Demetrius A. Warrick Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates Mr. Warrick regularly advises public and private clients in a variety of corporate matters, including strategic acquisitions, divestitures, auctions, strategic investments, reorganizations, financial advisor engagements and joint ventures. Mr. Warrick also has represented many companies with respect to shareholder activism, takeover preparedness, unsolicited proposals, contested proxy solicitations and other contests for corporate control. In addition, he has advised clients in designing and implementing shareholder rights plans and other corporate protective measures. Mr. Warrick has written extensively on a variety of topics surrounding corporate governance, boards, shareholder activism and mergers and acquisitions. His work has been featured in publications such as Westlaw Today, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and The M&A Lawyer. In 2023, Mr. Warrick was named a Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and honored as a Diversity Initiative Winner by the New York Law Journal in recognition of his “significant contributions to progressing diversity and inclusion efforts in New York’s legal community.”