Ram Sachs advises boards and management teams in preparing for and responding to shareholder activism, hostile takeovers, and contentious corporate governance situations. His practice also encompasses M&A and other strategic transactions, investor engagement, and general corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining Sidley, he was an associate at a New York law firm with a prominent M&A and shareholder activism practice and worked as a management consultant.

Ram received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as executive editor on the Yale Journal on Regulation. He also holds a B.S. from Stanford University, where he graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Ram is a lecturer at Stanford Law School, where he teaches a course on shareholder activism, hostile takeovers, and corporate governance.