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Venable LLP

Corporate/M&A

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Venable LLP

Rankings

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Corporate/M&A - Maryland

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Venable is a mainstay local firm with exceptional depth of expertise in advising public and private companies on corporate transactions. The firm attracts an impressively broad client base, including multinational corporates, financial institutions, private equity investors and local family businesses. The team is frequently retained to advise on high value financings and M&A, including distressed asset sales and management buyouts. It demonstrates formidable expertise in REITs, acting on the Maryland aspects of significant transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Venable assisted Windstream Holdings in its merger with Uniti Group.

Strengths

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  • Venable has more M&A experience than practically anyone, they have seen it all.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleJames J Hanks Jr
    Senior StatespeopleJames J Hanks Jr

    James J Hanks Jr

    James Hanks advises clients on M&A as well as a range of other transactions, and has extensive experience working with REITs.
  • Band 2Charles J Morton Jr
    Band 2Charles J Morton Jr

    Charles J Morton Jr

    Charles Morton offers notable expertise in corporate transactional matters, acting on both strategic M&A and private equity M&A. He serves as managing partner of the Baltimore office.

  • Band 3Anthony J Rosso
    Band 3Anthony J Rosso

    Anthony J Rosso

    Anthony Rosso is well equipped to handle a broad array of transactional matters, as well as governance, financing and commercial matters.

    • Anthony Rosso is wicked smart, insanely responsive, and beyond practical. He's a deal closer.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Band 3Michael D Schiffer
    Band 3Michael D Schiffer

    Michael D Schiffer

    Michael Schiffer handles a broad array of M&A work, particularly on behalf of both publicly and privately held REITs. He also has expertise in a range of financing and securities transactions, as well as corporate governance.
    • Michael Schiffer is very commercial and tries to solve problems.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
  • Band 3Patricia McGowan
    Band 3Patricia McGowan

    Patricia McGowan

    Patricia McGowan is chair of the firm's Baltimore corporate group. She represents REITs in high value M&A transactions.
  • Band 3W Bryan Rakes
    Band 3W Bryan Rakes

    W Bryan Rakes

    Bryan Rakes provides transactional counsel to companies and private equity funds on their various acquisitions and investments, including property acquisitions.
  • Band 4Carmen Fonda
    Band 4Carmen Fonda

    Carmen Fonda

    Carmen Fonda has experience of providing counsel to REITs on complex corporate transactions.
  • Band 4Thomas Washburne
    Band 4Thomas Washburne

    Thomas Washburne

    Thomas Washburne has an established reputation in the Maryland corporate market. He demonstrates particular strength on transactions in the technology sector.

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