Joel I. Papernik

Joel retired from Mintz in 2026. Joel was a corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorney.

Activism: An Overview from the Company Perspective

September 26, 2014 | Advisory | By Joel Papernik

Increasingly, companies are being confronted with shareholders seeking to exercise power and influence over business activities. The term “activism” has become a buzzword to refer to shareholders seeking to make operational, governance, and structural changes in the companies in which they own a stake.

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173 Mintz Attorneys Across 53 Practice Areas Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026

August 28, 2025

173 Mintz attorneys across 53 practice areas have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Five Mintz attorneys received 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 61 firm attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

One Hundred Eight Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2023

August 18, 2022

Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

One Hundred Six Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2022

August 19, 2021

One Hundred Ten Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2021

August 20, 2020

Twenty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2019 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

September 12, 2019

One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020

August 15, 2019

Twenty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2018 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

September 19, 2018

Eighty-Nine Mintz Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America, 2019 Edition

August 15, 2018

Eighty-Five Mintz Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America, 2018 Edition

August 15, 2017

Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.

Twenty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

September 21, 2016

Sixteen Mintz attorneys have been named New York Super Lawyers for 2016 and twelve have been named New York Rising Stars. The list will be published in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition.

Seventy-Three Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2017 Edition

August 15, 2016

Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas.

Twenty-Three Mintz Attorneys Named 2015 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

September 16, 2015

Seventy-One Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Edition

August 17, 2015

Mintz’s Joel Papernik to Moderate Panel on Shareholder Activism at 2015 BIO International Convention

June 12, 2015

Mintz’s Joel Papernik to Present on Shareholder Activism at New York BIO 25th Anniversary Conference

April 29, 2015

Twenty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2014 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

October 03, 2014

Thirteen attorneys from Mintz have been named New York Super Lawyers for 2014 and eleven have been named New York Rising Stars. The list will be published in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition.

Sixty-Two Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 Edition

August 18, 2014

Mintz’s Joel Papernik to Chair Panel at New York Biotechnology Association Annual Meeting

May 28, 2013

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2024

BIO International Convention 2024

San Diego Convention Center, California

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2022

BIO International Convention

San Diego Convention Center

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2016

2016 NewYorkBIO Annual Conference

New York, NY

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2015

2015 BIO International Convention

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2015

NewYorkBIO 25th Anniversary Conference

New York, NY

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2015

Preparing for and Addressing Activist Shareholders: The Valeant/Pershing Square Bid for Allergan

The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Northeast Chapter

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September 26, 2014 | Advisory | By Joel Papernik

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Joel I. Papernik

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