Kirkland Represents KVH Industries on Successful Defense Against Proxy Contest Led by VIEX Capital

Kirkland & Ellis advised KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI), a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation systems, in its successful proxy contest defense against a group of activists led by VIEX Capital. On June 17, 2021, KVH Industries announced the preliminary vote results of its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders with both of the Company’s nominees, Cielo Hernandez and Cathy-Ann Martine-Dolecki, elected to the KVH Board of Directors by a significant margin.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners  Shaun Mathew and Michael Brueck and associates Sean Brownridge, Will Lawley and Max Eichner, and litigation partner Stefan Atkinson and associate Julia Harper.