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15th Annual

Mergers and Acquisitions Institute

America's Premier Private M&A Conference
Dallas Oct 10-11, 2019 The Ritz-Carlton
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada)
Citi Private Bank
Latham & Watkins LLP
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McMillan LLP (Canada)
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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Willis Towers Watson
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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Reed Smith LLP
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Stikeman Elliot (Canada)
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Overview

UT Law’s Mergers and Acquisitions Institute is the leading private M&A conference of its kind in the United States for the latest deal trends, structures, pitfalls and opportunities in M&A. The combination of a cutting- edge program with nationally recognized speakers, prestigious U.S. and international sponsors, Fletcher’s famous Texas State Fair corny dogs, the Byron Egan Whiskey Tasting, invaluable networking opportunities, and much more, makes this an event you won’t want to miss!

Highlights this year include:
  • Revenge of the Sea Squirts: More Glenn West on Encrusted M&A Boilerplate
  • Insight for When The Music Stops: Key Issues, Provisions, and Processes for the Next Buyer’s Market
  • Engaging discussion of Dealmaking Differences Between Strategic and Private Equity Players: A Deeper Dive Into Processes and Provisions
  • A full 15.00 MCLE hours, including 3.00 hours of ethics, with additional on-demand programming after the Institute
The University of Texas School of Law - Mergers and Acquisitions Institute Endowment for Excellence in Law Scholarship
The Mergers and Acquisitions Institute is proud to announce the establishment of The University of Texas School of Law - Mergers and Acquisitions Institute Endowment for Excellence in Law Scholarship – a permanent endowment for the benefit of The University of Texas School of Law. Funds distributed from the endowment will be used to support students of high academic achievement who exhibit strong interest and potential in the field of mergers and acquisitions.

Gifts of all sizes are now being accepted through the registration process or at the Institute in October, and will be applied to the principal of the endowment. Please note that gifts to The University of Texas are tax deductible as allowed by law, and The University of Texas is defined by the IRS as a 170(c) organization, a government-supported non-profit. All donors will receive a receipt from the University Development Office for their contribution. As with any decision involving your assets, we encourage you to seek the advice of professional counsel when considering a gift.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 October 10, 2019
  • Day 2 October 11, 2019
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    Subject
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  • Thursday Morning, Oct. 10, 2019
    Presiding Officers:
    Fergus Bolster, Matheson - Dublin, Ireland
    Warren Silversmith, Stikeman Elliott LLP - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 7:30 am
    Continental Breakfast and Registration Opens

    Thank You to Our Exclusive Espresso Bar Sponsor
    Wells Fargo

  • 8:15 am
    Welcoming Remarks by Institute Co-Chairs

    Wilson Chu, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Dallas, TX
    Larry E. Glasgow, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    New Kids on the Block: State-of-the-Art New(ish) M&A Clauses That You Need to Know
    In the always-evolving M&A market, it’s critical that counsel be up-to-speed on the latest deal provisions for buyers and sellers. Hear from seasoned practitioners on the key clauses that savvy dealmakers are including in their agreements to avoid pitfalls and give their clients the edge.

    Moderator:
    Rita-Anne O'Neill, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP - Los Angeles, CA
    Panelists:
    Samantha Hale Crispin, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Robert R. Kibby, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX
    Robert B. Little, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
    Michael G. O'Bryan, Morrison & Foerster LLP - San Francisco, CA

  • 9:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Public Company Creep Update
    Explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of latest concepts and developments from public target deals that bleed into private target M&A.

    Moderator:
    Kimberly R. Spoerri, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP - New York, NY
    Panelists:
    Scott B. Crofton, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP - New York, NY
    Jenny Hochenberg, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP - New York, NY
    Christina A. Tate, Winston & Strawn LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 10:15 am
    Break

  • 10:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Digital Health M&A: A Survival Guide When the Worlds of Tech and Health Collide
    dig·i·tal /dij´ĭ-t'l / health /helTH/ • The digitization of human beings spurred by the convergence of digital technologies and healthcare to create innovations in artificial intelligence, mobile health, health information technology, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine. This panel will focus on practical need-to-know insights into structuring and executing deals in this brave new world with the potential to not only save lives but also dominate economies and transform societies.

    Moderator:
    Rick Jordan, Polsinelli PC - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Scott C. Craig, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - Austin, TX
    Joanna Lin, McDermott Will & Emery - Dallas, TX
    Craig Menden, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - Palo Alto, CA
    Ridwan Obaray, Perella Weinberg Partners - New York, NY

  • 11:30 am
    1.00 hr ethics
    Conflict Transactions: Developments in Navigating Perilous Waters
    Recent developments in navigating the actual and potential conflicts of interest that often surface in M&A transactions when dealing with significant stockholders, boards of directors, senior executives and investment bankers.

