autodesk on activism defense against Starboard Value; American Equity Life on its acquisition by Brookfield Reinsurance; and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings on M&A transactions and activism defense against Legion Partners.
Over his career, Jared has advised on many notable M&A transactions and proxy contests, including L3 on its $34 billion merger of equals with Harris Corporation; Automatic Data Processing (ADP) on its successful proxy defense against Pershing Square; LATAM Air Lines Group on its joint venture with Delta Air Lines; Molson Coors on its U.S. joint venture with SABMiller; Continental Airlines on its merger with United Airlines; NYSE Euronext on its attempted merger with Deutsche Boerse and, ultimately, its acquisition by ICE.
Jared graduated Union College with a BA in Economics and a minor in Psychology.
