Kenneth J. Ken Najder

Kenneth J. Ken Najder

Securities Regulation

5.0 (1 reviews)
New Orleans, Louisiana
40+ years experience
Jones Walker LLP
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201 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
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Bio

Ken Najder is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents public and private companies regarding a variety of corporate and securities law matters. Ken concentrates his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Ken’s securities law practice includes counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, private placements for venture-stage companies, and public debt offerings and tenders. Ken has acted as lead securities counsel to companies in offerings that have raised $30 billion. In recent years, Ken has represented a wide array of buyers and sellers of businesses — ranging from small, privately held ventures to large, publicly traded companies — in several industries, including the telecommunications, technology, chemicals, media, shipping, construction, food, oil and gas, energy, engineering, consulting, banking, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Ken advises clients on a broad range of corporate law and governance issues, and regularly acts as board counsel to public and private companies, including advising on executive compensation and corporate restructurings. He also has extensive experience designing anti-takeover defenses and with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Ken and Jones Walker were featured in The American Lawyer as architects of CenturyLink's anti-takeover measures, thwarting Alltel's 2001 hostile bid, and as co-counsel to CenturyLink in connection with its 2009 acquisition of Embarq and its 2011 acquisitions of Qwest and Savvis. He is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches a class on securities regulation. In addition to authoring numerous articles, Ken has appeared on WYES’ live television program, Wall $treet Wrap-Up with André Laborde. Ken Najder is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents public and private companies regarding a variety of corporate and securities law matters. Ken concentrates his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Ken’s securities law practice includes counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, private placements for venture-stage companies, and public debt offerings and tenders. Ken has acted as lead securities counsel to companies in offerings that have raised $30 billion. In recent years, Ken has represented a wide array of buyers and sellers of businesses — ranging from small, privately held ventures to large, publicly traded companies — in several industries, including the telecommunications, technology, chemicals, media, shipping, construction, food, oil and gas, energy, engineering, consulting, banking, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Ken advises clients on a broad range of corporate law and governance issues, and regularly acts as board counsel to public and private companies, including advising on executive compensation and corporate restructurings. He also has extensive experience designing anti-takeover defenses and with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Ken and Jones Walker were featured in The American Lawyer as architects of CenturyLink's anti-takeover measures, thwarting Alltel's 2001 hostile bid, and as co-counsel to CenturyLink in connection with its 2009 acquisition of Embarq and its 2011 acquisitions of Qwest and Savvis. He is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches a class on securities regulation. In addition to authoring numerous articles, Ken has appeared on WYES’ live television program, Wall $treet Wrap-Up with André Laborde. Ken Najder is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents public and private companies regarding a variety of corporate and securities law matters. Ken concentrates his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Ken’s securities law practice includes counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, private placements for venture-stage companies, and public debt offerings and tenders. Ken has acted as lead securities counsel to companies in offerings that have raised $30 billion. In recent years, Ken has represented a wide array of buyers and sellers of businesses — ranging from small, privately held ventures to large, publicly traded companies — in several industries, including the telecommunications, technology, chemicals, media, shipping, construction, food, oil and gas, energy, engineering, consulting, banking, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Ken advises clients on a broad range of corporate law and governance issues, and regularly acts as board counsel to public and private companies, including advising on executive compensation and corporate restructurings. He also has extensive experience designing anti-takeover defenses and with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Ken and Jones Walker were featured in The American Lawyer as architects of CenturyLink's anti-takeover measures, thwarting Alltel's 2001 hostile bid, and as co-counsel to CenturyLink in connection with its 2009 acquisition of Embarq and its 2011 acquisitions of Qwest and Savvis. He is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he teaches a class on securities regulation. In addition to authoring numerous articles, Ken has appeared on WYES’ live television program, Wall $treet Wrap-Up with André Laborde.

Practice Areas

Securities Regulation

Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, New Orleans (2026)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities / Capital Markets Law, New Orleans (2025)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, New Orleans (2024)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, New Orleans (2021)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, New Orleans (2020)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, New Orleans (2018)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, New Orleans (2016)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities / Capital Markets Law, New Orleans (2016)
  • Recognized: Corporate Law
  • Recognized: Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Recognized: Securities Regulation

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005

Education

  • University of Virginia, JD, graduated 1985
  • University of Virginia, BA, BS, graduated 1982

Reviews

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Donald Kelly

2 weeks ago

Indispensable Counsel for a Complex Public Offering

Our company recently navigated a complex public offering, and Ken Najder was our guiding force. With his 40 years of focused experience in corporate and securities law at Jones Walker, he provided not just legal expertise but strategic business counsel. His deep understanding of SEC regulations, honed over decades, was evident as he anticipated every challenge. The recent recognition as Lawyer of the Year in Securities Regulation is well-deserved. Ken’s approach is both meticulous and pragmatic; he translated intricate legal requirements into clear action for our board. The process was seamless, and the outcome was a resounding success. For any significant corporate matter in New Orleans, he is the definitive choice.

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