Mergers and Acquisitions

We have a sophisticated M&A practice representing both public and private companies. Since January 2003, we have participated in 95 M&A transactions ranging in size from $20 million to $33 billion.

Our expertise includes advising companies and boards of directors on legal issues related to the consideration of strategic alternatives, the negotiation of mergers, stock and asset purchases and divestitures, both tax-free and taxable, structuring spin-offs, recapitalizations, management buyouts and other going-private transactions, tender offers, tender offer defenses and proxy contests. Our attorneys regularly counsel boards of directors and special committees on all legal aspects of M&A transactions. We also have significant experience counseling directors on takeover preparedness, including shareholder rights plans and change of control agreements.

There are 53 attorneys in our M&A practice, including two partners who have chaired the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and one who is chair of the 3,500 member ABA Business Law Section Mergers and Acquisitions Committee.

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