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Provided by Alan M. Klein

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Alan is a Partner in the Firm's M&A Practice and until recently served as Co-Head of the Practice. Represented the board of Twitter in the company’s sale to Elon Musk. Advised Microsoft on many transactions, including its acquisition of Activision as well as LinkedIn, Skype, and many others; ChemChina in its acquisition of Syngenta, the largest acquisition ever by a Chinese company; Tyco in its merger with Johnson Controls, Inc.; and numerous other companies in cutting-edge transactions including ADT, Best Buy, Wendy’s and Royal Ahold. He has also advised the boards of public companies including Aetna, Xerox, Yahoo and Baker Hughes, among others, on corporate governance matters.

Career

Joined, 1984; Partner, 1993.

Personal

BA, with Honors, Haverford College (1981); JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School (1984).

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