About

Provided by Ballard Spahr LLP

The Phoenix Corporate/M&A team is one of the most active in Arizona. The transactions are nationwide and included traditional acquisitions and divestitures, mergers, joint ventures and other investment transactions, as well as broad corporate work.


Clients primarily fall into six categories:

 

1. Large, public companies that grow their businesses through M&A transactions;

 

2. Private equity firms;

 

3. High net worth individuals and family offices that devote a portion of their wealth to encouraging new businesses;

 

4. Established, privately-owned businesses seeking to grow by M&A or needing special counsel to effectuate a sale or other transaction;

 

5. Start-up and growth companies in a variety of industries, including e-commerce, green technology, and heath care; and

 

6. Sports and entertainment companies, athletes and celebrities.

 

The variety of our client base means that we have a constant, varied, and exciting deal flow. Our clients' diverse transactions have allowed us to develop broad industry experience, including in the waste industry, e-commerce, software, medical device manufacturing, healthcare, retail services, sports and entertainment, utilities, and technology. We take great pride in our client relationships, many of which go back more than 25 years.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Arizona

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ballard Spahr LLP has a respected practice which handles a large scope of corporate matters on a national level. It acts on transactions including M&A and joint ventures as well as private and public securities offerings. The group offers counsel to a diverse array of clients inclusive of private equity firms, established and startup companies and nonprofit organizations.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Karen C McConnell
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Karen C McConnell
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Senior Statespeople

Karen McConnell advises on corporate transactions and loans for an array of clients in the technology, hospitality and sports sectors.

Karen is a superb lawyer.

Laura Giles
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Laura Giles
4
Band 4

Laura Giles has a wealth of experience advising private and public companies on a range of transactional mandates. Her expertise includes M&A as well as private equity and venture capital financings.

Laura Giles is very user-friendly and good with counterparties. She understands what is needed for the size and scope of our deals and is very commercial.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ballard Spahr LLP

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Corporate/M&A

Karen C McConnell
S
Karen C McConnell
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Senior Statespeople
Laura Giles
4
Laura Giles
4
Band 4

Members

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Laura Giles

Wesley Robinson