    Moderator:
    Igor Kirman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - New York, NY
    Panelists:
    Luke J. Bergstrom, Latham & Watkins LLP - San Francisco, CA
    Melissa A. DiVincenzo, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP - Wilmington, DE
    Byron F. Egan, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
    Kenneth P. Held, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Houston, TX

  • Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 10, 2019
    Presiding Officers:
    Frédéric Franckx, Loyens & Loeff N.V. - Rotterdam, Netherlands
    John Clifford, McMillan LLP - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:30 pm
    Signature Ritz Buffet Lunch
    Included in registration. Please proceed to luncheon presentation.
     
    Thank You to Our Exclusive Luncheon Sponsor
    Citi Private Bank

  • 12:50 pm
    0.75 hr
    Dealmaker’s Guide to Interrupting Gender Bias
    A lively discussion to address real world situations in which many forms of bias disproportionately impact women in the dealmaking world, spanning from career advancement to team building and professional relationships. Discussions will include dynamic audience participation, candid “in the field” personal experience, and current scientific studies on bias in the workplace. The panel will also focus on identification of the manifestations of unconscious bias in the deal world and solutions-oriented strategies for women and men in M&A.

    Samantha Horn, Stikeman Elliott LLP - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Isabella Wezdecki, Johnson & Johnson - New Brunswick, NJ
    Tamera M. Woodard, AT&T - Dallas, TX

  • 1:35 pm
    Break

  • 1:45 pm
    1.00 hr
    Not My First Rodeo: Key Issues, Provisions, and Processes for the Next Buyer’s Market
    What goes around comes around? Our panel of dealmakers, who've all experienced a business cycle (or two), will peer into the crystal ball to share their insights into M&A practices and provisions that we could expect if, as, and when we flip from a seller's market to a buyer's market.

    Moderator:
    Elizabeth C. Brandon, Reed Smith LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Rick A. Lacher, Houlihan Lokey - Dallas, TX
    Michael A. Saslaw, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX
    Paul J. Shim, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP - New York, NY
    Ann Williams, Practical Law - Houston, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    1.00 hr
    ​Oil & Gas M&A in Today's Market: It's Complicated
    With volatile commodity prices and ever-tightening capital markets, the days of simple all-cash M&A deals in the Oil & Gas industry are dead. Industry players are getting creative (or desperate) in structuring deals when acquiring or selling interests. Joint ventures, preferred equity investments and more complexity is the flavor of the day. Our panel discusses how these trends affect specific provisions in purchase agreements, LLC agreements and other transaction documents.

    Moderator:
    J. Holt Foster III, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Carla Tharp, Raymond James - Houston, TX
    Cliff W. Vrielink, Sidley Austin LLP - Houston, TX
    Jeffrey A. Zlotky, NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC - Irving, TX

  • 3:45 pm
    9th Annual Byron Egan Whiskey Tasting & Coffee Break
    Join us for a tasting of Byron Egan's favorite Irish and Scotch whiskeys
     
    Thank You to Our Exclusive Sponsor
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

  • 4:15 pm
    1.25 hrs
    More Mock Negotiation... Plus a Salute to the Strine Era in M&A
    The panelists will engage in an illustrative negotiation to shed light on one of the most contentious provisions in the definitive agreement for the acquisition of a privately held company – the closing condition addressing the buyer’s ability to walk away from an announced deal because of inaccurate representations by the seller. They will devote the remainder of their session to a discussion of the lessons M&A practitioners have learned from retiring Delaware Chief Justice Leo Strine over the course of his two decades as a Delaware judge.

    Richard E. Climan, Hogan Lovells US LLP - Silicon Valley, CA
    Joel I. Greenberg, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP - New York, NY

  • 5:30 pm
    Adjourn

  • Cocktail Reception
    Join us for adult beverages and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.
     
    Thank You to Our Exclusive Sponsor
    Willis Towers Watson

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 11, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    Jamie Koumanakos, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - New York, NY
  • 7:30 am
    Continental Breakfast and Conference Room Opens

    Thank You to Our Exclusive Breakfast Sponsor
    Latham & Watkins LLP

    Thank You to Our Exclusive Morning Beverage Bar Sponsor
    Wilmington Trust

  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Trending Topics in Indemnification
    Risk allocation continues to be one of the most important and nuanced subjects in structuring private target M&A transactions. Review recent trends and developments in the indemnification arena and learn what practitioners need to know today and tomorrow.

