Kenneth Mark Silverman

Representing domestic and international clients in high-stakes transactions and wide-ranging corporate matters, Ken Silverman advises businesses at every stage, from formation and growth through acquisitions and capital raises to exit strategies.

Ken has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements. Representing both public and private companies as buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, he also counsels startups, hedge funds, and venture capital funds regarding their formation, capital raising, and investments. Frequently acting as outside general counsel, he helps clients navigate corporate governance issues, executive compensation concerns, and SEC compliance matters, including Exchange Act reporting and proxy statement preparation.

Routinely closing deals and leading public offerings valued in the millions of dollars, in 2022, Ken handled the corporate issues of a client’s complex $600 million property sale, a deal later named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor. A true client advocate, approachable, thorough and informed, Ken consistently secures exceptional outcomes for his clients. To become his clients’ trusted adviser, he invests the time to understand their issues, challenges, business strategies, and goals. Then he develops a practical, forward-thinking approach to achieve success. He tailors his work style to what suits each client for that specific matter at that particular time, whether that’s a collaborative, hands-on or “just call me when it’s done” approach.

Ken also regularly tackles shareholder activism matters, including proxy contests and takeover bids, with a particular focus on Japanese companies. Leveraging his experience in drafting operating agreements and shareholder agreements for corporate transactions, Ken negotiates and drafts joint venture, LLC, tenants-in-common, and other agreements among co-venturers in real estate matters.

Since 2017, Ken has served as Olshan’s lead Globalaw contact, regularly attending Globalaw’s annual and regional meetings to build and strengthen Olshan’s global reach. During this period, he has also co-authored a quarterly survey of federal securities law developments for the Securities Regulation Law Journal published by Thomson Reuters.

In November 2025, Ken was elected to the Board of Directors of Globalaw.