Mergers and Acquisitions
Our 400+ lawyer strong Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice is recognized as one of the global go-to firms for international and domestic M&A transactions. We serve as primary outside counsel to public and private clients offering pragmatic legal advice for M&A transactions of varying sizes. Our experienced M&A teams scale as appropriate to provide firm resources when and where you need them, including seamlessly integrated specialists and regulatory professionals across geographies.
Our clients achieve the best results when we are able to invest in the relationship through our experience in the client’s industry, building synergies with their team, and developing a deep understanding of their core business goals. While we maintain professional independence to advise our clients, our integration allows us to do so with an understanding of our client’s strategies, tolerance for risk, and preferences for executing deals.
Our M&A team leads sophisticated and demanding M&A deals by deploying the skills of our formidable M&A lawyers, who are positioned across five continents at strategic intersections of the global economy.
In a highly responsive manner, we can assemble a client-tailored team, based on geography, industry sector, practice area, level of experience, diversity, and other factors tailored to the specific M&A transaction and the client’s objectives.
Our team supports clients across all stages of their deals, facilitates deals from concept through closing, and provides ongoing post-closing and integration support. We concentrate on facilitating, structuring, and successfully completing the full range of acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and recapitalizations for clients of all sizes, from emerging growth startups to global conglomerates.
Investing in client relationships is at the core of our approach to M&A transactions. We believe it enables us to provide better service to our clients by effecting process improvement, reducing cost and time for execution, leveraging institutional knowledge, and working collaboratively with lawyers and other professionals who have an understanding of issues important to their business. In addition to listening to the client’s needs and preferences, we draw on our extensive experience and use innovative technology and knowledge management to create efficiencies in the delivery of our legal services.
We have deep experience and proficiency across a number of industries. With decades of experience partnering with industry-leading companies, clients turn to us not only for legal counsel, but also for our practical and in-depth knowledge. We advise clients across many industry sectors, and have particular strength in key sectors such as:
- Energy and natural resources
- Financial services and fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Manufacturing and industrials
- Technology
- Transportation and logistics
Chambers
Ranked by Chambers UK for Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million, 2025
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A in North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A in Oregon, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A in South Carolina, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A in Tennessee, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A in Washington, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities in Delaware, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Illinois, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded nationally, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA in North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., for Corporate and M&A, 2023
Ranked by Chambers USA in Illinois and Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds, for Corporate and M&A & Private Equity, 2023
Ranked by Chambers USA as Highly Regarded Nationwide for Corporate and M&A, 2023
Ranked by Chambers Greater China Region as Highly Regarded in China: International for Corporate/M&A in Taiwan, 2023
Legal 500
Ranked by The Legal 500 United Kingdom for M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m in London, 2025
Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for Delaware counsel, 2024
Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m), 2024
Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m), 2024
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA in M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-€500m) in M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-500m), 2024
Ranked by The Legal 500 United Kingdom for M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (€$50m-500m) category, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 United Kingdom in London for M&A: lower mid-market deals (£100m-£750m) category, 2024
Ranked by The Legal 500 United Kingdom for M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m in London, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 United States with a Tier 1 ranking for M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m) category, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for Delaware Counsel category, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA for Commercial, Corporate, and M&A category in Belgium, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA in France, for Mergers and Acquisitions, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA in Germany, for M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-€500m) category, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA for Commercial, Corporate, and M&A category in Italy, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA for Commercial, Corporate, and M&A category in Qatar, 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific with a Tier 1 ranking in Taiwan for Corporate and M&A category, 2023
Other Recognitions
Named a Tier 1 firm for Mergers & Acquisitions Law in Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., by Best Law Firms®, 2024
Named Corporate Law Firm of the Year by Best Law Firms®, 2024
Named Corporate Law Firm of the Year by Best Law Firms®, 2023
Named Corporate Law Firm of the Year
