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Though M&A activity has slowed down considerably, Joele Frank still retains influence within the industry. She and her firm have retained status as a go-to resource for financial communications and consult, providing recent support to Lionsgate as it faced a threatened proxy fight from shareholder Carl Icahn, as well as Target when it faced a proxy fight led by Pershing Square Capital Management's Bill Ackman. Frank approaches her work with a tenacity and determination that has earned ...