Ryan P. Nebel

Engaged Capital

• Rent-A-Center, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in successful proxy contest for all three of its director nominees and ouster of chairman of Rent-A-Center and its subsequent agreement to secure additional board representation.
• SunOpta Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its agreement with SunOpta pursuant to which Engaged Capital and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. agreed to invest up to $60 million in the form of exchangeable preferred shares. Engaged Capital also received board representation as part of the transaction.
• Apogee Enterprises, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement for three board seats.
• Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement to appoint a new independent director to lead the company’s strategic review process and terminate its poison pill. The company was ultimately sold for a substantial premium.
• InnerWorkings, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement for two board seats.
• Benchmark Electronics, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement providing it with the right to designate a director to the company’s board.
• Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement for two board seats.
• MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement for two board seats.
• Outerwall Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its settlement agreement for three board seats.
• HeartWare International, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in its engagement with HeartWare in opposition to a proposed acquisition of Valtech Cardio and in reaching an agreement for board representation at HeartWare following its termination of its proposed acquisition of Valtech Cardio.
• Rovi Corporation: Represented Engaged Capital in a proxy contest for two board seats and the successful ouster of the chairman of Rovi.
• Medifast, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital in reaching agreement with Medifast regarding the structure and composition of Medifast’s board of directors, appointing five new directors to the board, including three Engaged Capital designees and two additional independent directors.
• TriMas Corporation: Represented Engaged Capital in settlement agreement for board representation at TriMas.
• Jamba, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital and JCP Investment Management in settlement agreement for board representation at Jamba Juice.
• Rentech, Inc.: Represented Engaged Capital and Lone Star Value in connection with their negotiation of a settlement for board representation at Rentech.

Starboard Value 

• Newell Brands Inc.: Represented Starboard in its settlement for three board seats.
• Darden Restaurants, Inc.: Represented Starboard in its historic proxy contest victory for all twelve board seats.
• Office Depot, Inc.: Represented Starboard in its settlement for three board seats.

Elliott Management

• Twitter, Inc.: Represented Elliott in its settlement for one board seat.
• eBay Inc.: Represented Elliott in its settlement for two board seats and the announcement of several strategic initiatives to enhance performance.
• Arconic Inc.: Represented Elliott in its settlement for three board seats.

Privet Fund Management

• Synalloy Corporation: Represented Privet Fund in a successful proxy contest for three board seats and the removal of the chairman of Synalloy.
• Frequency Electronics Inc.: Represented Privet Fund in its settlement for two board seats.
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation: Represented Privet Fund in its settlement for board representation.

Engine Capital

• PDL BioPharma, Inc.: Represented Engine Capital in its settlement for one board seat and governance improvements.
• Harvard Bioscience, Inc.: Represented Engine Capital in its agreement for one board seat.

Broadfin Capital

• Nevro Corp.: Represented Broadfin in its settlement overhauling the company’s leadership team and boardroom. As part of the agreement, Nevro’s President & CEO was replaced, three new directors were added to the board and two incumbents resigned from the board.
• Cardica, Inc.: Represented Broadfin in successful proxy contest for all three of its director nominees.

JCP Investment Management

• The Pantry, Inc.: Represented an activist group led by JCP in a successful campaign for the election of all three of their director nominees by 6-to-1 and 4-to-1 margins.
• Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.: Represented JCP in its settlement for two board seats and the right to designate a third director in the future.
• Crius Energy Trust: Represented JCP in reaching a settlement agreement for one board seat and certain corporate governance improvements.
• CST Brands, Inc.: Represented JCP in reaching a settlement agreement for one board seat and the initiation of a strategic review process at CST Brands.
• S. Geothermal Inc.: Represented JCP in securing one board seat.
• Viad Corp: Represented an investor group led by JCP in reaching a settlement agreement for one board seat.