    Moderator:
    Mark S. Solomon, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Alain Dermarkar, Jones Day - Dallas, TX
    William M. Monat, Willis Towers Watson - Chicago, IL
    Jennifer T. Wisinski, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 9:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Dealmaking Differences Between Strategic and Private Equity Players: A Deeper Dive Into Processes and Provisions
    A deeper dive into the differences in how strategic and private equity acquirers do deals, and how those differences play out in the processes pursued and provisions negotiated. The panelists will focus on how drafters can or should reflect those conceptual differences in illustrative definitive agreement provisions.

    Moderator:
    David Rex, Prophet Equity - Southlake, TX
    Panelists:
    Dawud Crooms, 7-Eleven, Inc. - Dallas, TX
    Jeremiah Gordon, CapitalG - Mountain View, CA
    Kirsten J. Jensen, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP - Palo Alto, CA and Houston, TX

  • 10:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Revenge of the Sea Squirts: More Glenn West on Encrusted M&A Boilerplate
    The need to understand and appropriately modify “standard” M&A boilerplate to fit your deal cannot be over emphasized. Glenn West builds on last year’s presentation and adds additional examples of the problems that unexamined/encrusted boilerplate can create in potentially undoing the specifically negotiated provisions of your deal.

    Glenn D. West, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 11:30 am
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 October 10, 2019
  • Day 2 October 11, 2019
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Conference Faculty

Luke J. Bergstrom

Latham & Watkins LLP
San Francisco, CA

Elizabeth C. Brandon

Reed Smith LLP
Dallas, TX

Wilson Chu

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Hogan Lovells US LLP
Silicon Valley, CA

Scott C. Craig

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

Samantha Hale Crispin

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Scott B. Crofton

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, NY

Dawud Crooms

7-Eleven, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Alain Dermarkar

Jones Day
Dallas, TX

Melissa A. DiVincenzo

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Wilmington, DE

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

J. Holt Foster III

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Larry E. Glasgow

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeremiah Gordon

CapitalG
Mountain View, CA

Joel I. Greenberg

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
New York, NY

Kenneth P. Held

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX

Jenny Hochenberg

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, NY

Samantha Horn

Stikeman Elliott LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kirsten J. Jensen

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Palo Alto, CA and Houston, TX

Rick Jordan

Polsinelli PC
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Igor Kirman

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY

Rick A. Lacher

Houlihan Lokey
Dallas, TX

Joanna Lin

McDermott Will & Emery
Dallas, TX

Robert B. Little

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Craig Menden

Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Palo Alto, CA

William M. Monat

Willis Towers Watson
Chicago, IL

Michael G. O'Bryan

Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco, CA

Rita-Anne O'Neill

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Ridwan Obaray

Perella Weinberg Partners
New York, NY

David Rex

Prophet Equity
Southlake, TX

Michael A. Saslaw

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Paul J. Shim

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York, NY

Mark S. Solomon

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Kimberly R. Spoerri

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
New York, NY

Christina A. Tate

Winston & Strawn LLP
Dallas, TX

Carla Tharp

Raymond James
Houston, TX

Cliff W. Vrielink

Sidley Austin LLP
Houston, TX

Glenn D. West

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dallas, TX

Isabella Wezdecki

Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ

Ann Williams

Practical Law
Houston, TX

Jennifer T. Wisinski

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Tamera M. Woodard

AT&T
Dallas, TX

Jeffrey A. Zlotky

NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC
Irving, TX

Planning Committee

Wilson Chu—Co-Chair

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Dallas, TX

Larry E. Glasgow—Co-Chair

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Deborah Salzberg—Director

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Elizabeth C. Brandon

Reed Smith LLP
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Hogan Lovells US LLP
Silicon Valley, CA

Samantha Hale Crispin

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Gemma L. Descoteaux

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dallas, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

J. Holt Foster III

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

James R. Griffin

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dallas, TX

Tom D. Harris Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Thomas W. Hughes

Winston & Strawn LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeff Jones

Stephens Inc.
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Robert B. Little

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Cookie F. Munson

SAM Holding Company, Inc. & Subsidiaries (SAM)
Austin, TX

Noelle M. Reed

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX

David Rex

Prophet Equity
Southlake, TX

Cliff W. Vrielink

Sidley Austin LLP
Houston, TX

Jennifer T. Wisinski

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

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You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
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You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

At the conclusion of the conference you  will need to claim and certify your credit online, in your UTCLE "Briefcase", you will then be provided a certificate of attendance . Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
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As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

 You must claim and certify your credit online in your UTCLE "Briefcase", and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
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UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
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The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Dallas – Oct 10-11, 2019 – The Ritz-Carlton
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Last day for $895.00 Regular pricing: Oct 2, 2019

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Last day for $595.00 Regular pricing: Oct 2, 2019

$695.00 for registrations received after this time

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Last day for $805.00 Regular pricing: Oct 2, 2019

$855.00 for registrations received after this time

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Last day for $715.00 Regular pricing: Oct 2, 2019

$765.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Oct 4, 2019

$100 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Oct 7, 2019

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2121 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX
800.960.7082 (reservations)

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Valet parking only: $20 daily, $32 overnight   

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    Willis Towers Watson
    Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.
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    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides the highest quality legal advice and representation to clients around the world. The results the firm achieves have set it apart for 140 years and have become a model for the modern practice of law. Today, S&C is a leader in each of its core practice areas and in each of its geographic markets.

