Brian J McCarthy

Practice Areas

Brian McCarthy concentrates on corporate and securities matters, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and restructurings. He has acted as counsel to companies, boards of directors including special committees and investment banks, including Walt Disney Company in its acquisition of Lucasfilm and Pixar; the principal shareholders of Beats Electronics in its sale to Apple; Caesars Entertainment Corporation in its merger with Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Edwards Lifesciences in its sale of its Critical Care business to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Esterline Technologies Corporation in its sale to TransDigm Group Inc. and E. & J. Gallo Winery in its acquisition of a portfolio of wine and spirits brands and associated winemaking facilities from Constellation Brands, Inc. and the University Religious Conference of UCLA in connection with not for profit corporate governance matters.

Professional Memberships

Executive Committee, Business and Corporations Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Personal

Mr. McCarthy has been:

- repeatedly included in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 (including as part of its M&A Private Practice Powerlist)

- frequently named to Best Lawyers, including as its Los Angeles Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year (2024, 2022 and 2016) and Los Angeles Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year (2024, 2021, 2015 and 2013), in addition to previously receiving the publication’s Lawyer of the Year recognition in numerous years for Securities/Capital Markets Law and Corporate Law

- named to the Daily Journal’s list of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California and the Los Angeles Business Journal’s lists of Who’s Who in L.A. Law and top 40 Most Influential M&A Advisors in Los Angeles, as well as one of the Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys by The Hollywood Reporter and a winner of the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award by California Lawyer magazine, which honors attorneys whose work has had a significant impact on the law

- recognized by Lawdragon as one of its Legends of Law and one of its 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, as well as a BTI Client Service All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group and a 2023 USA Thought Leader for M&A and Corporate Governance and a 2022 Global Leader in Corporate Governance and M&A by Who’s Who Legal

Education