Eric joined Joele Frank in 2001 and opened the firm’s San Francisco office in 2014. He provides strategic communications counsel to clients involved in special situations, including M&A transactions, shareholder activism, data breaches, complex litigation, management changes, regulatory investigations, and other crisis events. His areas of expertise include: Mergers & Acquisitions He advises clients on the communications challenges involved in both friendly and unsolicited M&A transactions. Notable assignments include: Symantec in its acquisition of Blue Coat Systems, Gilead in its acquisition of Kite Pharma, Altera in its sale to Intel, Verifone in its sale to Francisco Partners, SolarCity in its sale to Tesla, Symantec in its sale of Veritas to The Carlyle Group, Aruba Networks in its sale to HP, J.M. Smucker in its acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands, Amgen in its acquisition of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Life Technologies in their merger, Merck in its merger…

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For nearly two decades, Jamie has worked with small- mid- and large-cap companies across industries to help them identify their communications challenges and develop and implement plans to address their needs. She provides strategic counsel and support to companies in the following areas: Investor Relations & Public Relations To win the hearts and minds of shareholders and other stakeholders, companies must tell a straightforward and compelling story and deliver on the promises they outline. Increasingly, this must incorporate a narrative around a Company’s ESG goals and accomplishments. She works closely with her clients to evaluate and refine messages and structure/implement a program to ensure that messages are appropriately leveraged across constituency groups. Crisis Communications She has developed and run crisis simulations for management and internal communications teams so that when a crisis occurs it is not the first time the teams are thinking about the important issues and how to…

Arielle provides strategic communications support for clients across industries and in a wide range of special situations, including transactions, management changes and crises. In addition, she works with clients to develop and refine their investor and public relations programs. Mergers & Acquisitions She works with clients in both friendly and unsolicited M&A transactions. Notable assignments include: Perspecta in its sale to Peraton, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital; Citrix in its acquisition of Wrike; HP’s defense to Xerox’s unsolicited bid; BorgWarner in its acquisition of Delphi Technologies; Broadcom in its acquisition of Symantec’s Enterprise Security Business; Broadcom in its acquisition of CA Technologies; Broadcom in its proposal to acquire Qualcomm; PAREXEL in its sale to Pamplona Capital Management; Thermo Fisher Scientific in its acquisition of Patheon; General Electric in its transaction to combine GE, Oil & Gas with Baker Hughes; TeamHealth in its sale to Blackstone; Symantec in its acquisition…