    Clients of the firm are nearly evenly divided between U.S. and non-U.S. entities. They include industrial and commercial companies; financial institutions; private funds; governments; educational, charitable and cultural institutions; and individuals, estates and trusts. S&C’s client base is exceptionally diverse, a result of the firm’s extraordinary capacity to tailor work to specific client needs.

    S&C comprises more than 875 lawyers who serve clients around the world through a network of 13 offices, located in leading financial centers in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. The Firm is headquartered in New York.
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    McMillan is a leading, full-service Canadian business law firm.  With recognized expertise and acknowledged leadership in all major business sectors, we provide solutions-oriented legal advice through our offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa as well as Hong Kong.  
     
    Our M&A team has decades of experience managing and assisting with small to large, public and private M&A transactions for private equity firms, global conglomerates, foreign investors, strategic and financial buyers, entrepreneurs and other investors. The team is supported by subject matter experts in all required disciplines, including first-rate tax specialists and some of Canada’s leading foreign investment experts.

    In addition to maintaining high standards of excellence with respect to our legal work, we pride ourselves on our ability to remain focused on the business deal and work cooperatively with co- counsel and other advisors to bring transactions successfully to a close.
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    At Wilmington Trust, we look at every deal as a unique opportunity—and also employ a solution-driven model—a strategy that with our flexibility and responsiveness will foster a seamless execution of each M&A project.

    We are committed to the M&A business as evidenced through our investment in technology and development and implementation of WT FASTTRACK – a web portal that automates the submission of shareholder information. Our job is to make the escrow/paying agent process easy and efficient; that’s why our relationship managers are specialized in M&A and are empowered to move your deal along.

    Contact us to see how we can make a difference in your transaction. Visit www.wilmingtontrust.com to learn more.
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    For nearly 50 years, Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group has been a dedicated and trusted partner to the legal industry, providing customized financial strategies and tailored advice to lawyers and their firms. We serve over 85% of the AmLaw 200 and are the institution of choice for more than 650 law firms and 40,000 attorneys across the US and UK. Our capabilities include banking, lending, escrow, investment and wealth advisory services.
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    Established in 1825 in Dublin, Ireland and with international offices in London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, more than 670 people work across Matheson’s six offices, including 86 partners and tax principals and over 440 legal and tax professionals. Matheson services the legal needs of internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100 companies. We work closely with some of the world’s largest tech multinationals and high-profile start-ups and we advise 7 of the top 10 global technology brands.
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham & Watkins is an international law firm providing clients across the globe with exceptional legal services and innovative solutions to their most complex business issues and disputes. Clients turn to Latham for help with enterprise transforming transactions and to defend bet-the company-disputes as well as day-to-day guidance and preventative advice. Latham lawyers deliver market-leading service in more than 60 internationally recognized practices, regional and industry-focused teams, ranging from financial services to technology, oil and gas to retail. With more than 2,700 lawyers across a global platform spanning 14 countries, we are positioned in the world’s major financial, business, and regulatory centers to serve clients—wherever they may be. Affirming the firm culture and strong client relationships, Latham was included on The American Lawyer’s prestigious “A-List” for the 17th consecutive year and ranked among the top ten global law firms in Law360’s 2018 Global 20 list.
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  • Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada) logo
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada)
    For more than 150 years, Blakes has proudly served many of Canada's and the world's leading businesses and organizations. The firm has built a reputation during that time as both a leader in the business community and in the legal profession. In 2017, Blakes garnered the highest number of rankings in Canada by Chambers Global and was named "Canada Law Firm of the Year" for the ninth consecutive year by Who's Who Legal. We also consistently rank as one of the top Canadian firms on the Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and mergermarket M&A league tables in terms of transactional value or number of deals for Canadian announced transactions. We have more than 550 lawyers in offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, London, Bahrain, Beijing and associated offices in Al-Khobar and Riyadh. Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated office network provides clients with access to the firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
    blakes.com
  • Wells Fargo logo
    Wells Fargo
    Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services provides a wide variety of trust and agency services in connection with debt securities issued by public and private corporations, government entities, and the banking and securities industries, including leveraged loan and securities financing facilities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), insurance and collateral trusts, mortgage asset services, asset-backed, municipal, corporate/high yield securities, business escrow, and standalone custody. Through our client-centric service model, we fulfill the evolving needs of our clients by leveraging our industry expertise and the depth of Wells Fargo’s capabilities.
    wellsfargo.com/corporatetrust
  • Baker Botts L.L.P. logo
    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm with 725 lawyers and 14 international offices. We are driven by the highest ethical and professional standards.  This professionalism, combined with industry knowledge and insights and our understanding of the law, helps us to deliver effective, innovative solutions for our clients.

