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Phillips Lytle LLP

Corporate/M&A

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Phillips Lytle LLP

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Phillips Lytle's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice is comprised of highly accomplished and knowledgeable attorneys. This team brings a broad range of expertise and experience to a wide variety of domestic and international clients with business transactions. Our experience includes traditional acquisitions, divestitures and mergers, as well as restructuring, recapitalizations, management buy-outs and joint ventures. Our attorneys manage each transaction in a multi-disciplinary fashion, working closely with our Tax, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits, Real Estate, Environmental, and Banking & Financial Services Teams.

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Corporate/M&A - New York: Upstate

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Phillips Lytle has a distinguished practice with leading expertise in a diverse array of matters. The firm is well regarded for its longstanding proficiency in traditional M&A matters, joint venture agreements and complex restructurings, with notable experience in the healthcare, technology and financial services sectors. The M&A team collaborates with its tax, intellectual property and financial services teams, among others, in order to handle large transactions.
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Strengths

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  • Their team demonstrates both strong depth and breadth of expertise. They consistently bring the right specialists into discussions quickly, ensuring the appropriate knowledge is applied at the right time.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • The strong experience among senior professionals enables them to help us navigate complex situations.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • I have worked with everyone from equity partners to young associates on any number of matters and continually receive the excellent standard of service we have come to expect from Phillips Lytle.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • I find their advice very well considered and legally sound. We've also consistently found them responsive, which is very important factor.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • They are very responsive, personable and commercial.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • David J Murray
    David J Murray

    David J Murray

    David Murray is held in high regard for his broad corporate practice. He possesses expertise advising on M&A, securities offerings and joint ventures, advising clients across a range of sectors.

    • Dave is an excellent attorney, who cares about our business and goes the extra mile on every project.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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  • Kristen Birmingham
    Kristen Birmingham

    Kristen Birmingham

    Kristen Birmingham advises on a range of corporate matters, including private and public company M&A. Her sector expertise covers manufacturing and food and beverages, among others.

    • Kristen treats it as if it was her business and fights for the client.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Kristen is genuinely invested in understanding our business, challenges assumptions in a constructive and positive manner and demonstrates strong capability and effort in navigating our transactions.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Kristen consistently goes above and beyond what is expected. Not only does she help me solve problems, but she also does work directly with our business team to resolve issues, further enabling me to complete other urgent work.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Kristen is an excellent quarterback for any transaction. She has in depth knowledge of all relevant subject areas and knows when to bring in the right experts to advise on related issues.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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  • Timothy Kucinski
    Timothy Kucinski

    Timothy Kucinski

    Timothy Kucinski is a recognized transactional lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions. His expertise is often sought after by clients in various sectors.

    • Tim is able to quickly sort through issues to find the root of a problem and then is able to quickly find an efficient solution.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Tim is friendly, knowledgeable and pragmatic. It is always a pleasure to work with him.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Tim distinguishes himself through hands-on transaction experience and a strong client-focused mindset. He is consistently collaborative and solution-oriented. He has an iterative approach that seeks the best possible outcome.

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