Jason Frankl is a senior managing director with FTI Consulting and is based in Washington, DC. He founded and leads FTI’s Activism and M&A Solutions practice. Frankl has led teams of FTI Consulting professionals in connection with many high-profile shareholder activism and hostile M&A situations, including Qualcomm’s successful hostile takeover defense against Broadcom, Elliott Management’s campaign to convince BHP Billiton to change its corporate structure, Allergan’s successful defense against Pershing Square and Valeant Pharmaceuticals resulting in a white knight bid of $66 billion by Actavis PLC, and Perrigo’s successful defense against a hostile takeover bid by Mylan NV. Frankl is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of Nasdaq and NYSE compliance matters, corporate governance, and securities trading. He was recently named to the 2018 NACD Directorship 100 list, which recognizes the most influential leaders and advisors in corporate governance.