About

Provided by Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

In today’s global economy, strong Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) representation requires deep talent, substantial experience and international capabilities. At Hughes Hubbard & Reed, our lawyers are fully equipped and qualified to assist clients in structuring, negotiating and implementing M&A transactions in the U.S. and abroad.


Our practice involves both hostile and friendly transactions and includes the representation of public and private companies, acquirers, targets, boards of directors, independent director committees, management buyout groups, subordinated lenders and equity participants. Our experience covers a broad range of industries including: media, technology, pharmaceutical, airlines, utilities, apparel and other consumer products companies, financial services and accounting firms.


Our lawyers also have extensive experience in international transactions, including advising clients on the U.S. law aspects of cross-border tender offers and other takeover bids, and managing the international aspects of M&A transactions. Outside the U.S., our Paris office maintains an active European practice involving mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and other M&A-related activities. Our Miami office serves as the base for our Latin American transactional practice, while lawyers in our other domestic offices and in Tokyo work extensively with Japanese clients. 



Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - New York

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP offers services in a range of domestic and international transactional issues, including hostile takeovers, joint ventures and spinoffs. The firm regularly advises clients such as hedge funds and public and private companies. The corporate team's diverse sector knowledge spans the pharmaceutical, insurance, media and technology industries, among others. Team members are also experienced in handling deals involving Asian and European entities.

Work Highlights

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  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP advised Daimler Truck in a transaction establishing a joint venture with BlackRock Renewable Power and NextEra Energy Resources to build a network of publicly available charging stations for battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles across North America.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ken Lefkowitz
4
Ken Lefkowitz
4
Band 4

Ken Lefkowitz operates a broad corporate practice encompassing experience in M&A, joint ventures and private equity deals, both domestically and internationally. His industry-specific expertise includes media and technology deals.

"Ken has a lot of experience and can make a deal happen."

"He is one of the hardest working lawyers in New York."

Charles A Samuelson
5
Charles A Samuelson
5
Band 5

Charles Samuelson co-heads the firm's corporate group and is regularly engaged to advise on public and private M&A and joint ventures.

"Charles makes me feel like I'm his only client."

Ranked Lawyers at
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

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Corporate/M&A

Ken Lefkowitz
4
Ken Lefkowitz
4
Band 4
Charles A Samuelson
5
Charles A Samuelson
5
Band 5

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