REUBEN ZARAMIAN focuses his practice on shareholder activism and corporate governance. He advises public companies on investor engagement, takeover defenses, board matters, governance practices and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Reuben also frequently advises on Section 13 and Section 16 reporting and liability matters.
Prior to starting at Sidley, Reuben was an associate at a New York law firm with a prominent shareholder activism practice, where he represented leading activist hedge funds in high-profile shareholder activism mandates. Prior to that, Reuben was an associate at a global law firm in Toronto, where he represented public companies and investors in shareholder activism, corporate governance, and M&A matters.
Reuben received his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, where he was a senior editor and the book note editor for the Osgoode Hall Law Journal. Reuben holds an M.I. from the University of Toronto, M.Litt. from the University of St. Andrews, and an H.B.A. from the University of Toronto (Trinity College).