    For more than 175 years, Baker Botts has delivered results-oriented services, establishing us as a leading law firm. Our reputation is complemented by our leadership in government, the judiciary and our communities. Regardless of size, sector or jurisdiction of a client, our commitment is to help achieve their business objectives.
    bakerbotts.com
  • Calvetti Ferguson logo
    Calvetti Ferguson
    Calvetti Ferguson provides tax, audit, and advisory services to middle-market clients in the energy, hospitality, real estate & construction and international markets. As a middle-market firm by choice, we combine the efficiency and technical expertise you need with personal skills required to build close, successful client relationships. Whether addressing complex corporate and partnership tax needs or streamlining business processes for a growing company, our people energetically pursue new avenues for clients to add value to their businesses. Our drive to do more for clients and our culture set us apart. Unlike other firms, we have been on your side of the table and bring our knowledge in the areas of energy, real estate & construction, hospitality and multinational businesses to every project. In addition, as an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal, an association of independent accounting firms, Calvetti Ferguson can serve clients locally wherever they operate worldwide
    calvettiferguson.com
  • CT Corporation logo
    CT Corporation
    CT is the highest quality provider of corporate business compliance solutions and registered agent services for the dealmaker industry. Our expertise and unparalleled service allow us to offer a powerful suite of solutions including: mergers and acquisitions support, secured lending and structured finance assistance, global compliance and international services, and real estate transaction services. We enable our customers to make smart decisions and effectively manage the complexities of their business requirements. CT is part of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services, a business of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company.
    ct.wolterskluwer.com/
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP logo
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Gibson Dunn is a full-service law firm with over 1,300 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide, including Dallas and Houston.  Named a Texas Powerhouse by Law360, Gibson Dunn has long recognized the importance of having a Texas presence. The addition of an array of prominent partners to the Dallas office in recent years and the 2017 opening of a Houston base exemplify Gibson Dunn’s long-term commitment to the Lone Star State. Gibson Dunn’s new office in Houston adds a team of highly regarded partners who focus on corporate transactions in the energy sector.  Our transactional lawyers have handled some of the largest and most complex matters in the world, and we have extensive experience in all types of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. Our clients include most of the Fortune 100 and more than half of the Fortune 500 companies. Our Texas Corporate/M&A practice is led by the firm’s global M&A co-chair and has been recognized by Chambers USA. We are a recognized leader in representing companies ranging from start-up ventures to multinational corporations in all major industries.
    gibsondunn.com
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP logo
    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Haynes and Boone M&A lawyers know that our clients’ transactions are never routine. We craft strategic, practical solutions that advance our clients’ business objectives by anticipating and evaluating the roadblocks and opportunities that clients face on the way to closing a deal successfully. Our lawyers have comprehensive experience handling middle market deals, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $40 billion. We represent private equity firms, closely-held corporations, founders, large financial institutions and Fortune 500 public companies. Haynes and Boone is one of the nation’s largest law firms with offices in Texas, New York, Washington, DC, California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Mexico City, London and Shanghai.

    Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, ranked our practice in Corporate/M&A (Texas) for 2019. Legal 500 U.S. recognized the firm’s M&A practice in the M&A middle-market category and four M&A lawyers in 2019. Additionally, our M&A practice is recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey as a National Tier 2, and in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston in Corporate Law for 2019.
    haynesboone.com
  • Houlihan Lokey logo
    Houlihan Lokey
    Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. Houlihan Lokey is ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions, the No. 1 global restructuring advisor, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, according to Thomson Reuters. For more information, please visit www.HL.com.
    hl.com
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP logo
    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    With 1,000 lawyers in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP serves clients across a broad range of complex transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. We are known for our strength in the energy, financial services, real estate, and retail and consumer products industries, as well as our considerable experience in more than 100 distinct areas of practice, including privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, environment, and mergers and acquisitions. Our full-service litigation practice is one of the largest in the country, with particular depth in key litigation markets such as Texas, California, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic.
     
