Kai Haakon E. Liekefett

At-a-Glance

Co-Chair of Public Company Advisory and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense practices at Sidley Austin.
Defended approximately 150 proxy contests in the past five years, more than any other defense attorney worldwide.
Named "Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer in 2019 for his proxy contest work.
Serves on the board of the New York Chapter of the NACD.
Holds a Ph.D.

Biography

Kai Haakon E. Liekefett co-chairs Sidley Austin’s Public Company Advisory practice and founded the firm's Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense practice. With over 25 years of experience across the U.

S., Europe, and Asia, he leads a practice that has achieved No. 1 rankings in activism defense league tables by Bloomberg, Diligent, FactSet, and LSEG.