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Jamie Moser joined Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher in August 2001. She provides counsel and support to companies involved in friendly mergers and acquisitions, unsolicited takeovers, proxy contests, management changes, SEC investigations, divestitures, litigation support and other special situations. Ms. Moser also has experience working with companies involved in proxy contests against dissident shareholders.
Her transaction experience includes working with: Kyphon in its sale to Medtronic; Ventas in its acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living REIT; Express Scripts in its proposed acquisition of Caremark; Western Refining in its acquisition of Giant Industries; NovaGold Resources in its successful defense against Barrick Gold; Engelhard in its sale to BASF; Independence Community Bank in its acquisition by Sovereign Bancorp; Service Corporation International in its acquisition of Alderwoods Group; PeopleSoft in its defense against Oracle’s unsolicited takeover and proxy contest; Omnicare in its successful acquisition of NeighborCare; Montana Public Power in its proposed acquisition of NorthWestern; BI-LO (a division of Ahold USA) in its acquisition by Lone Star Funds; Maxwell Shoe in its sale to and defense against Jones Apparel Group; Taubman Centers in its successful defense against an unsolicited offer from Simon Property Group and Westfield America; ArvinMeritor in its proposed acquisition of Dana Corp.; and the William R. Hewlett Trust in its opposition to the H-P/Compaq merger.
Ms. Moser has substantial experience working with companies against dissident shareholders, including: Fair Isaac and InfoSpace against Sandell Asset Management; Trico Marine Services against Newcastle Partners; Nabi Biopharmaceuticals against Third Point; and Exar against GWA.
Ms. Moser also works with clients on an ongoing basis to develop and implement investor and media relations programs as well as to provide quarterly earnings support and advise on communications with various constituent groups. Among Ms. Moser’s ongoing clients are ArvinMeritor, Ashworth, Griffon, LifePoint, Omnicare, Sovereign Bancorp and Western Refining.
Ms. Moser received her B.A. in American Studies from Cornell University. | 