About

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We work on a broad range of global mergers and acquisitions. Our team counsels sellers and buyers, investors and owners, boards of directors, and sources of financing and intermediaries, including private equity and venture capital funds. We help secure transaction financing, working with investment and commercial banks and other institutional lenders, and we advise entity-level decisionmakers, counseling boards, independent director committees, and management groups in myriad regulated and unregulated industries around the world. Our transactions have ranged in value from a few million dollars to more than $70 billion.

Our team can handle any issues arising from a merger, acquisition, or divestiture, whether environmental, labor, employment, and compensation matters or government contracts, regulatory obligations, intellectual property rights, and tax matters. We help clients negotiate purchase and divestiture agreements, tender offers, restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, and public-to-private transactions, and acquire distressed assets. We also advise public company targets and would-be acquirers regarding implementing or overcoming takeover defense mechanisms.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a premier practice catering for local, regional, national and international clients. It offers specialist expertise in divestitures, financings and other corporate issues. The firm has particular strengths in the energy, technology and retail sectors, as well as life sciences. It possesses additional experience in advising on portfolio company and private equity firm-related matters, with notable capital markets capabilities.

Work Highlights

  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP represented FirstEnergy in a Rule 144A Offering of an aggregate of $2.5 billion in convertible senior notes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James McKenzie
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James McKenzie
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James McKenzie focuses his acclaimed practice on sophisticated M&A and securities transactions. He often works on matters in the technology and life sciences sectors.

James is a prominent practitioner.

James is thorough and he brings a sense of calmness. He is also very good with details and can spot issues that may arise.

Joanne R Soslow
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Joanne R Soslow
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Joanne Soslow has extensive experience in financing matters, M&A and high-value public offerings. Her clients include pharmaceutical companies.

Joanne is an excellent counsel through difficult transactions.

Richard B Aldridge
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Richard B Aldridge
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Richard Aldridge handles complex cross-border acquisitions and investment matters for clients from industries including healthcare and manufacturing.

He is a terrific M&A lawyer.

Richard is a very seasoned and thoughtful lawyer.

Justin W Chairman
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Justin W Chairman
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Justin Chairman garners praise from market sources for his knowledge of securities and corporate governance issues.

Justin is a good and practical adviser.

Mark Opitz
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Mark Opitz
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Mark Opitz is noted for his representation of clients in complex M&A and other transactions. He is sought after by significant public and private companies and private equity firms.

Mark is a very good attorney. He is flexible, logical and easy to work with.

Mark is a well-rounded and extremely knowledgeable lawyer with the ability to look for commercial solutions to complex problems.

Benjamin R Wills
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Benjamin R Wills
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As co-leader of the M&A practice at his firm, Benjamin Wills maintains a broad transactional practice, with a strong emphasis on the energy sector.

He is a very good lawyer.

Benjamin understands our internal dynamics and goals and always offers a practical path forward.

Benjamin is a strong partner.

Ranked Lawyers at
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Pennsylvania

Corporate/M&A: Securities

James McKenzie
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James McKenzie
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Band 1
Joanne R Soslow
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Joanne R Soslow
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Band 1
Justin W Chairman
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Justin W Chairman
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Band 2

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Richard B Aldridge
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Richard B Aldridge
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Band 1
Benjamin R Wills
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Benjamin R Wills
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Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Mark Opitz
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Mark Opitz
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Band 2

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