    Since 1901 and our early history in Texas and Virginia, we have worked to uphold the standards set by our founding partners. These individuals built the firm on the principles of unsurpassed client service, adherence to the highest ethical standards, and sustained investments in our local communities and the legal profession. Their core values remain the hallmark of our firm, where we honor and learn from the lessons of the past while keeping our eyes firmly positioned on the future.
    huntonAK.com
  • Jackson Walker LLP logo
    Jackson Walker LLP
    For more than 130 years, Jackson Walker has played a vital role in the growth and development of Texas business. Since our founding in 1887, our attorneys have represented some of the most influential companies in the state in key industries that shaped the course of Texas history, including railroads, the media, and oil and gas exploration. Today, we remain firmly rooted in Texas while serving clients around the globe. With almost 400 attorneys in our seven offices, we serve clients around the world in a broad range of practices and industries. We have extensive experience representing publicly and privately held companies, private equity funds and hedge funds in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. But we’re more than just deal lawyers. We also serve as outside general counsel to hundreds of companies, working closely with management to provide pragmatic solutions to legal problems as they arise. Whether it’s negotiating commercial contracts, improving corporate governance, or navigating securities regulations, clients look to us for guidance on the issues that affect their businesses every day. Our clients know they can count on us to deliver personalized service, legal experience, and added value. We invite you to learn more about Jackson Walker at jw.com.
     
    jw.com
  • Jones Day logo
    Jones Day
    Jones Day is a global law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers in 43 offices across five continents. The Firm is distinguished by: a singular tradition of client service; the mutual commitment to, and the seamless collaboration of, a true partnership; formidable legal talent across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions; and shared professional values that focus on client needs. We are One Firm Worldwide.
    jonesday.com
  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP logo
    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a firm of first choice for clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services. Katten's M&A attorneys work as part of an integrated team alongside members of key practice areas, including tax, insolvency and restructuring, antitrust, commercial finance, corporate governance, employee benefits and executive compensation—offering clients a collaborative approach to addressing the full range of issues that arise in M&A transactions and other business combinations. Our clients look to us for help in every aspect of a transaction, including financing, regulatory approval, due diligence, valuation and operational issues. We have the resources and experience to complete some of the largest and most complex purchases or sales anywhere in the world, but also know and appreciate the value of smaller transactions. Katten's M&A practice encompasses all aspects of public and private M&A work, handling billions of dollars in business combinations each year.
    kattenlaw.com
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP logo
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis is one of the world’s leading law firms, with approximately 2,500 lawyers practicing from fifteen offices in the United States, Asia and Europe. Our clients and experience cut across every major industry and discipline. Clients across the globe call upon Kirkland to handle their most important and complex corporate, litigation, intellectual property and restructuring matters.
     
    Kirkland’s principal goals are to provide the highest quality legal services available anywhere; to be an instrumental part of each client’s success; and to recruit, retain and advance the brightest legal talent. Our Firm seeks long-term, partnering relationships with clients, to the end of providing the best total solution to the client’s legal needs. Kirkland stresses — and clients rightfully expect — good results. To that end, our Firm employs innovative, pragmatic strategies and hard work to ensure that our clients’ legal needs are met.
    kirkland.com
  • Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands) logo
    Loyens & Loeff (Netherlands)
    Loyens & Loeff is an independent full service law firm with integrated legal and tax practices. We are the only firm in the Benelux and Switzerland with legal and tax practices roughly equal in size, which is a set-up proven to be of great value to our clients.
     
    We are a Benelux/Switzerland based firm (i.e. we are qualified to advise on Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourg and Swiss law) with a strong international focus. Worldwide, we have over 1,500 employees, including around 900 lawyers and tax experts working across six offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland and six offices in the world’s major financial centres, with offices in New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
     
    The firm offers expertise in the fields of administrative law, banking & finance, commercial law, competition law, corporate / M&A, data protection, employment law, insurance law, intellectual property, investment management/funds, litigation and arbitration, private equity and venture capital, real estate, regulatory, restructuring and insolvency, tax law and VAT.
    loyensloeff.com
  • McDermott Will & Emery LLP logo
    McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. With more than 20 locations on three continents, our team works seamlessly across practices, industries and geographies to deliver highly effective—and often unexpected—solutions that propel success. More than 1,100 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and for the people they serve.
    mwe.com
  • Morrison & Foerster LLP logo
    Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Morrison & Foerster is a leading full-service law firm, with a global network of 17 offices located in key technology and financial centers in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. We offer our clients a range of legal services, including a renowned M&A practice with more than 250 corporate/M&A lawyers based through the U.S., Europe and Asia. Though we advise clients operating in a broad range of sectors, our M&A practice is well-known for handling some of the most high-profile and sophisticated deals in the technology space. We advise on the full spectrum of M&A matters, with particularly deep experience on complex cross-border transactions. The depth and breadth of our practice reflects the dynamic nature of our clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, investment banks, and privately held companies.
     
