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M&A

Ben Beerle M&A

Ben Beerle

Ben's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments and other complex corporate transactions, primarily in the technology and life sciences industries. He represents strategic and financial buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions and has significant cross-border experience.
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August 12, 2026
Victor Ho CorporateCorporate and M&AM&A

Victor Ho

Victor's practice is characterized by its depth and breadth of experience and involves representing multinational clients with their China-related matters, and Chinese clients investing globally. As a strategic adviser to his key clients, his corporate and M&A practice involves advising on a wide range of cross-border transactions, as well as…
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August 12, 2026
Duffy Lorenz M&AWomen

Duffy Lorenz

Duffy Lorenz is the chair of the Chicago Transactional Practice Group. She advises clients on complex cross-border transactions and international business matters. Her clients include US multinationals and private equity funds across a range of industries. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Duffy worked in the Hong Kong office of a…
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August 12, 2026
Patrick Gadson M&APrivate Equity

Patrick Gadson

Patrick Gadson is Co-Head of Sullivan & Cromwell's Shareholder Activism Practice and a partner in the Firm's M&A Group. Patrick's principal areas of practice are private equity, mergers and acquisitions and shareholder activism. He also counsels senior management, boards of directors, investment managers and both private equity and strategic investors…
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August 12, 2026
Stephen M. Kotran FinanceM&A

Stephen M. Kotran

Steve Kotran is a partner in the Firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Services Groups. He is Head of the Firm's Global M&A Financial Advisory and Valuation Group, Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Co-Head of the Firm's Global Private Equity Group and Co-Head of the Firm's Global Insurance…
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August 12, 2026
Sebastian Tiller Capital MarketsM&A

Sebastian Tiller

Sebastian Tiller is Head of Vinson & Elkins' Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Sebastian represents corporations, private equity firms and financial advisers in a range of mergers & acquisitions transactions and corporate governance matters. He has deep experience representing public and private companies in multi-billion dollar strategic mergers & acquisitions…
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August 12, 2026
Denise A. Carkhuff M&APrivate EquityShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Denise A. Carkhuff

Denise Carkhuff has been the lead lawyer on M&A and private equity transactions for more than 26 years. Her experience includes diverse industries, jurisdictions, and deal structures. Denise has experience in the full life cycle of a company (from formation, capital raising, dividend recapitalizations, IPOs, sales, and dissolutions). Denise's main…
tthorp
August 20, 2025
Jaren Janghorbani LitigationM&AWomen

Jaren Janghorbani

A partner in the Litigation Department, co-chair of the M&A Litigation Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, Jaren Janghorbani is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and litigation strategist. Jaren’s practice is concentrated on complex commercial litigation, with a specialized focus on M&A and governance-related disputes, high-stakes…
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August 20, 2025
Alfred Browne M&APrivate Equity

Alfred Browne

Alfred Browne is co-chair of Cooley’s private equity practice group. He is a member of Cooley’s M&A group and co-chair of the firm’s fintech practice. His clients include private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and strategic buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions, including leveraged buyouts and take-private transactions.…
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August 20, 2025
Miles S. Bruder Complex CommercialCorporateM&A

Miles S. Bruder

Miles Bruder represents clients in significant corporate transactions, principally including mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial contracts, entity formation and capitalization, corporate debt and equity finance and incentive compensation arrangements. Miles benefits from a diversity of perspective gained from counseling businesses of all sizes. He serves as outside general counsel to…
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August 20, 2025