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Snell & Wilmer LLP

Corporate/M&A

USA Guide 2026 : Utah


Snell & Wilmer LLP

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Faced with increasingly tenuous economic and regulatory environments, companies and individuals pursuing acquisitions, divestitures or other corporate reorganizations need experienced counsel who can negotiate and guide financially sound, growth-oriented and defensible transactions.

Snell & Wilmer’s mergers and acquisitions attorneys are well-versed in providing strategic, innovative legal and business services for complicated corporate transactions. We have extensive experience with transactions in a variety of industries, including highly regulated industries where the intersection of business and government requires a particularly strategic and risk-sensitive approach. Our experience, coupled with deep industry knowledge, allows us to provide thoughtful, innovative and comprehensive solutions.

Our M&A attorneys provide a range of services:

  • Government and regulatory agency compliance
  • Due diligence review
  • Drafting and negotiation of acquisition and related agreements
  • SEC registration
  • Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filings
  • Preparing prospectuses and offering memoranda
  • Stockholder rights plans
  • Stock option and severance plans
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Intellectual property asset management

Our clients include sellers, buyers, investors, banks, bankers, venture capital firms, private equity firms, institutional lenders, independent directors, committees, management groups, creditors and creditor committees. We handle transactions in both regulated and unregulated industries.

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Corporate/M&A - Utah

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Snell & Wilmer has a compact team with experience acting as buyer- and seller-side counsel on commercial acquisitions, with further expertise in the field of domestic and international mergers, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations. The firm also regularly assists clients with corporate spin-outs and related tax and structuring issues. It is often active on real estate deals.

Strengths

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  • Snell & Wilmer has extremely proficient attorneys in all areas of work. They also pull in experts across the country to provide support.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Snell & Wilmer is extremely reliable and consistently produces high-quality work product, no matter the subject matter or discipline.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Snell & Wilmer seek to understand transactions and situations to provide the best counsel.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Snell & Wilmer is a full-service firm with a good understanding of our business.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Brad Merrill
    Band 2Brad Merrill

    Brad Merrill

    Brad Merrill acts for clients in the energy and healthcare sectors, among others. His work includes M&A transactions as well as matters related to joint ventures and corporate restructuring.

    • I love working with Brad; he is a fantastic adviser.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Band 2John Weston
    Band 2John Weston

    John Weston

    John Weston is a highly respected corporate law attorney. He advises on debt and equity investments, as well as handling high-value real estate M&A.

    • He provides excellent advice and work product. He gets things done quickly and correctly every time.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
    • John is excellent; we recommend him to all of our colleagues.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
    • John is someone you always want on your team.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Band 4Daniel Daines
    Band 4Daniel Daines

    Daniel Daines

    Daniel Daines assists clients with securities transactions, as well as M&A. He acts for clients across various sectors, including finance, technology and healthcare.

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