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Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

New York

People /

Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

New York

Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

New York

T: +1 212 541 2275

Biography

Kenneth Henderson’s corporate and securities transactional experience is focused on mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings and domestic and international joint ventures. He has advised strategic and financial buyers and sellers and special board committees in M&A transactions as well as boards of directors and committees regarding governance and other matters.

In addition to his substantial transactional practice, Kenneth provides day-to-day corporate, securities, governance and business law advice to publicly held and privately owned business clients in the United States and abroad in a variety of industries, including fund managers and family office structures and companies in the financial services, technology and services industries.

Civic Involvement & Honors

Auburn University Foundation - Director, 2022 - Present
Root Tilden Scholar
Annual Survey of American Law, New York University Law School – Articles Editor, 1978-1979
Benjamin J. Butler Prize
Correctional Association of New York – Board of Directors, 2019- Present
Small Business Majority Foundation, Inc. – Board of Directors, 2005-Present
San Francisco Theological Seminary – Trustee, 2013-2019
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church – Trustee, multiple term
PCI - Media Impact, Inc. – Director, 1994-2003

Professional Affiliations

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association

Executive Committee

Admissions

New York, 1980
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education

New York University, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1979

Auburn University, B.A., with high honors, Phi Kappa Phi, 1976

Related Practice Areas

Securities & Corporate Governance
Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization
Insurance: Corporate & Transactional
Financial Services Corporate & Regulatory Team
Insurance
AdTech
PropTech
Captive Insurance
Corporate
Finance
Funds Finance
Workouts & Financial Restructuring
Wealth Management
Subchapter S
Going Private
Community Banking Litigation
De Novo Banking
Bank Transactions & Strategy
Bank Regulatory Compliance, Operational Support & New Products
Financial Institutions
Insurance (Class Actions)
Israel Practice
Insurance Insolvency & Receiverships
InsureTech
Insurance Regulatory
Private Equity

Experience

Representative transactions handled by Kenneth recently include acquisition and investment transactions in the financial services sector (including banking, asset and investment management, and insurance) and in the energy, technology and services industries, and public and private company sales in the technology and retail sectors.

Resources

Speaking Engagements

“Strategies for Achieving Impact Without Compromising the Bottom Line: Addressing the Board’s Fiduciary Duties," Responsible and Impact Investing Symposium
"M&A 2013: Key Developments in Markets and Courts” Seminar
Alliance Bernstein "Selling a Business" Seminar
PLI Institutional Investor Summit, January 2009, January 2010 and March 2011
National Association of Corporate Directors, New Jersey Chapter, Governance Seminar
ACG Atlanta Conference - M&A Panel

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