Brian J Fahrney

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BRIAN FAHRNEY is the chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee, a member of the firm’s Management Committee, and previously served as a global co-leader of the M&A and Private Equity group.

Brian has represented both acquirors and sellers in a wide variety of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, including complex carve-outs, take privates, cross-border transactions, spinoffs, and leveraged acquisitions. He has been a trusted advisor to numerous public companies in their strategic transactions, capital raising activities, and SEC disclosure matters. He advises companies and their boards of directors on their fiduciary duties, activism defense, and sensitive SEC and corporate governance matters. His longtime clients have included General Electric Company, McDonald’s Corporation, Synchrony Financial, Churchill Downs, Western & Southern, Glencore plc, Arthur J. Gallagher, Aflac, ServiceMaster, Northwestern Mutual, and Cabela’s.