    mofo.com
  • Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. logo
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., is a Texas-based, mid-sized commercial law firm with more than 125 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin. From corporate transactions to dispute resolution, Munsch Hardt provides wide-ranging legal expertise to its clients, navigating each step with in-depth knowledge and responsive action. Munsch Hardt attorneys are known for having large law firm backgrounds and providing clients with a personal and focused approach.
    munsch.com
  • Polsinelli logo
    Polsinelli
    Polsinelli’s Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures practice closes deals. Spanning multiple industries, our attorneys complete transactions for private and public companies. We work collaboratively with in-house personnel and coordinate efforts with clients’ investment bankers, local and foreign counsel, accounting firms and other advisers to provide high-caliber, integrated legal advice covering all areas needed for a seamless negotiation and closing process. By taking the time to understand the economic and value-related consequences singular to our clients’ business transactions, our practice works to protect interests and lead in the navigation of a full range of deal options.  Regionally ranked for Corporate M&A by Chambers USA (2019).
     
    Polsinelli is an Am Law 100 firm with more than 875 attorneys in 21 offices nationwide. Recognized by legal research firm BTI Consulting as one of the top firms for excellent client service and client relationships, the firm’s attorneys provide value through practical legal counsel infused with business insight, and focus on health care, financial services, real estate, intellectual property, middle-market corporate, labor and employment and business litigation.
    polsinelli.com
  • Practical Law logo
    Practical Law
    Practical Law provides legal know-how that gives lawyers a better starting point. Our expert team of attorney-editors creates and maintains thousands of up-to-date, practical resources so you don’t have to. We go beyond primary law and traditional legal research to give lawyers the resources needed to practice more efficiently, improve client service and add more value. Our job is to make you better at yours. To request your free trial, please visit legal.thomsonreuters.com/practical-law.
    legal.thomsonreuters.com/practical-law
  • Reed Smith LLP logo
    Reed Smith LLP
    Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm, dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward.

    Our belief is that by delivering smarter and more creative legal services, we will not only enrich our clients’ experiences with us, but also support them in achieving their business goals. Our long-standing relationships, international outlook, and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for speedy resolution of complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters.

    For further information, please visit reedsmith.com.
    reedsmith.com
  • Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C. logo
    Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C.
    Selman Munson counsels small and middle market clients in the sale and purchase of businesses in the oilfield service, healthcare, technology, finance and manufacturing industries. The firm advises clients on tax, securities, international transactions, employee benefits, environmental, real estate and corporate finance matters. The firm typically helps clients in acquisitions, complex corporate transactions, spin-offs of subsidiaries, public and private financings, leveraged buyouts and international subsidiary sales.
    www.selmanmunson.com
  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP logo
    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
    Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with 800 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions.  The development and expansion of our practice in response to client needs remains the core focus of our leadership. Our attorneys take the time to understand not only the legal needs of our clients but also their business objectives. Our legal and business acumen, value for fees incurred, commitment to client service, and adherence to the highest ethical standards combine to set Sheppard Mullin apart. In the U.S., the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100. For more information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.
    sheppardmullin.com
  • Sidley Austin LLP logo
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley’s Mergers and Acquisitions group provides experience in the structuring, negotiation and financing of a broad range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, as well as in the design and implementation of structural defenses to unsolicited takeover proposals, including shareholder rights plans.
     
    The group handles a broad variety of M&A transactions, including public company acquisitions, mergers, dispositions and separations (including spin-offs), tender offers, negotiated and unsolicited transactions, auctions, proxy solicitations, joint ventures, restructurings and other transactions involving “troubled” companies and various forms of related financings. The firm also provides advice on corporate governance, tax, employee benefits, antitrust, intellectual property, litigation, financing, bankruptcy and environmental matters relating to these transactions.
     
