Brian J Fahrney
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A
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BRIAN FAHRNEY is a member of Sidley's Management and Executive Committees and is global co-leader of the Firm’s 520-member 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, SPAC transactions 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 and Cabela’s.