FrontFour Capital Group

• Medley Capital Corporation: Represented FrontFour in its settlement agreement with Medley Capital that resulted in the appointment of two new independent directors, increased consideration to be received by the company’s stockholders in a proposed transaction and amended merger agreements to permit a go-shop process to benefit the company’s stockholders. Previously helped secure FrontFour’s victory in its claims that the board of Medley Capital breached its fiduciary duty in approving a merger transaction with certain of the company’s affiliates.
• ILG, Inc.: Represented FrontFour in its campaign advocating for a business combination between ILG and Marriott Vacations Worldwide. ILG was ultimately acquired by Marriott Vacations.
• ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.: Represented FrontFour in reaching a settlement agreement for two board seats.
• OM Group, Inc.: Represented FrontFour in a settlement agreement with OM Group, Inc. for two board seats.

Bradley L. Radoff (BLR / Fondren Management)

• Acacia Research Corporation: Represented BLR and Sidus Investment Management in overwhelming proxy contest victory where both dissident candidates were elected by more than a 4:1 margin and the company’s executive compensation and proposed stock incentive plan were both voted down.
• Flotek Industries, Inc.: Represented BLR in reaching a settlement agreement for one board seat and certain corporate governance improvements.
• Altisource Residential Corporation: Represented BLR and other investors in their settlement agreement with Altisource Residential to add two new independent directors and purchase an additional $65 million of common stock.
• Photon Control Inc.: Represented BLR and another investor in securing two board seats at Canadian company Photon Control.

Other Activist, Hostile Merger & Acquisition and General Corporate Matters

• Represented VIEX Capital Advisors in its successful proxy contest for all five board seats to take control of the board at Support.com, Inc.
• Represented Richmond Brothers in connection with its successful proxy contest for board representation at Rockwell Medical, Inc. and subsequently in reaching an agreement for additional board representation and corporate governance improvements.
• Represented Foundation Asset Management in consent solicitation process to call a special meeting at Stewart Information Services Corporation that ultimately resulted in a settlement yielding board change.
• Represented TIG Advisors in connection with its campaign in opposition to the merger between Zale Corporation and Signet Jewelers, the two largest jewelry companies in the United States.
• Represented Marcato Capital in settlement agreement with Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. for board representation.
• Represented Ancora Advisors in settlement agreement with Potbelly Corporation for board representation.
• Represented Ancora Advisors in settlement agreement with J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. for one board seat and governance improvements.
• Represented MIG Capital in its settlement with Groupon, Inc. pursuant to which MIG Capital’s CEO was appointed as an advisor to the board.
• Represented Ronin Trading and SW Investment Management in their settlement agreement with Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to reconstitute a majority of the board.
• Represented Coppersmith Capital and Scopia Capital in their settlement agreement for two board seats at Itron, Inc.
• Represented Bandera Partners in agreement for board representation at Rubicon Technology, Inc.
• Represented William J. Pulte in his settlement agreement with PulteGroup Inc. for one board seat.
• Represented Nokomis Capital in settlement agreement with Telenav, Inc. for board representation.
• Represented Potrero Capital Research in its successful withhold campaign and settlement agreement for one board seat with Datawatch Corporation.
• Represented Baker Street in its negotiation of a settlement agreement for one board seat at Walter Investment Management Corp.
• Represented Baker Street in connection with the negotiation of a cooperation agreement for board representation and a secondary offering at USA Truck, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in a landslide proxy contest victory by 95% of the votes cast to elect both of its nominees to the board of Hudson Global, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in its settlement for two board seats at Edgewater Technology, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in its settlement for one board seat at Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in its settlement for one board seat at Callon Petroleum Company.
• Represented Lone Star Value in its settlement for two board seats at Novation Companies, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in its settlement for board representation at Ciber, Inc.
• Represented Lone Star Value in obtaining board representation at Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc.
• Represented GlobalOptions Group, Inc. in its merger with Walker Digital, LLC, which will do business as PatentProperties, Inc. In connection with the merger, the company also completed an $11.6 million PIPE offering of common stock and warrants.