Kenneth L. Henderson

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Kenneth L. Henderson

Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

  1. People /

Kenneth L. Henderson

Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

Kenneth L. Henderson

Partner

New York

T: +1 212 541 2275

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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

  • Banking Sector

  • 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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