About

Provided by Godfrey & Kahn, SC

Corporate

Godfrey & Kahn has a diverse and deep client base, ranging from multinational publicly traded and privately held companies to middle market and family-owned businesses.

Our clients rely on us to serve as outside general counsel to provide an array of business, financial and legal advice to help them manage and grow their operations and to identify, manage and reduce risk. Whether advising in-house counsel or acting as a client's outside general counsel, our goal remains the same: to understand our clients' businesses and strategic objectives, and work with them to find and implement solutions that will help them be successful and reduce risk.

For more information, visit: www.gklaw.com/Corporate.htm

Mergers & Acquisitions

We regularly represent companies ranging from small, family-owned and privately held businesses to public, middle market and Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries. We are often retained to represent individuals and management teams, angel investors, venture capitalists, private equity and mezzanine funds and other financial buyers in structuring and negotiating their purchases, sales and strategic investments and alliances. We have extensive contacts with an array of institutions that can provide equity, mezzanine and senior financing and with regional and national investment banking and accounting firms that can facilitate transactions.

For more information, visit: www.gklaw.com/Mergers-Acquisitions.htm

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Wisconsin

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What the Team is Known For

Godfrey & Kahn, SC has a distinguished corporate law group with an impressive and varied practice, including expertise in M&A, corporate governance and capital markets transactions. The team handles deals at global, national and regional levels, acting for a diverse client base of public and private companies, private equity firms, insurance companies and startups. It is also well versed in equity transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Godfrey & Kahn represented Muza Metal Products in its equity sale to Jor-Mac Holding Company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Noyes
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Senior Statespeople
Christopher Noyes has experience in a range of securities and finance matters, as well as challenging M&A.
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John A Dickens
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Senior Statespeople
John Dickens has represented a number of noted companies in cross-border acquisitions and sales, and shows particular skill in equity transactions.
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Peter M Sommerhauser
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Senior Statespeople
Peter Sommerhauser has a broad corporate practice, including M&A, leveraged buyouts and financing matters.
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Mark Witt
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Band 1
Mark Witt is recognized as a leader in the Wisconsin corporate space for his handling of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions on behalf of manufacturers and private equity companies.

Mark Witt is a great lawyer. He is very experienced.

Mark is one of the finest lawyers I've worked with.

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Paul Griepentrog
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Band 3
Paul Griepentrog is well respected in the corporate law market for his skill in M&A, assisting industrial manufacturers and private equity firms.

Paul is an incredible resource. We appreciate his perspective in both a legal and commercial sense.

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Brett Koeller
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Band 4

Brett Koeller operates a practice focused on corporate transactions, including M&A and equity financing. He is co-chair of the corporate law practice at Godfrey & Kahn.

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Danielle M. Machata
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Band 4
Danielle Machata is held in particularly high esteem for her expertise in private equity matters, as part of a broad transactional practice which also covers strategic M&A.

Danielle is a fantastic attorney and provides practical legal insights.

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Patricia L Falb
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Band 4
Patricia Falb is recognized for her work advising private companies on a range of corporate transactions.

Ranked Lawyers at
Godfrey & Kahn, SC

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Corporate/M&A

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Christopher Noyes
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Senior Statespeople
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John A Dickens
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Senior Statespeople
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Peter M Sommerhauser
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Senior Statespeople
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Mark Witt
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Paul Griepentrog
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Brett Koeller
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Band 4
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Danielle M. Machata
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Band 4
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Patricia L Falb
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Band 4