    Our global presence and well-developed relationships with institutions, regulatory agencies and law firms throughout the world allow us to provide access to services and information unique in scope within the global legal community. The firm regularly represents prominent public and private corporations in various industries, as well as financial institutions, in their M&A assignments. In 2017, Sidley was counsel on more than 238 M&A transactions totaling in excess of US$148 billion in deal value.
    sidley.com
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP logo
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    With approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents, Skadden serves clients in every major financial center. Our strategically positioned U.S. and international locations allow us proximity to our clients and their operations and ensure a seamless and unified approach at all times. For more than 60 years, Skadden has provided legal services to the business, financial and governmental communities around the world in a wide range of high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and controversy issues. Our clients range from a variety of small, entrepreneurial companies to a substantial number of the 500 largest U.S. corporations and many of the leading global companies. We have represented numerous governments, many of the largest banks — including virtually all of the leading investment banks — and major insurance and financial services companies. The firm has more than 50 practice areas and advises clients in matters involving, among others, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, securities law, banking, project finance, energy, antitrust, tax and intellectual property.
    skadden.com
  • Stikeman Elliott LLP (Canada) logo
    Stikeman Elliott LLP (Canada)
    Stikeman Elliott’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group is perennially among the most active in Canada. It frequently ranks as a top firm in M&A, capital markets and corporate-commercial law by industry league tables and directories, and is widely regarded as a leader in business litigation. Its other areas of expertise include practice areas include securities, banking and finance, competition and foreign investment, tax, restructuring, energy, real estate, project development, intellectual property, employment and labour, and pensions. With offices in Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver as well as in London, New York and Sydney, Stikeman Elliott delivers a high standard of legal advice to clients domestically and internationally.
    stikeman.com
  • Stout Risius Ross, LLC logo
    Stout Risius Ross, LLC
    Stout is a leading independent advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, Valuation Advisory, Dispute Consulting and Management Consulting. Stout leverages its considerable investment banking and valuation experience to assist clients in making sound business decisions and completing their critical transactions. We provide industry-specialized M&A execution, private capital financing, and fairness, solvency and other transaction opinions across a wide range of industries to companies ranging from middle-market private to mid-capitalization public. Stout has been consistently recognized as one of the top providers of fairness opinions in the U.S., ranking in the top three most active providers based on number of transactions in each year from 2011-2018, according to Thompson Reuters. For more information, visit www.stout.com.
    stout.com
  • Thompson & Knight LLP logo
    Thompson & Knight LLP
    Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys. The firm provides solutions to clients and communities around the world and is particularly recognized for its depth of experience and capabilities on behalf of the oil, gas, and energy industry. Thompson & Knight has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Natural Resources Law (2018) and in Oil & Gas Law (2011-2013, 2015, 2017) in U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” Additionally, the Firm is ranked among the top firms in Texas for Corporate/M&A in Chambers USA 2017 by Chambers and Partners.
    tklaw.com
  • U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust logo
    U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust
    U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust is a leading provider of corporate trust services in the United States and Europe, serving private and public companies, government and tax-exempt entities, and financial institutions. We operate a network of more than 50 domestic offices and two international locations in London and Dublin. Our tenured teams provide expert guidance backed by financial strength and resources to help our clients achieve success. 
     
    Our team of experts has the resources and experience to deliver efficient escrow, investment and paying agent services supporting M&A transactions. We are focused on providing responsive service, ensuring that M&A escrow and paying agent matters close timely, accurately and securely. Whatever the size or needs of the deal and client, we offer sound financial support and the proven ability to execute under the most challenging circumstances.
     
    Contact us to learn more: www.usbank.com/corporatetrust.
    usbank.com
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP logo
    Vinson & Elkins LLP
    Vinson & Elkins LLP was established in 1917 and has grown to approximately 700 lawyers today.  The firm offers experienced legal counsel and commercially-focused service to sophisticated corporate clients across numerous industries. From 16 offices in financial centers and political capitals across the globe, our lawyers provide strategic legal advice on our clients’ most challenging and complex transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, fund formation, venture capital and growth equity investments, project developments, financings, arbitrations, lawsuits, environmental matters, tax cases, intellectual property matters, restructurings/reorganizations, and regulatory proceedings.
     
    velaw.com
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP logo
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 80 years. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business. The Firm's four departments, Corporate, Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.
    weil.com
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. logo
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance them. We represent companies from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations at every stage of development. The firm's attorneys collaborate across a comprehensive range of practice areas and industry groups to help the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients address their most pressing challenges and pursue their most promising opportunities.

    The firm is nationally recognized for providing high-quality services to address the legal solutions required by its enterprise and financial institution clients. Our services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law, among other areas.

    Our clients are companies and other entities that compete in rapidly developing and innovative industries, including the biotech, communications, digital media, energy, financial services, medical devices, software and other sectors.

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin; Beijing; Boston; Brussels; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, DE.
    wsgr.com
  • Winston & Strawn LLP logo
    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with nearly 1,000 attorneys across 16 offices in Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of our resources enable Winston & Strawn to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. We serve the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector. We understand that clients are looking for value beyond just legal talent. With this in mind, we work hard to understand the level of involvement our clients want from us. We take time to learn about our clients’ organizations and their business objectives. Additionally, we place significant emphasis on technology and teamwork in an effort to respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs.
     
    Visit winston.com if you would like more information about our legal services, our experience, or the industries we serve.
     
    winston.com
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