About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Our Illinois Corporate / M&A practice advises our clients on a wide range of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs and other corporate transactions. We are an acknowledged leader with respect to cross-border transactions, which has been a principal focus of our group and our Firm as a whole. Our corporate team works seamlessly with our global tax, employment, IP, real estate, regulatory, privacy and compliance groups and offers an integrated team of experts covering all stages of complex transactions.

For nearly 70 years, we have been guiding clients on both the buy-side and sell-side of complex multi-jurisdictional transactions. Over the past decade, we have successfully completed more cross-border transactions than any other law firm in the world. We are one of the few law firms capable of providing a specialized, inception-through-integration approach, through which we guide clients from strategy and structuring to a coordinated closing. We serve as a “one stop shop” for our multinational clients on all types of transactions. Not only do we offer a unique combination of local expertise with an experienced team of global deal lawyers, but we are fully integrated and truly know one another—the key to a seamless multi-jurisdictional transaction. We have invested in and refined our precedents and processes to drive efficiencies and provide the highest quality standards and deal practices, enabling us to execute deals with greater precision than our competitors.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Illinois

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie handles a broad spectrum of transactional work on behalf of an array of leading investors and corporations, with particular expertise in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. It is frequently seen handling major cross-border M&A, utilizing its global reach and impressive depth of resources. The firm offers particular expertise advising multinationals on carve-out and spin-off work.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie advised Walgreens Boots Alliance on the carve-out

    and reorganization aspects of its $23.7 billion acquisition by Sycamore Partners.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Olivia Tyrrell
3
Olivia Tyrrell
3
Band 3

Olivia Tyrrell is involved in high value transactions on behalf of a range of clients. She frequently handles cross-border matters.

Olivia Tyrell is terrific.

Olivia Tyrell has an ability to stay involved in the transaction. She's really in the weeds on all the critical issues, and manages a really large team to get us the best outcomes we could hope for.

David J Malliband
4
David J Malliband
4
Band 4

David Malliband has built a strong reputation for his expertise in significant multi-jurisdictional transactions. He currently serves as the managing partner of Baker McKenzie's Chicago office.

Michael DeFranco
4
Michael DeFranco
4
Band 4

Michael DeFranco advises clients on high-value M&A and securities matters. His client base includes public and private companies from across a broad range of industries.

Michael is a very knowledgeable M&A partner who is accessible and experienced.

Michael DeFranco is an M&A lawyer with deep knowledge and a unique talent for distilling complex issues into plain language.

Michael DeFranco is an excellent technical lawyer with an excellent ability to work with clients.

Craig A Roeder
5
Craig A Roeder
5
Band 5

Craig Roeder's experience includes advising on multibillion-dollar acquisitions. He also handles securities transactions.

Dieter A Schmitz
5
Dieter A Schmitz
5
Band 5

Dieter Schmitz is a strong choice to handle a range of cross-border M&A transactions.

Dieter Schmitz identifies the big issues and has a collaborative approach to resolving issues.

His responsiveness and proactiveness has been really great. He's good at making sure me and my team look good within our organisation.

Piotr Korzynski
U
Piotr Korzynski
U
Up and Coming

Piotr Korzynski is an up-and-coming talent. He has experience handling domestic and cross-border transactions for a range of top multinational clients and is broad in his sector expertise.

I was very impressed by his expertise and the quality of the support throughout the entire operation.

Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie

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Corporate/M&A

Olivia Tyrrell
3
Olivia Tyrrell
3
Band 3
David J Malliband
4
David J Malliband
4
Band 4
Michael DeFranco
4
Michael DeFranco
4
Band 4
Craig A Roeder
5
Craig A Roeder
5
Band 5
Dieter A Schmitz
5
Dieter A Schmitz
5
Band 5
Piotr Korzynski
U
Piotr Korzynski
U
Up and Coming