Areas of Practice
- Corporate & Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Telecommunications & Utilities
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1985; Member, Editorial Board, 1983–1984, and Senior Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Politics, 1984–1985
- University of Virginia, B.A. and B.S., 1982, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Echols Scholar
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1985
Ken Najder represents public and private companies regarding a variety of corporate and securities law matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital transactions, corporate reorganizations, and corporate governance. In recent years, he has represented a wide array of buyers and sellers of businesses, ranging from small privately-held ventures to large publicly-traded companies, in several industries, including the telecommunications, technology, chemical, media, shipping, ship construction, food, oil and gas, energy, consulting, banking, financial services and manufacturing industries. Mr. Najder’s recent securities law practice has focused principally on (i) counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, (ii) private placements for venture-stage companies, and (iii) secondary public offerings, with a particular emphasis on public debt issuances. Mr. Najder has provided counsel on a broad range of corporate law and governance issues, including acting as board counsel to public and private companies, providing Sarbanes-Oxley counseling, implementing shareholder rights plans and other anti-takeover defenses, and advising as to matters of executive compensation and corporate restructurings. He also has extensive experience with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Mr. Najder joined Jones Walker in 1985 and became a partner in 1992.
Mr. Najder and Jones Walker were featured in The American Lawyer as architects of CenturyTel's anti-takeover measures thwarting Alltel's hostile bid.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Corporate Law (listed annually since 2005)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.
News
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007
- Forty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
