About

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Fenwick & West is one of the premier mergers and acquisitions practices in the nation, recently ranked by Bloomberg as one of the Top 10 M&A legal advisors in the U.S., as Technology M&A Law Firm of the Year for the third straight year at the M&A Atlas Awards, and as Technology Law Firm of the Year for the fifth straight year by Law360. We are particularly adept at transactions involving technology and life sciences companies, including complex divestitures, cross-border transactions and matters in which intellectual property and/or key engineering talent are the most critical assets. In recent years, the firm has completed more than $500 billion worth of transactions, including executing significant acquisition programs for leading serial acquirers.

Our M&A group provides customized transaction services to meet each client's unique business needs, communications preferences and technology infrastructure requirements. We have an extensive group of experienced attorneys available for deals of any size and complexity. ​Our team includes attorneys specializing in technology transactions, patents and IP litigation. In addition, our attorneys have a broad range of expertise in domestic and international tax structuring.

To learn more, visit fenwick.com/services/practices/Pages/mergers-and-acquisitions.aspx



Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide
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Band 2
What the team is known for

Fenwick is a respected West Coast-based practice with significant expertise in the life sciences, technology, media and telecommunications sectors along with strong expertise in M&A, divestitures and joint ventures. It is also highly regarded for its representation of venture capital and emerging company clients.

Notable practitioners

Bomi Lee and Ken Myers are key contacts.

Work Highlights

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  • Fenwick advised Chinook Therapeutics on its $3.5 billion acquisition by Novartis AG.

Strengths

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Clients

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Cisco

Delphi

Facebook

HP Enterprise

Proofpoint

Symantec

Industries

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FinTech

consumer goods

digital health

gaming

hardware

internet

life sciences

media

retail

semiconductors

software

technology