Patricia Vlahakis

Patricia A. Vlahakis joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 1981 and became partner in 1988. She is currently of counsel.  Ms. Vlahakis practices corporate and securities law, concentrating on transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions, hostile takeovers, proxy contests, and private equity investments, as well as corporate governance.

Ms. Vlahakis graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a B.A. summa cum laude in 1978 and from Columbia University School of Law with a J.D. in 1981.

Ms. Vlahakis is a member of the American Bar Association. She has lectured extensively and published numerous articles in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate governance. She served for five years as co-chair of the Practising Law Institute's Annual Institute on Securities Regulation and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Annual Securities Regulation Institute.

Education

• Bryn Mawr College, B.A. 1978, summa cum laude
• Columbia Law School, J.D. 1981