{
  "id": 6302341,
  "title": "Stock Exchange: This is how top lawyer Kai Liekefett defends US corporations against activist investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/borse-so-verteidigt-top-anwalt-kai-liekefett-us-konzerne-vor",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T16:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/maerkte/boerse-so-verteidigt-kai-liekefett-konzerne-vor-aktivistischen-investoren123/100250679.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "US hedge fund Elliott, which has taken a stake in Deutsche Telekom, aims to prevent the company from merging with its US subsidiary T-Mobile. Instead, Elliott is advocating for increased share buybacks or other measures to boost the company's stock value. Kai Liefekett, a prominent corporate defense attorney in the US, has experience handling such demands from activist investors. His clients include AT&T, Hasbro, Blackrock, and the New York Times. Liefekett shares his insights on defending against activist investors in an interview with the Handelsblatt.",
  "summary": "Activist investors are often seen as a threat to companies. But sometimes they can be a necessary catalyst, says Kai Liekefett. The lawyer defends corporations in the US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}