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David Edgar

David Edgar

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

5 years ranked

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USA

Practice Areas

David Edgar combines creativity and responsiveness in providing strategic corporate and transactional advice on a national and international basis. His leading corporate practice focuses on advising public and private companies, boards of directors, special committees, and senior management in connection with their most significant mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, activist planning and defense, and corporate governance matters.

David's transactional experience includes domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, “going private” transactions, strategic joint ventures, corporate financial restructurings and recapitalizations, and venture capital and private equity financings, restructurings, and exits.

In his practice, David represents a broad range of clients, from privately held growth and technology companies to large public companies, as well as financial investors and investment banking firms in mergers and acquisitions transactions. His clients include companies in a diverse range of industries, including technology, financial services, software, manufacturing, education, robotics, information technology, media, and life sciences.

David is a speaker, author, and innovative thought leader on a variety of corporate law topics, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital, and corporate governance, including as a contributing author to the Lexis-Nexis Securities Practice Guide.

David is also a founding faculty member of the firm's mini-MBA program, an innovative professional development training program designed to orient lawyers to key business concepts that are integral to our clients' business success.

David is a partner in the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions practice, which has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the 2022 Corporate Law Firm of the Year and ranked as National Tier 1 since 2010 in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report. Furthermore, David was named a 2017 Acritas Star.

David's recent experience includes representing Sinch AB, a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, on multiple strategic acquisitions, including advising on the acquisition of Inteliquent, the largest independent voice communications provider in the United States, for a total cash consideration of USD 1.140 billion on a cash and debt-free basis.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Publications

"M&A Disputes Report: A Global Perspective," Berkeley Research Group, 2021

Education

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

J.D.

1996

King's College

B.A.

1993

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Edgar of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur is adept at handling a range of transactions, including M&A. He has notable expertise in cross-border transactions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is really practical and good at strategic thinking.

    Corporate/M&A & Private EquityChambers Guide to the USA
  • David is a terrific lawyer with deep experience. He uses this to provide business-focused legal support and solutions.

    Corporate/M&A & Private EquityChambers Guide to the USA
  • David is excellent to work with.

    Corporate/M&A & Private EquityChambers Guide to the USA

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